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

Fergus Mulvaney – Ireland
Some sandcastle, huh?
No, this is sand sculpture!

C’mon in. Water’s fine…The sandcastles are amazing. But they’re not castles. They’re sculptures!

Add art you can buy and take
home, kids’ activities, live bands,
gourmet food trucks, beer and
wine and a special V.I.P. area . . . .

2017 Masters – Sculptors’ Choice
Thomas Koet – Melbourne, FL
Front of the sculpture
The cut-throughs are absolutely amazing

Back of the sculpture
Caveman steps through to the other side
reflecting the ‘Now and Then’
event theme. Sand castle? No.
Incredible sand sculpture!

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!

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?

1000 North Harbor Drive,
San Diego, CA 92101
Add 300 tons of sand and stir (or sculpt)…
The Pavilion on Broadway Pier
becomes an indoor beach!

U.S. Sand Sculpting Challenge
honors active duty military,
SDPD, SDFD and EMT with I.D.
admitted free

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

2016 Masters — Grand Prize
Ilya Filimontsev – Russia
Could this be Anastasia Romanov?

San Diego’s best bands pay tribute to the Beatles, Beach Boys, Dylan, Journey, more — even Elvis – live!

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!

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 . . .

2016 Masters – Grand Prize
Ilya Filimontsev – Russia.
Could this be Anastasia Romanov?

2017 Team Grand Prize and Sculptors’ Choice
I.B. Posse – Imperial Beach, CA
Posse’s adaptation of the event theme wins Grand Prize once again!

How can you have a beach on a pier and have a place for kids to play in the sand? Professional sculptors teach your kids how to build sand castles.

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

Proceeds from event help fund several kids’ arts education charities, including Arts for Learning San Diego and School for Creative and Performing Arts

2014 Featured Sponsor
Sculpture created entirely of sand and water (just wheels, tires, light assemblies by GM).

Huge exposure in person and in media.
The first public showing of the new
truck was at our venue; one
version in sand, the other in metal.

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