Siesta Key is of course world reknowned for its fine white sand, and expansive beaches that never get hot. This is a family beach, with ice cream, hotdogs, showers and restrooms, not to mention plenty of shade. It is a sportsman's beach, with running races, parasailing and windsurfing. It is a nature lovers beach, where birds taller than small children majestically walk through teal blue water.
But on Sunday nights , this beach is handed over to the free spirit, the reveler in all of us. Frommer's Travel Guide rightfully acknowledges the Siesta Key Drum Circle as a "must see", at least once in your visit.
As it sounds, there is an actual circle of locals drumming on any kind of drum they can get their hands on. These people are serious, and they are regulars. Around town, during the week, they will proudly proclaim to being a "Drum Circle drummer". Far from an elite club, anyone can join in, as evidenced recently by a little toddler banging away on his toy drum amongst the more seasoned drummers.
But for the rest of us, the drum circle is a celebration - people spontaneously dance together, sit around the circle, mingle, laugh and watch the sunset. Every Sunday, without fail, a mix of long time residents and first time visitors spend an hour or two enjoying the beauty and freedom the beach evokes.
Its something worth experiencing, at least once. (See VIDEO link to the above right)
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