CLEVELAND, Ohio After a two-year hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Sand Fest sand castle and sculpture competition sponsored by the Cleveland Chapter of the American Institute of Architects is returning to Edgewater Beach.

On Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., competing teams from local architecture and engineering firms will dig in, so to speak, at the citys premier lakefront park, 7600 Cleveland Memorial Shoreway.

In addition to professional contestants, Sand Fest this year includes a community sand pile, supported by Near West Family Network, that will be open to sand castle builders of all ages and abilities.

Beachgoers are invited to oversee the works in progress. Food trucks provided by Swensons, Barrio, and Cleveland Acai will provide food and refreshments.

The event aims to raise money for the ACE Mentor Program, which stands for Architecture Construction Engineering, and which provides educational and mentorship opportunities for Cleveland Metropolitan School District high school students, and college scholarships. Sand Fest raised nearly $8,000 for the program in 2019, according to a media release.

Sand Fest is supported this year by Independence Excavating, along with Sunbelt Rentals, the nonprofit Cleveland Neighborhood Progress, Turner Construction, Kalwall Corporation, Stantec Architecture, Ubiquitous Design, Bowen, GPD Group, AECOM, Cleveland Metroparks, and others, the release said.

The event includes a day-long volleyball tournament involving 14 teams monitored by professional referees.

The sand castle competition will be judged by a panel that includes Ward 15 Councilwoman Jenny Spencer, and a surprise guest from the Cleveland Cavaliers. All teams are eligible to win a peoples choice award, known as Best of the Beach.

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