VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Artists from 15 countries arrived at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront early Thursday to make sure every grain is in place before judging.
The International Sand Sculpting Championship is back at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront; a major event of the annual Boardwalk Weekend running Friday to Sunday, Sept. 29 through Oct. 1.
This year, there are 22 entries created by single sculptors or teams of two. Competitors, who come from as far as South Korea and Ukraine, arrived Sunday and began working Monday.
The entries are protected from the windy ocean elements by a football field-sized tent between 7th and 8th Streets.
Once judging is finished Thursday, the tent will open to the public from Friday at 9 a.m. through October 8th.
Tickets to enter are $7, but kids 12 and under are free if they come with a paying adult.
When the world-renowned sculptors are finished with their entries, they will offer free sculpting clinics starting at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday at 6th Street.
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