Sandcastle Contest
Aug 2, 2025
Saturday, August 2nd - Registration: 9:30 AM, Starts: 10:00 AM
Location: Gimli Beach North Categories: Entertainment, Contests, Vendors, Virtual

Date: Saturday, August 2nd
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Gimli Beach, North of the Main Dock
Registration: 9:30 AM, Free entry
Participate in our annual sandcastle contest in-person at Gimli Beach during festival weekend. Prizes will be awarded for each category. Bring your shovels, pails, creativity, and participate in this free and fun event.
Rules
- If parents wish to direct children's activities, please enter the family category.
- Structure must be made of sand, but implements may be used to build it.
- Structures / Sculptures can be decorated with accessories (natural or artificial).
- Any colouring used must be environmentally friendly (i.e. Food colouring spray, coloured rice, etc)
- NO SPRAY PAINT ALLOWED
Judging is based on the following elements
- Size
- Sculpting
- Originality
- Accessories
- Overall effect (if the structure is 3-dimensional, etc.)
Categories
Open to everyone. You may enter as a single participant or as a team in one of the following categories.
- Pink Category (11 years of age and under)
- Blue Category (12-15 years of age)
- Yellow Category (Family - 16 years of age and older or a family group)
- Open Competitive Category (Any age combination welcome)