For the first time since 2019, the “Castle Bash” Sand Castle Competition is back, on the beach at sponsor Drifting Sands Oceanfront Hotel on Ninth Street in Ship Bottom.

The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 4. Registration for the event is from 9 to 10 a.m. The building competition is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Judging takes places from 1 to 1:30 p.m., with the winners being announced between 1:30 and 2 p.m.