Pictures: Regardless of weekend storms, Revere Seaside hosts annual sand sculpting pageant

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This 12 months’s pageant theme was the ninetieth anniversary of King Kong.

Hanneke Provide, of the Netherlands, works on her sculpture. Photograph by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP by way of Getty Photos

Whereas Saturday’s storms did some injury, the sand-sculpting present nonetheless went on at Revere Seaside this previous weekend.

The Revere Seaside Worldwide Sand Sculpting Competition, an annual occasion in its nineteenth 12 months that draws 1000’s to the North Shore seashore, was held regardless of a quick stretch of depraved climate.

Under, view images and social media posts of the sculptures and the artists making ready their works within the days forward of the pageant.

Artists work on their sculptures ahead of the festival, which this year celebrated the 90th anniversary of King Kong.
Artists work on their sculptures forward of the pageant, which this 12 months celebrated the ninetieth anniversary of King Kong. – Photograph by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP by way of Getty Photos
Slavian Borecki of Poland works on his sand sculpture forward of the Revere Seaside Worldwide Sand Sculpting Competition at Revere Seaside. – Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe
Agnese Rudzite-Kirillova of Latvia works on her sand sculpture. – Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe
A person stops to look at the almost complete 22-foot King Kong centerpiece sculpture from the boardwalk.
An individual stops to have a look at the virtually full 22-foot King Kong centerpiece sculpture from the boardwalk. – Photograph by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP by way of Getty Photos
Kyle Say, of Revere took a photograph of his three-year-old son, Ethan, as he pretended to be within the grip of King Kong. – Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe
Matt Deibert works on his sculpture ahead of the festival.
Matt Deibert works on his sculpture forward of the pageant. – Photograph by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP by way of Getty Photos
Hanneke Provide, of the Netherlands, works on her sculpture. – Photograph by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP by way of Getty Photos
A sculptor works on a sand sculpture's lettering.
A sculptor works on a sand sculpture’s lettering. – Photograph by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP by way of Getty Photos