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Singing Sands 5K Fun Run (Cannon Beach Sandcastle Contest)

A beach 5K on the sand at Tolovana during the Cannon Beach Sandcastle Contest, which has run since 1964 and is a designated Oregon Heritage Tradition.

Fun Run Atlas · Oregon

Novelty course · Cannon Beach, OR

Singing Sands 5K Fun Run (Cannon Beach Sandcastle Contest) is a fun run on a one-of-a-kind course in Cannon Beach, Oregon, with no upcoming dates listed.

Season completedFamily friendly

When: Last held Sun, June 21, 2026; next date TBA
Start 9:00 AM
Sunday of Sandcastle Contest weekend (June)
Where: Tolovana Wayside beach entrance
Cannon Beach, OR 97110 · Clatsop
Directions
Entry: Register
Organized by: Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce
Contest since 1964

Official site Directions

What to expect

beach
sandcastle festival
contest shirt
untimed

2026 Season completed

June 21, 2026

Sun, June 21, 2026

2027 Not announced

2027 not announced

Date TBA

About the run

The Chamber of Commerce's fun run/walk on contest weekend, with a contest shirt included.

The run

Distances: 5K
Occasion: Cannon Beach Sandcastle Contest
Season: Summer
Swag: Sandcastle Contest shirt

Nearby

Sources

Official site official

Details checked against the race’s own pages on Sun, Oct 4, 2026.