This weekend, Ocean Shores will once again bring together two defining characteristics of Grays Harbor — the beach and the trees — with the Five Star Dealerships Sand and Sawdust Festival running June 27 through 30.
This year there is a concerted effort to better involve the downtown business community, with some of the businesses sponsoring sand sculptures outside of their locations, according to Lynda Miller of the Ocean Shores Action Committee for Tourism.
“We’d like to have sand sculptures throughout the city, like a trail of them,” Miller suggested. This year, there will be one at the Canterbury Inn, one at Playtime Family Fun Center, and two at the Ocean Shores Convention Center.
One of the featured sand artists, Lisa Donze, will be giving lessons on the beach and at the Convention Center during the event on Saturday and Sunday.
“We have been getting requests for more and more and more sand activities,” Miller said of how the upcoming festival keeps evolving. “Events have to grow and change or they dissolve.”
Another change coming up will be a competition on Sunday among master-level entrants who will do a quick-carve sand sculpture on request from the audience using one bucket of sand.
There also will be a children’s quick-carve competition, too, to build sand castles.
Another highlight of last year’s Sand and Sawdust, the dog fashion show, also returns.
Over 100 food and craft vendors will also be at the Ocean Shores Convention Center throughout the festival. Master chainsaw carvers will be competing at the convention center Friday through Saturday. Eric Bjella will conduct the auctions for the carvings at the end of each competition.
SAND AND SAWDUST INFO
Sand sculpting lessons: Free sand sculpting lessons will be conducted by Bert Adams Friday on the Beach from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Sunday at the Convention Center Sand Pit at noon.
Group sand sculpting competition: The team sand sculpting competition will take place on Saturday, beginning with check-in and plot assignment from 7 to 9:00 a.m. . The contest will run from 9 a.m. until final judging at 3:30 p.m. Contestants must register Friday between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the Convention Center or Saturday before 9 a.m. at the beach.
Individual sand sculpting competition: Individual sand sculpting competitions will take place from 10 a.m. Friday through noon Sunday. Soectators will be able to vote continuously for the winning sculptor.
Children’s quick sand castle competition: The children’s competition will take place Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Convention Center Sand Pit. Registration will take place on site, and prizes will be awarded to the top three contestants.
Chainsaw sculpting: Master chainsaw carvers will demonstrate their skills throughout the festival and compete for prizes and awards from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Entertainment: Live entertainment will take place at the Convention Center from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Sunday.
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