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30th Annual AIA SandCastle Competition on Saturday, August 20, 2016

August 20, 2016 by Sandra Fernandez Leave a Comment

Date/Time
Aug. 20, 2016
8:00 am to 5:00 pm


WHAT: 30th Annual AIA SandCastle Competition

WHEN: Saturday, August 20, 2016 at 8 am to 5 pm

WHERE: East Beach
Galveston TX 77550

MORE INFO: https://www.facebook.com/events/1747590025489433/

Saturday, August 20th 2016
Galveston: East Beach
1923 Boddeker Dr, Galveston, Texas 77550

8:30 – 10:00 AM
Watch how the pros prepare and set up in order to build large scale sculptures. Feel free to ask questions about their techniques and tools.

10:30 – 3:00 PM
SandCastle building, music, and refreshments.
Valid ID is required to get beer from the beer tents.

1:00 – 3:00 PM
Public favorite voting: be sure to vote for your favorite sand sculptures.
BYW, don’t forget to post your favorite team photos on our fb page.

3:00 – 4:30 PM
Sandcastle judging.

4:30 to 5:00 PM
Team T-shirt design presentation and Awards ceremony at the stage.

After the event:
The general public is great at respecting the sand sculptures. Please remind the kids not to climb on them.
The sculptures always last throughout Sunday and into Monday as they slowly crumble away. This is the perfect time to come back and carefully get in close to take some photographs.

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