Parksville Beach Festival

so much more than sandcastles!

Parksville Beach Festival promises fun in the sun at the Parksville Community Park located alongside Parksville’s beautiful sandy beach. The festival starts with the worldrenowned, signature event—the Quality Foods Sand Sculpting Competition—on the weekend of July 14-16 with the sculpture exhibition open until August 20. This ever-popular event features a 30-hour competition between 29 international master sculptors. Working with this year’s sculpting theme “Wonders of the World,” sculptors begin by pounding sand on Thursday, July 13 to create the sculpting base that is so essential to a successful sculpture.

Public entry to the competition begins at 2 pm on Friday, July 14. Sculpting will be complete by 2:45 pm on Sunday, July 16, when the judging begins. Awards and cash prizes are presented to the top three doubles and the top five soloists, in addition to peer-selected awards and people’s choice prizes.

The sculptures are available for viewing from July 17 to August 20 from 9:30 am to 8:30 pm daily. Admission is by suggested donation of $5 per person. Since 1999, the Parksville Beach Festival Society has donated close to $1 Million from gate proceeds to non-profit organizations and community projects.

Known to locals as “Beachfest”, this five-and-a-half-weeklong family-oriented festival, not only includes the Quality Foods Sand Sculpting Competition & Exhibition but a lineup of fun events and activities everyone can enjoy!

Start planning your summer today at parksvillebeachfest.ca and see you at the beach!