30th Annual Imperial Beach Sandcastle Competition

Grab those buckets and sunblock because the annual Sandcastle Competition is back! This weekend catch the 30th Annual Sandcastle Competition in Imperial Beach. The competition will begin August 6 and run through the weekend. The Boys and Girls Club in Imperial Beach will kick this summer event off on Friday with live music for the 21 and over crowd that will be making their way to the beaches. The rest of the weekend will be for all ages and will be full of music, food, crafts, and more!

Check out the breakdown of what you can expect from The Sandcastle Competition this weekend:

Friday, August 6, 2010:

The Boys and Girls Club of Imperial Beach kick off the weekend with a Sandcastle Dance for the 21 and over beach-goers. Enjoy your drinks with a night full of live music and great people! The Boys and Girls Club is located:

847 Encina Avenue
P.O. Box 520
Imperial Beach, CA 91933

Saturday, August 7, 2010:

The street festivities begin with over 140 vendors lining the streets of Imperial Beach. Vendor booths will be filled with food, crafts, arts, and more! This street festival will be perfect for any family looking for an affordable way to entertain the kids for the day. Enjoy the scenery and local music while strolling up and down Seacoast Drive during the competition. The music and entertainment that is composed of local family acts, brings an enormous crowd every year. Also, the Kid-N-Kastles competition will be held Saturday afternoon. So make sure to prepare for a sandy ride home!

Sunday, August 8, 2010:

The official sandcastle competition is held on Sunday and the sandcastle building begins at 9:00am and concludes at 2:00pm. The competition is the one and only time when master sandcastle carvers can display their talents and fight to win the championship title. Master’s and amateur’s rally to the beach to see if they have what it takes to win over $21,000 in cash prizes! There will be trained representatives on-site that will be judging the sandcastles.

The Sandcastle Competition weekend will end on Sunday when the winning teams are announced and cash prizes are given at the Awards ceremony.