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Special Float Drop Days

You'll find our Float Fairies in a generous mood from time to time. Throughout the year extra glass floats are placed on Lincoln City beaches to find and keep.

Hunting for a glass float? Increase your chances during our Special Drops! Search our beaches on holidays, special occasions and even during surprise events. There are hundreds of extra treasures to find in addition to our regular drops all year round.

2024 Special Drop Dates

Nov 28-Dec 1, 2024: Harvest Drop: 50 floats
December 7-8, 2024: Holiday: 50 floats

2025 Special Drop Dates

January 3-5, 2025: 25th Anniversary Opening Weekend: 100 floats
February 8-17, 2025: Antique week: 100 Japanese antique-style floats
February 14-16, 2025: Valentine’s Day: 50 Red/pink/white floats
March 22-April 19, 2025: Spring break: 200 floats
April 19-22, 2025: Earth Day: 50 Earth Day floats
May 9-11 2025: Mother’s Day: 50 floats
June 13-15, 2025: Father’s Day: 50 floats
June 20-21, 2025: Casino Anniversary: 30 floats
June 21-22, 2025: Summer Kite: 10 floats
Aug 30-Sept 1, 2024: Ocean Conservation: 40 floats
September TBD: Celebration of Honor: 50 Red/white/blue floats
September 20-21, 2025: Fall Kite: 10 floats
Oct 11-14, 2025: Indigenous People’s Day: 50 floats
Oct 31-Nov 2, 2025: Halloween: 50 floats*
Nov 14-16, 2025: Restoration Pow-Wow: 50 floats*
December 12-14, 2025: Holiday: 50 floats*

*Dates subject to change due to King Tides and unsafe weather conditions.

More to Explore

Glass Artists Have you ever wondered who makes the Finders Keepers magic happen? Talented artists handcraft each and every glass float that hits the beach.

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History It all had to start somewhere. Learn about the history of the Finders Keepers program in Lincoln City.

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Finders Keepers Be on the lookout for the colorful twinkle of a hand-blown glass float when you’re exploring our beaches. As the name says, Finders Keepers!

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Large colorful kites flying over a crowd of people spectating at the Kite Festival in Lincoln City OR

Events From ghoulish ghost story tours to fresh farmers’ markets to kaleidoscopic kite festivals, there’s always something happening in Lincoln City.

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