Outer Banks Sand Sculpture Festival: June 29th-July 1st

Posted on June 23, 2011

Sounds crazy right? Well this is actually a fantastic FREE event sponsored by Kitty Hawk Sports, Peace Frogs, Panama Jack Sunscreen, OBX, Kitty Hawk Kites and the Outer Banks Hospital as a benefit event for the prevention of skin cancer.

Sandtastic (a professional sandsculpture company) will be on hand sculpting a huge sand creation! Come watch them work on this enormous sand castle all day on Wednesday, and until 2pm on Thursday. If you want to see sculpting from of the best in the world, be sure to stop by on Wednesday BEFORE noon on Thursday. At 2pm on Thursday, hang around for the Sand Clinic, given by the pro’s from Sandtastic! Be sure to sign up for our Sand Castle competitions as well!

You should also stick around for the fun events and entertainment at Kitty Hawk Sports at Jockey’s Ridge Crossing shopping center across from Jockey’s Ridge at MP 12.5 in Nags Head.

Doctors from the Outer Banks Hospital will also be giving FREE skin cancer screenings during the event – times TBA. All proceeds raised at this event go to the Outer Banks Hospital.

Sounds like the perfect way to give back to your community and have some fun. I mean where else do you get to see a humungous sandcastle built by professional “sand castle builders”. Maybe I should witch careers

Outer Banks Sand Sculpture Festival

Posted on July 1, 2010

Outer Banks Sand Sculpture Festival

June 30 – July 2, 2010

Sandtastic (a professional sandsculpture company) will be at Kitty Hawk Kites in Nags Head sculpting a huge sand creation!

Kitty Hawk Sports, Peace Frogs, Panama Jack Sunscreen, OBX, Kitty Hawk Kites, and Outer Banks Hospital are sponsors. There will be fun events and entertainment at Kitty Hawk Sports at Jockey’s Ridge Crossing shopping center across from Jockey’s Ridge MP 12.5 in Nags Head.

This is a benefit event for the prevention of skin cancer. Doctors from the Outer Banks Hospital will be giving FREE skin cancer screenings on Thursday from 10am-4pm and Friday from 10am-12pm. All proceeds raised at this event go to the Outer Banks Hospital. Buy an event t-shirt from Peace Frogs and help support our local hospital. For more information call 1-877-FLY-THIS or 252-441-4127 ext. 206 or email us at events@kittyhawk.com.

2009 Outer Banks Sandsculpture Festival

Posted on June 23, 2009

Sand Sculpture The Second Annual Outer Banks Sandsculpture Festival will be held July 1st through 3rd in front of Kitty Hawk Sports. Kitty Hawk Sports is located in the Jockey’s Ridge Crossing Shopping Center at Milepost 12 ½ in Nags Head. Team Sandtastic, a professional sand sculpturing company with a Guinness World Record in its portfolio, will be sculpting a 50 ton sand masterpiece. The sculpture will have a “Woodstock” theme and feature the Peace Frog character.

At a time of year when many families flock to the beach for their first rays of the summer, this event will help educate them on the importance of sun protection. The Outer Banks Hospital will be on hand to provide free skin cancer screenings and public education. Peace Frogs has also designed a limited edition sandsculpture t-shirt which will be sold at Kitty Hawk Sports. A portion of t-shirt sales will be contributed to The Outer Banks Hospital’s Cancer Resource Center in support of its services and programs.

There will be a free Sand Clinic on Thursday, July 2nd at 2:00 pm, conducted by Team Sandtastic. They will offer the public a chance to learn Tips, Tricks, Tools, and Techniques of the pros. On Friday, July 3rd from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, there will be a free Sandsculpture Contest sponsored by Gateway Bank for kids 6 to 12 years of age.

Sandsculpting is both an art and a science, and how long a design lasts is dependent on the weather. It could be days or weeks. Last year’s sculpture lasted over a month and attracted thousands of viewers.

Professional sculpting begins Wednesday, July 1st at 9:00 am and the public is invited to observe free of charge.