Wildwood crest sand sculpting festival 2022

Fri Jul 8, 2022

9:00am ET

Age: All ages

Price: Free

Location:

Wildwood Crest Beach Pier

Serious sand lovers can grab a pail, shovel, and other tools and head to the beach at Wildwood Crest for the town's annual sand sculpture festival. This ultimate summer event is worth checking out even if you don't want to compete. 

The contest is being hosted by internationally-known sand sculptor Matt Long. Long is a regular competitor at master competitions, including the World Championships of Sand Sculpting, and is an original cast member of the former Travel Channel Show Sand Masters.

The contest takes place on the beach next to the Wildwood Crest Beach Pier at Heather Road.

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Making sandcastles is more than just a children's hobby at the Wildwood Crest Sand Sculpting Festival, which is commemorating its 10th year with a fun-filled day of activities on the beach.

The event takes place on Friday, July 8 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the beach next to the Wildwood Crest Beach Pier at Heather Road. This year's celebration includes a magic variety show at 10:30 a.m., live music by the Mike Shackleton Band at 11 a.m., and plenty of beach games.

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Registration is free, and begins at 9 a.m. on the day of the event, but eager sand sculptors can pre-register by sending an email to . 

The sand sculpture contest will be judged based on creativity, execution, and composition, according to a press release. There will be multiple prizes awarded per category, and divisions will be separated by size of group, age of participants, and sand sculpting experience.

Matt Long, an internationally known sand sculptor and original cast member of Travel Channel's "Sand Masters," is the director of the competition. Long's celebrated sand sculpting career began in South Jersey, where he entered amateur events.

Days prior to the festival, Long will begin creating his own sand sculpture at the event site.

The family-friendly festivities are free for all sand-loving spectators to attend.

Wildwood Crest Sand Sculpting Festival

Friday, July 8
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. | free
Heather Road Beach, Wildwood Crest, 08260

Location

Heather Road Beach

Heather Road

Wildwood Crest, NJ 08260

Additional Information

Contact: The Wildwoods

Phone: 609-523-0202

Email:

Age recommendation: All Ages

Description

Grab your buckets and shovels and head to the beach at Heather Road in Wildwood Crest from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. and get ready to create works of art in the sand! This amateur and semi-pro sand sculpting contest is hosted by professional world-renowned sand sculptor Matt Long, a former cast member of the Travel Channel’s SandMasters, and “Can You Dig It!” Sand Tools. 2022 marks the 10th year for this fun festival. FREE to all participants and spectators. Fun activities featured at this year’s festival include live music, beach games, and family entertainment.  Sculptures will be judged on creativity, execution, composition and overall presentation, and prizes will be awarded to the top three winners in each division. Rain or shine! For more information call 609.523.0202 or click here.

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