2024 42nd Annual Sand Sculpture Contest

2024 Sand Sculpture Contest: People's Choice Award Winner: Adult Entry #2: Whale Village, by NorCal Sandcastles.

NPS Photo / Stephen Covey

 

The 42nd Annual Sand Sculpture Contest at Drakes Beach was held on Saturday, September 7, 2024, with 20 sculptures entered. Hundreds of participants and observers showed up to enjoy a cloudy, cool day at the beach.

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Photos of the award-winning sculptures from the 2024 42nd Annual Sand Sculpture Contest

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Photos of the sculptures from the 2024 42nd Annual Sand Sculpture Contest, excluding award winners.

 

2024 Sand Sculpture Award Results

People's Choice Award

Whale Village, by NorCal Sandcastles.

Family Category

Award	Sculpture	Contestant(s)
1st	Shai-Hulud	Jon Trail
2nd	The Kraken Leviathan	The Lesage Family
3rd	Neptune	Rowan and Jacqueline

Adult Category

Award	Sculpture	Contestant(s)
1st	Free the People, Free the Land	Avani Fachon, Francesca Dezza Parada, and Celeste Chavez Hernandez
2nd	Near-sighted Nudibranch	Emilie Munch and Monica Boettcher
3rd	Save the Sea	Slate Morris and Lexi Wiffler

Children's Category

Award	Sculpture	Contestant(s)
1st	Shelly and Sheldon	Julia and Ginger
2nd	Jellyfish Village	Lilien
3rd	T-34 1942	Oliver

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