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Shark Beach in Amarillo, Texas, will host its first Sandcastle Days event Sept. 18-21, with 900 tons of carefully sourced sand.
The event will feature professional sand sculptors, including the co-founder of the South Padre Island Sandcastle Days festival.
Shark Beach restaurant owners Brenda and Brian Bailey aim to provide a beach experience for those unable to travel to the coast.
Shark Beach isn’t just a clever name. It’s a destination covered in 900 tons of sand on East Farm-to-Market Road 1151, where families eat burgers, play games and dance barefoot under the stars, all in the middle of a landlocked West Texas city.
But in September, the inland beach is making waves on a whole new scale. Shark Beach will host Amarillo’s first Sandcastle Days event from Sept.