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.

Get your buckets and shovels ready for the annual sandcastle contest this Fourth of July. The annual The Alpena Sandcastle ...

When Viola Connelly and her friend Casey Metzler, both 10, enter the annual Saltaire Sandcastle Contest on Fire Island, the girls from Manhattan and Brooklyn choose a timely theme — they craft an ...

With several events planned for the Fourth of July weekend, Grafton Lake State Park is getting in on the action with a ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Competition is about to be underway in St. Helens with the San Castle competition! From August 5 through 6, builders from around the country will come to Sand Island Campground ...

The community of Riverdale is bringing back its Rolling into Rivers festival next weekend, with family activities such as ...

CANNON BEACH, Ore. (KOIN) — Weather was not an issue for the 60th Cannon Beach Sand Castle contest that brings master builders and kids to the Oregon coast each year. Sierra Spinler with the Cannon ...

The Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival, one of the largest sand sculpting festivals in the world, was held this weekend. One of Massachusetts' most anticipated events of the summer ...

Artists of all levels and ages come to the largest event of its kind in the U.S. in Port Aransas every year to battle one ...

Unfortunately, sand sculpture enthusiasts will have to wait until 2025 for the next competition. This year’s event, originally scheduled for Aug. 3, was canceled due to “logistical challenges and a ...