Festival History
The Weston-super-Mare Sand Sculpture Festival is now in its third year.
In 2005 we sent a sample of sand from the beach at Weston-super-Mare to the World Sand Sculpting Academy based in Holland. They couldn't believe how great it was. "It's a sculptors dream come true!" they declared and were on the next plane to see for themselves! Soon after, plans were underway for the first sand sculpture in Weston-super-Mare.
The summer of 2006 saw King Kong take to the Beach Lawns. The sculpture was created by Joris and Jaap, two Dutch sculptors who spend their lives creating amazing displays around the world. It took 20 tonnes of sand to build the ten feet tall King Kong who attracted thousands of visitors and the festival was born!
The 2007 event saw eight sculptors arrive in Weston-super-Mare to create sand sculptures with a fairy tale theme using 200 tonnes of sand. Tales by the Brothers Grimm, Rapunzel, Cinderella, Snow White and Hansel and Gretel were re-created in sand models up to 12 feet tall.
Nicola, one of the sculptors who created the Cinderella piece went on from the event in Weston-super-Mare to win a gold medal at the World Championships in Canada. Nicola will be joining the team in Weston again this year to create another world class sculpture.