Sand Sculpture Contest at Drake's Beach
August 31
Held at Drake's Beach in the Point Reyes National Seashore, the Point Reyes Sand Sculpture Contest has been going strong for 27 years.
Free and open to anyone, artists from all over the Bay Area come down to the shore to compete for non-cash prizes in several age and group categories.
Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. at the Ken Patrick Visitor Center, and sculptors have until 12 p.m. until the judging begins. Prizes are awarded at 3:30 p.m.