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Beach Day

Beach Day

Buckets, spades and a shot at glory

Free, all ages, Saturday 1 August at Black Sands Beach.

Follow the parade to the beach

Beach Day starts with the opening parade winding through the village and finishing at Black Sands Beach. From 12:30pm it's free sandcastle fun for all ages, so just follow the crowd down to the sand.
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How the day runs

12:30pm

Registration opens

1:00pm

Building starts

2:00 to 2:30pm

Judging

3:00pm

Raft race prep and kids' sock wrestling

4:00pm

Raft race starts

Pick your category

This year's theme is the 2026 Commonwealth Games, so let your creativity run wild with natural materials found on the beach. (The sand will be thoroughly inspected for buried pole vaults, hurdles and javelins.) Enter in any of four groups:

Sandcastles

Groups of children or adults

Sculptures

Groups of children or adults

Individual children

Castles or sculptures, solo

Groups of children

Castles or sculptures, as a team

What to bring

Buckets, spades, your best creative flair and, fingers crossed, some sunscreen. The day is free and open to all ages. Grab a drink and a Festival burger while you're there and make a day of it.

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