The Parksville’s Sand Castle Sculpture Competition on until August 21

 by Keith and Heather Nicol

You still have time to catch the Parksville’s Sand Castle Sculpture Competition on at the Parksville Community Park before the sand returns to the beach. This international competition had a Covid 19 break for 2 years but it is back and well worth taking in. We decided to check it out when we made a recent trip to Victoria from our home in Courtenay. It makes a great place to have lunch and see the amazing sand sculptures.  People from many different countries came to build their sculptures in mid July, 2022 from July 14-17 and now the general public can view them and vote for their favourite creation. The pictures below give you an idea of the detail that these sculptures have and you quickly realize that these aren’t your everyday sandcastles. The theme this year was "the roaring 20's".  Be sure to take it in if traveling in the area and for more info see: https://www.parksvillebeachfest.ca/  But you only have until August 21 to see the sand art work and the site is open 9:30 am to 8:30 pm.