Thirty-first annual Coney Island Sand Sculpting Contest should feature some wild creations on Saturday (photo by twi-ny/mdr)
CONEY ISLAND SAND SCULPTING CONTEST
Coney Island
Boardwalk between West Tenth & Twelfth Sts.
Saturday, August 12, free, noon – 4:00 pm
www.coneyisland.com
www.allianceforconeyisland.org
The thirty-first annual Coney Island Sand Sculpting Contest will take place at the People’s Playground on August 12, as amateurs, semiprofessionals, and professionals will create masterpieces in the Brooklyn sand, many with a nautical theme. It’s a blast watching the constructions rise from nothing into some extremely elaborate works of temporary art. The event, which features cash prizes, is hosted by the Alliance for Coney Island and features four categories: Adult Group, Family, Individual, and People’s Choice. There are always a few architectural ringers who design sophisticated castles, along with a handful of gentlemen building, well, sexy mermaids. You can register as late as eleven o’clock Saturday to participate. While visiting Coney Island on August 12, you should also check out the Coney Island Museum, the Coney Island Circus Sideshow, the Music of Curiosities Viva concert with Mystical Children and host PNK VLVT WTCH, and the New York Aquarium in addition to riding the Cyclone and the Wonder Wheel.
[Mark Rifkin is a Brooklyn-born, Manhattan-based writer and editor; you can follow him on Substack here.]