2013 Sandcastle Contest

2013 Event Update: POSTPONED: Leap’s 30th Anniversary Sandcastle Contest is postponed due to the government shutdown.

Northern California’s largest sandcastle building event, the 30th annual Leap Sandcastle Contest is a spirited competition between teams of architects, engineers, contractors, designers and local elementary school students at Ocean Beach (just below the cliff house) from 10 am to 4:30 pm on October 12, 2013.

There’s also a community castle for everyone to join in to build.

Photo credit: David Yu

Leap’s 30th Annual Sandcastle Contest
Saturday, October 12, 2013 | 10 am to 4:30 pm
Ocean Beach, Balboa Street and Great Highway, SF
FREE to watch

The 2013 theme is “Masterpieces in Sand.” They are encouraging all teams to select a work of art from any period in history or art form (from cave paintings to Greek Tragedies to break dancing) as inspiration for their sand sculpture.

2013 Schedule

10:30 am: Sandcastle building begins
11:00 am – 2:30 pm: Raffle prizes awarded
11:30 am: Judges arrive
2:30 pm: Sandcastle building finishes
2:30 – 3:30 pm: Judges deliberate
3:30 pm: Awards ceremony and team photos
4:30 pm: Awards ceremony finishes