until 2001, a year gap, schedule change to May since 2003. Netherlands Scheveningen Pakistan Since 2011, Sand Castle Contest has been an annual event in Karachi at Seaview Beach by Lets Build On (LBoN) under the theme of "Clean Beach; Clean Karachi" which has 10 events annually around the beach in its loop & all are led by Dr Zsuzsanna Fajcsak. In 2012 on 9 September, the 2nd Sand Castle Building Contest was held where around 250-300 participants including families, kids, students & foreigners joined it. Portugal The International Sand Sculpture Festival (FIESA), described as the largest sand sculpture event in the world, has been held in Pêra, Algarve annually since 2003. Russia International festivals of sand sculptures (фестиваль песчаной скульптуры) are organized in Russia. Since 2001 an event has been held in St. Petersburg in the Peter and Paul Fortress. Fourteen teams from ten countries participated at the first one. In 2002 an international festival was held in Anapa. On September 1, 2005 the event was held in the Moscow Zoo with the participation of artists from Russia, Sweden, Latvia, Finland and Ukraine. The motto was "Animal World". Switzerland The yearly Sandskulpturen takes place in Rorschach, on the coast of the Bodensee (a.k.a. Lake Constance). Turkey Antalya International Antalya Sand Sculpture Festival United Kingdom Weston-super-Mare has held the annual Weston-super-Mare Sand Sculpture Festival since 2005. United States There are several master level sand sculpting competitions in the U.S. Many of them like Sand Castle Days on South Padre Island, Texas or The American Championships on Fort Myers Beach, Florida have been around since the late 1980s. These events bring in sand sculptors from around the world, hosting between 10 and 30 sculptors. The US also hosts many amateur level competitions on beaches around the country. Savannah College of Art and Design hosts a Sand Arts Festival every April. See also Sand art and play Ice sculpture Snow sculpture References External links 2005 South Padre Island Sand Castle Days Official site of the Hawaii Sand Festival and Sand Sculpture Contest Sand Sculpting Event and Contest at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Art festivals Sand art