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Castles in the sand to go up again in Galveston

Sandcastle (Pixabay)

The American Institute of Architects Sandcastle Competition will liven up some walks along the beach in August.

Forty-eight teams composed of architects, contractors and engineers who are affiliated with the American Institute of Architects will transform Galveston’s East Beach into an incredible, albeit somewhat temporary, exhibition space.

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On Aug. 12, teams have only five hours to build their sculptures out of approximately 15 cubic yards of sand in a race for the Golden Bucket Award.

Spectators are welcome to survey their sandy creations.

Schedule

10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Teams compete and build

10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Castle Creation Kid Zone

10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Solar Cooking Demonstration

11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Sandcastle building lessons

1 p.m. - 3:30 Public favorite voting

3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Judging

5 p.m. Awards

Parking

Parking at East Beach Galveston is $15 (cash only). There is no ATM. Carpooling is strongly recommended.


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Briana Zamora-Nipper joined the KPRC 2 digital team in 2019. When she’s not hard at work in the KPRC 2 newsroom, you can find Bri drinking away her hard earned wages at JuiceLand, running around Hermann Park, listening to crime podcasts or ransacking the magazine stand at Barnes & Noble.

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