Past Event
Saturday, August 7, 2010, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
U.S. Open Sandcastle Competition
I.B. Beach
Cost: Free
30th annual sand-sculpture bonanza gets underway on Saturday with live music, more than 140 vendors along Seacoast Drive. Kids-n-Kastles competition (for those 12 and younger), 2-3:30pm; categories are "Castles," "Best Sculpture," "Creatures of the Sea."
On Sunday, U.S. Open Sandcastle Competition sandcastle building begins at 9am, concludes at 2pm; sculptures available for viewing until tide comes in, around 4pm. Professional and amateur sand-carving teams compete; categories include "Classic California," "Castles of Your Mind," "Executive Sandbox." 619-424-6663.