Check out the Parksville Sand Sculpting Competetion before August 17, 2025

By Keith and Heather Nicol

We recently headed to Parksville to see the  Annual Sand Sculpting Competition and as always it is an impressive event to take in. It is located at the community beach in Parksville and there is alot going on in that area through the summer. For instance when we were there they had a youth beach volleyball event going on and there are regular free concerts as part of the Tim Hortons Summer Concert series. The theme of the Sand Sculpting Competition this year is Circus by the Sea and we really liked the winning solo entry by Thomas Koet of the US. There are entries this year from residents of a variety of countries including the Canada, the US , Netherlands, Russia, Columbia, and the Ukraine. Thomas Koet's entry was titled the Juggler and depicts a mermaid juggling balls ( see below) .  We loved the details in her hair and raised collar of her dress. There are 2 person and solo categories and all the entries are worth seeing and they are on display until August 17. For more information see: http://www.parksvillebeachfest.ca  Before seeing the Sand Sculpting event we hiked some of the trails at Top Bridge Park. On this day we saw several people swimming in the river so bring your bathing suit if the weather is hot. See you on the trail.