Sandcastles aren’t just for kids! Spending a day at the beach creating a sand sculpture is a great way to unleash your inner artist and have some extra fun. We asked four professional sand sculptors — ...

When Viola Connelly and her friend Casey Metzler, both 10, enter the annual Saltaire Sandcastle Contest on Fire Island, the girls from Manhattan and Brooklyn choose a timely theme — they craft an ...

Coney Island’s iconic beach turned into a canvas of creativity on Aug. 17, as artists and enthusiasts from across the region gathered for the 32nd annual sand sculpting contest. Talented sculptors ...

As professional sand sculptor Lucinda Wierenga was at work on her 8-foot-tall, instrument-themed sand castle, a kid came by and called it the “House of Rock,” which is how the award-winning sand ...

Ndricim "Jimmy" Bejko works on his sculpture at last year's Revere International Sand Sculpting Festival. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images) Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's Saturday ...

Do not be fooled by the turning of the calendar page. It is still summer. You can indulge in the pleasures of the season before the autumn chill ruins the vibe. You can, for example, head to Nahant ...

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 ...

Holding plastic toy shovels and buckets, Mark Lewis and his son were ready to get serious on their beach vacation. They built a huge mound of sand, poured water from the Atlantic Ocean over it, then ...

Giant sand sculptures covered the beach in Revere this weekend as part of the annual Revere Sand Sculpting Festival. The festival started Friday and lasted through 8 p.m. on Sunday. It is a free event ...

Rusty Croft, Kirk Rademaker and Sid Hamilton, aka “The Sand Guys,” create a sand replica on Friday on Cowell Beach of the San Jose Sharks National Hockey League team mascot S.J. Sharkie. The trio was ...