Thirty-second annual Coney Island Sand Sculpting Contest should feature plenty of impressive creations on Saturday (photo by twi-ny/mdr)
CONEY ISLAND SAND SCULPTING CONTEST
Coney Island
Boardwalk between West Tenth & Twelfth Sts.
Saturday, August 17, free, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
www.coneyisland.com
www.allianceforconeyisland.org
The thirty-second annual Coney Island Sand Sculpting Contest will take place at the People’s Playground on August 17, as amateurs, semiprofessionals, and professionals will create masterpieces in the Brooklyn sand, primarily 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 usually register as late as eleven o’clock Saturday to participate. While visiting Coney Island on August 17, you should also check out the Coney Island Museum, the Coney Island Circus Sideshow, Burlesque at the Beach’s “Boner Killers” with Jo “Boobs” Weldon, MiscAllaneous DomTop, Iris Explosion, Sweaty Eddie, Poison Eve, Voodoo Onyx, Broody Valentino, Porcelain, and Storm, and the New York Aquarium in addition to riding the Cyclone and the Wonder Wheel, a must every summer.
[Mark Rifkin is a Brooklyn-born, Manhattan-based writer and editor; you can follow him on Substack here.]