Astoria artist Ronni Harris had never attended the sand castle contest before, let alone driven on the beach. “It was damned exciting to drive down the beach. I’d never done it before,” she said.

The beloved Cannon Beach Sandcastle Contest returns for a series of events from June 19 to June 21.

Shark Beach in Amarillo, Texas, will host its first Sandcastle Days event Sept. 18-21, with 900 tons of carefully sourced sand. The event will feature professional sand sculptors, including the ...

Since 1964, Cannon Beach has hosted one of the largest sandcastle building competitions on the West Coast. This year, the Cannon Beach Sandcastle Contest returns on June 15 with a variety of events ...

Sand, sun and fun are all goals for the annual Sandcastle & Sculpture Contest in Rehoboth Beach. The 38th annual Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce Sandcastle & Sculpture Contest will take ...

St. Louis-area sand sculptor Dan Belcher returns to the Magic House parking lot for work on a "whimsical castle" for Sandcastle Beach. This is Belcher's 15th sculpture for the event which he started ...

Arenicola, or lugworms, make some of the most beautiful structures on the beach. Little piles of wet sand are cast in a swirl from their rear end as part of their feeding cycle. They are but one of an ...

Join Tommy Carmody’s Property House Sandcastle Competition this Sunday at Banna Beach! Celebrate Father’s Day from 12 noon to ...

One of Oregon's most beloved family-friendly events kicks off summer in Cannon Beach this month. The 59th annual Sandcastle Contest will take place June 10. All are welcome to showcase their sand ...

Community members gathered for the Pismo State Beach Sandcastle Competition. The family-fun activity allowed people to ...

Chris Crosson was, as usual, up to his elbows in wet sand — only this time it wasn’t on the beach. The Hyatt Regency Resort & Spa Huntington Beach was the venue for an Andersen Windows event where ...