Jonathan Bouchard and Jacinthe Trudel of St. Calixte, QC repeated as doubles division champs for their entry 'Believe' at Parksville's 2019 Sand Sculpting Competition and Exhibition. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

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Public to pick Parksville sand sculpting theme

Jan 10, 2020 | 9:16 AM

PARKSVILLE — The public is tasked with choosing the theme for the 38^th annual Quality Foods Sand Sculpting Competition and Exhibition in Parksville this summer.

The Parksville Beach Festival Society opened an online survey with three theme options to choose from: Roaring 20’s, Topsy Turvey and Celebrate.

Online votes will be a accepted until February 17, 2020.

Nearly 700 online votes backed the Myths & Legends theme selected for the 2019 event.

More than 115,000 people viewed the sand sculptures in 2019, marking the fifth consecutive year the attendance mark eclipsed the 100,000 mark.

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The annual event will headline the annual beach festival running from July 10 through Aug. 16, 2020.

Every year 22 high-end sand sculptures created by renowned local and international artists dominate Parksville Beach.

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