The time-honored tradition of sand castle building is a getting a scary new makeover, thanks to this horror-loving Canadian artist. Screaming sideways head sand castle sculpture by Guy-Olivier Deveau.

Castles made of sand will rise from the strand once again Saturday during the 54th annual Sand Castle and Sculpture Contest at Crown Beach in Alameda. This is always a great family event, a tribute to ...

Some 651 people took part in this year’s Sand Castle and Sand Sculpture Contest at Robert Crown Memorial State Beach. Fifty sand castles and 71 sand sculptures were created during the 46th annual ...

(USA TODAY) -- When it comes to summer and time at the beach, building sand castles is a terrific way to spend the day. If your sand castle building inspiration dries up, head to any of these sand ...

Jeff Pintar, right, of Petaluma, top photo, and his grandson Taylor Lehmann, 9, of Alameda, work on their shark sculpture Saturday during the 50th annual Sand Castle and Sculpture Contest at Robert ...

Next time you're at the beach, take a look around: You may spy a mermaid with long, tangled hair or a dragon with pointy ears and flared nostrils. If you get lucky, you'll come across an actual castle ...

Janel Hawkins runs the sand sculpting company, Sand Castle University, where she designs intricate beachside creations KateLENSPhotography/ Sand Castle University LLC; sand_castle_university/TikTok ...

A sandcastle sculpture, which sits on the beach in Bal Harbour. Rodolfo Roman For the Miami Herald Tourists and residents walking on Bal Harbour’s beach last weekend encountered a sand castle building ...

Like time itself, a sand sculpture is inherently fleeting. For a brief period it stands there, tall and majestic, intricate and awe-inspiring — and then, as it's buffeted by the elements, it ...

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (WZZM) -- Each year, folks in Grand Haven get to enjoy building art in the sand at the Sand Sculpture Contest, held annually at Grand Haven City Beach. Now, Castle Grande offers ...

There are always lots of fun things for kids to do in the East Bay Regional Parks, but some real crowd-pleasers are on the books for June 2-3. Children and adults alike will enjoy the annual sand ...