This year's theme for the sponsor site is the 'Sand Before Time,' a ‘'Jurassic Park' type theme, according to Grady. Joining her are five-time World Champion sand sculptor Karen Fralich from Toronto Justin Gordon, known for his 50-ton sand sculpture at the Topsfield Fair in Massachusetts and Rusty Croft, of California, who is known as one of the “sand guys” on the Travel Channel’s television show “Sand Masters.”
Grady said the 10 sculptors competing this year are familiar faces including last year's winner Mélineige Beauregard. Mélineige Beauregard's sculpture 'I am Life.' Beauregard took home first place and the People's Choice Award in the 2022 Hampton Beach Master Sand Sculpting Classic Saturday, June 18.