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See sculpted artistic creations made entirely
from sand at Sandsations July 24-27
LONG BEACH, Wash. —
See competitive artistic creations
made entirely from sand July
24-27 at the 35th annual Sand-
sations competition and join in
the fun. Activities take place at
the Bolstad Beach Approach in
Long Beach. Register at sandsa-
tionslongbeach.com/registration
or go to the Sandsations trailer
at the Bolstad Beach Approach
from 3-6 p.m. on Friday or
8-10:30 a.m. Saturday.
Plots are 30′ x 30′ for mas-
ter and intermediate participants.
All other plots are 20′ x 20′. Only
sand, water, shells and other nat-
ural beach materials found on the
beach can be used. Forms & tools
are ok for the construction pro-
cess but cannot support the final
structure. Sand cannot be added
or removed however extra water
to wet sand is allowed.
Watch master sculptors work
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednes-
day-Friday on solo sculptures
and learn some of their sculpting
secrets. Their completed sculp-
tures will be on view at the Bols-
tad Beach Approach, Long Beach
Peninsula Visitors Bureau and
North Beach Tavern.
Catch a sand sculpting lesson
on the Bolstad Beach Approach
from 4-6 p.m. on Friday and
Saturday.
From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Satur-
day, watch master and intermedi-
ate sculptors compete for the best
sand sculpture. At 1 p.m., novice
and family competitors will begin
sculpting their creations. There
will be live music from 4-6 p.m.
The judge’s criteria will look
at the sculptures difficulty, team-
work, suitability to sand, effort,
design creativity and overall
appearance. The winning sculp-
tors will be announced at 6 p.m.
Prizes for the masters competi-
tion are $900 1st place, $800 2nd
place and $700 3rd place. Inter-
mediate prizes are $300 1st place,
$200 second place and $100 third
place.
For more information, visit
sandsationslongbeach.com
ABOVE: Watch master and intermediate sculptors compete for the top prize at the 35th annual Sandsations
competition from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 27. LEFT: Sculptors working with the sand at the Sandsations
competition. Events take place July 24-27 at the Bolstad Beach Approach in Long Beach.