DAY TRIPS: The Texas SandFest attracts the best professional sand sculptors in the world to the beach at Port Aransas.
, and all sorts of other celebrities, self-portraits, and unspecific people and creatures have made appearances at the beachfront art gallery.of Tacoma, Wash., attained the rare achievement of winning first place in the Master Solo and People's Choice categories.and her dadare masters of arches and towers. The pair won the People's Choice award in 2018 and 2019 with their fanciful castles.
The festival has grown every year since it began in 1997 as a way to raise funds for local nonprofit organizations. Besides the sand creations, there is music and vendors selling everything from beach jewelry to sno-cones. Texas SandFest in Port Aransas is the largest native-sand sculpting competition in the country. This year's event happens between mile markers 8 and 13 on April 8-10. The best way to get there is on the shuttle bus.
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