Events Calendar · August 2024
41st Annual Sand Sculpture Contest at Drakes Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore
Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024
Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm
Point Reyes National Seashore invites you to the Sand Sculpture Contest at Drakes Beach.
Categories include: Children (fourteen years of age and under), Families, and Adult. Three prizes will be awarded in each of those categories. Only materials found on Drakes Beach may be incorporated into the structure. Do not pick plants or pull rocks or gravel from the cliffs. Build above the high tide line and away from the cliffs for your safety.
Free to participants and spectators.
Registration begins at 9 am at the Kenneth C. Patrick Visitor Center.
Judging begins at noon on August 31st.
Prizes awarded at 3 pm.
Prizes donated by the Point Reyes National Seashore Association.
Please be aware that parking will be extremely limited during the contest and Drakes Beach will be heavily impacted with contest participants. If possible, please carpool with friends. To avoid crowds here, please consider visiting another beach in the park.
This event is family based, but please remember no dogs are allowed on this designated swimming beach (no lifeguard on duty).
Bring a picnic and spend the day!
