U.S. Open Sand Castle Competition August 6, 2010

The 30th Annual U.S. Open Sandcastle Competition is a weekend of glorious fun. Each day is different. There will be a Sandcastle Dance on Friday, which is a 21 and up event, to kick off the weekend. On Saturday, more than 140 vendors will be set up for the street fair and the Kids-N-Kastles Competition is held that afternoon. On Sunday, the official U.S. Open Sandcastle Competition will take place. This is the championship of sandcastle building where the professional sand carvers compete for the title of Master's Champion. Professional and amateur sand carving teams from all over the U.S. will go for the gold in the sandcastle building competition with more than $21,000 in cash prizes. The activities take place between 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Official Website: http://www.usopensandcastle.com/