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Clam
Harbour Beach Sandcastle Contest
Saturday, August 17, 2008
Where: Clam Harbour Beach Provincial
Park.
Time: 8 am to 5 pm.
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 East
of Halifax/Dartmouth on Marine Drive. Take thee 107 to Musquodoboit
Harbour, then Highway 7 to Clam Harbour (Turn right at Webbers
Log Store and Memory Lane 50's Museum)
Sand, sea and sun unite in a day of challenge
and fun at the annual Clam Harbour Beach Sandcastle Contest. This
nationally known festival brings hundreds of contestants and thousands
of spectators to one of the best beaches in Nova Scotia. Good food
such as mussels and chowders, prizes for best castle & best
sculpture. Everyone can join in from wee ones to teams from corporations.
Lots of parking, a shuttle bus, wheelchair accessible.
Facilities/Services
* No smoking
* Public washrooms
* Bus tours welcome
* Picnic area
* Concessions
* Ici, on parle français
Date(s)
August 17, 2008
Admission
Free admission.
Miles of white sand, waves and water. Come build
your 'dream castle' at Clam Harbour!
Clam Harbour Beach is a long, beautiful white sand beach not
far from Halifax. Each year the Clam Harbour Sandcastle Contest
attracts hundreds of contestants and thousands of spectators.
Sand sculptors start arriving as early as 7:00 a.m. on this supervised
beach, to work in teams or just on their own. Sand castles are
actually few and far between in the imaginative world of sand
art.
More information can be found at: NS
Tourism's Eastern Shore Page
A life size elephant, the Great Wall of China (not lifesize),
the bizarre, the wild and wacky, huge and bizarre castles and
much more. Some creations are over 20 feet tall!
For people who just want to watch and relax, the swimming is
pleasant- not a stone for miles and there's lots of local food
such as steamed mussels, chowder and corn-on-the-cob. Beach services
also include plenty of washrooms, showers and wheel chair accessibility.
 A
shuttle bus runs from Webber's Store on Highway #7 or you can
drive in and park if you're early.
Prizes for best sand sculptures are awarded in childrens and
adult categories and the event winds up by suppertime. To end
a great day at one of Nova Scotia's best beaches, plan to stay
through the evening with your own barbecue in Clam Harbour's picnic
area and top it off with a sing-song and a moonlight swim. Life
couldn't be better.
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