Annual Belmar sandcastle contest draws thousands

<p>Thousands of people showed up at the Jersey Shore Wednesday to watch and participate in the annual sandcastle contest in Belmar.</p>

News 12 Staff

Jul 18, 2018, 3:31 PM

Updated 2,106 days ago

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Annual Belmar sandcastle contest draws thousands
Thousands of people showed up at the Jersey Shore Wednesday to watch and participate in the annual sandcastle contest in Belmar.
Hundreds of competitions spend hours crafting their sand sculptures.
For the second year in a row, “The Bikini Boys” won the contest with their sculpture of the Flintstones and the Great Gazoo.
This is the 32nd year of the contest.


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