Editing Cannon Beach, Oregon (section)

==Arts and culture==
[[File:Sand sculptures - panoramio.jpg|thumb|In June, Cannon Beach hosts an annual sand castle–building contest]]

===Annual cultural events===
In June, the city hosts an annual [[sand castle]]-building contest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cannonbeach.org/pdfs/sandcastlereg2008.pdf |title=Sand Castle Day |publisher=Cannon Beach Chamber & Information Center |access-date=December 11, 2008  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010032226/http://www.cannonbeach.org/pdfs/sandcastlereg2008.pdf |archive-date=October 10, 2008 }}</ref>

The city also hosts an annual [[Fourth of July]] parade. Parades in recent years have featured a military flyover and a "Lawn Chair Brigade".<ref>{{cite web|title=Cannon Beach photos and info from previous Fourth of July parades |url=http://www.cannon-beach.net/4th/cb4th.html |access-date=2007-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218214815/http://www.cannon-beach.net/4th/cb4th.html |archive-date=2007-12-18  }}</ref>

"Spring Unveiling" is an annual arts festival, held on the first Sunday in May, hosted by the city's galleries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spring Unveiling|url=http://www.cannon-beach.net/springunveiling|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130302210138/http://www.cannon-beach.net/springunveiling/|archive-date=2013-03-02}}</ref>

There is an annual late-fall festival called the Stormy Weather Arts Festival, held in November, where artists from across the Pacific Northwest showcase their artwork in the local galleries. Artwork is available for purchase in an auction held at the end of the event.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.cannonbeach.org/businesses/Stormy-Weather-Arts-Festival |title= Stormy Weather Arts Festival |publisher= Cannon Beach Chamber |access-date=September 2, 2014}}</ref>

Several galleries in town feature the works of local and Northwest artists.