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2010 Imperial Beach Sand Castle Competition August 6th - 8th / Photos and Videos

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Updated on Aug 9, 2010

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2010 Imperial Beach Sand Castle Building Contest Videos






Imperial Beach Sand Castle Contest Video 2




The Imperial Beach Sand Castle Competition is the largest

sand castle contest in the United  States.



With over 35 teams and 300,000 visitors this yearly event is

the largest beach event in San Diego.



Normally this event is held on the third weekend in July but

this year the event has been pushed to the second weekend of August



Friday August 6th, 2010
The Sandcastle Dance kicks off the weekend at the Imperial Beach Boys and Girls Club. This 21 and up event is filled with live music and great company, and is a wonderful way to start off what is sure to be a fun filled weekend!


Saturday August 7th, 2010
In Imperial Beach, California, on Saturday, August 7th, the street festival begins. Vendors set up for the weekend activities. Continued with entertainment, food, arts and crafts, and lots of fun. Visitors stroll up and down Seacoast Drive, closed to traffic for the event, taking in the sights, sounds, and other sensory experiences of everything the U.S. Open Sandcastle Competition has to offer. The musical entertainment, selected from a wide variety of family friendly local acts, draws a huge crowd every year. The Kids-N-Kastles Competition is held on Saturday afternoon.





Sunday August 8th, 2010 - The BIG Day for Sand Castles!

On Sunday August 8th, the official U.S. Open Sandcastle Competition will be held. This is the championship of sandcastle building where the professional sand carvers vie for the title of Master's Champion. Professional and amateur sand carving teams throughout the U.S. will compete in the sandcastle building competition with more than $21,000 in cash prizes. Trained representatives for the US Open Sandcastle Competition will judge all categories. The weekend festivities conclude when the teams are presented with titles and cash prizes presented at the Awards ceremony.



Sandcastle building begins at 9:00am and concludes at 2:00pm.

Sculptures are only available for viewing until 4:00pm due to the tides.


Check out photos and videos from past Sand Castle Contest events click here



Check out photos from the 2010 Imperial Beach Sand Castle Contest

on the SoCal Beaches Magazine website at
www.socalbeachmag.net  


 


 


 
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Imperial Beach Sand Castle Videos

A look around the event while
the sand castle building is going on.






The Imperial Beach Sand Castle Contest
A look from above #1





The Imperial Beach Sand Castle Contest
A look from above #2




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