‘B’ Street Pier
1140 North Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA 92101

2019 Winners
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2017 Masters – Third Prize
Rusty Croft – Carmel, CA
Perfectly fits the 2017 event theme:
“Now and Then”

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2018 World Masters – Grand Prize
Tom Koet – Melbourne, FL
Beautifully interprets event theme ‘Celebrate’

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Labor Day on the Bay
Best sand sculptures in the world.
This is waaaay beyond sandcastles.
Plus art you can buy. Gourmet food.
Beer and wine. V.I.P Area
Kid Zone. Amazing!

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2014 Masters – Grand Prize
JOO Heng Tan – Singapore
You had to see this up close to believe it.
How on earth did he do it?

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2016 Masters
Benjamin Probanza – Mexico
Not a castle – this is sculpture!
(Reminds us of our mother-in-law.
We didn’t say that . . . .)

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2017 Masters – Grand Prize and Peoples’ Choice
Ilya Filimontsev – Russia
Wow. Ilya wins top award in back-to-back
U.S. Sand Sculpting Challenges!
This is sand. This is sculpture!

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Sand sculpture is dimensional art, but you can’t take it home. So we have jewelry and wearables, accessories, gifts, home décor and more by hand-picked artists from around the Nation . . .

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2018 World Masters
Brian Turnbough – Chicago
Celebrate the end of extinction
Thanks to the efforts of the San Diego Zoo

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2015 Masters
Sue McGrew – USA
‘King of the Gods of Mount Olympus’
Incredible sculpture is definitely not a sandcastle

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2015 Masters
Sue McGrew – USA
‘King of the Gods of Mount Olympus’
Incredible sculpture is definitely not a sandcastle

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USSSC + DAE is cancelled.

It was our great honor to have produced this iconic event for 8 years.  USA Today had named it to the ‘Top 10 in the Nation’ and American Express called it ‘one of the top 20 seaside festivals in the world’.

Hundreds of millions of media impressions were registered worldwide and over 40,000 attended the festivities each year on the downtown San Diego embarcadero. 

We thank the Master Sand Artists from Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas who created magnificent sculptures from nothing more than sand and water, as well as the artists who work in other media, the entertainers, food providers, sponsors, media, staff, suppliers, volunteers and the Port of San Diego who made the event possible.

Should a title sponsor or new production company wish to bring it back to benefit local non-profits and the Southern California community at large, we will endeavor to help advise as long as we are able. 

For now, enjoy the website from years past.*

Thank you once more.

Joyce and Gordon Summer, Executive Producers

on behalf of Bruce, Tricia, Steve and the entire USSSC team.

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