Come to Texas' Best Beach & Play in the Sand!
Make Plans to Come to the 23rd Annual Sandcastle Days - scheduled for Oct. 21-24, 2010!
Amateur and professional sand sculptors from all over the world descend on South Padre Island every year to create beautiful works of art using natural elements of the beach. The not-for-profit event showcases the artwork and an appreciation for the coastal environment, and donates to organizations helping to preserve it.
Masters of Sand - Eight of the best sand sculptors in the world will work their magic in Isla Blanca Park for three days on the shores of the beautiful Gulf of Mexico. They are competing for 'Peoples Choice' awards, paying over $10,000 in cash prizes. This South Padre Island family festival has become one of the biggest and best international sand sculpture competitions in the United States!
FREE sand castle lessons, vendors, kites and more at SandCastle Days 2010!
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The 22nd Annual SPI Sand Castle Days
Winners
2009 MASTERS OF SAND DUOS Category:
3rd Matt Long and Andy Gertler, New York with "Knights in the Sun"
2nd Dan Doubleday & Meredith Corson, Treasure Island, FL with "Being Played"
1st Wilfred Stijger & Edith Van Wetering, Holland with "Who is dreaming Who"
PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD - Brian Wiglesworth & Bill Knight, Florida with "Give up the Booty".
SOLO Category
3rd Lucinda Wierenga aka sandyfeet, South Padre Island with "Home Beach".
2nd Carl Jara, Cleveland OH with "The Seed".
1st Karen Fralick, Toronto, Canada with "Wanted, Ye Catcher of mice".
PEOPLESí CHOICE AWARD
Karen Fralick, Toronto, Canada with "Wanted, Ye Catcher of Mice".
Amateur Competition Winners:
Kids 12 & under
3rd Place - from Los Fresnos - The Sand Crabs - Haszassah Daigle
2nd Place - from Brownsville, The Sand Dragons - Paul Ross
1st Place - From Los Fresnos - Sand Clunker - David Daigle
Kids 13- 17
3rd Place - TIE between Jarred Donnenworth† & Caleb Donnenworth both of Greenville, TX
2nd Place - Team Daniel - Daniel Daigle and Kendric McCormack of Los Fresnos & South Padre Island
1st Place - Team A & B - Belle Daigle† & Noelle Molly† of Los Fresnos
Family Teams
3rd Place -The Beach Bums - Bitsy Reynolds Family of McAllen, TX
2nd Place - Lee Jinks Family of McAllen, TX
1st Place -Noreen Glover Family of McAllen, TX
Adult Teams
3rd Place - "Made in China" - The Sand Marcos Suns
2nd Place - Sandscrappers - Rusty Holder & company of Aledo, TX
1st Place - Joe S. Juarez of San Benito
Texas State Championship
3rd Place - Albert Lucio of Corpus Christi
2nd Place - Karl Herpel "Mea Sculpa" Ft. Worth, TX
1st Place -Texas Sandman - Tom Danczek of Taft, TX
RGV Business Challenge
3rd Place - American Airlines/American Eagle from Brownsville, TX
2nd Place - Laguna Madre Yoga and Dance Center, South Padre Island
1st Place - Sea Turtle Inc., South Padre Island, TX
Winner of the "Unlitter Campaign's" Trash Art Competition - Allison Harrellson and Lori Cease of South Padre Island with "Coconut Bamboo Bird Alley".
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