Once a year the beach is transformed by the creations that are formed simply by combining water and the sugar-fine white sand from this spectacular beach. Many of the Masters look forward to returning to Fort Myers Beach each year to participate in this great event because they believe that Fort Myers Beach sand is the best in the world for events like this. They are not the only ones to return every year. Approximately 65,000 spectators continue to come and be amazed by the always beautiful, always magical and sometimes whimsical or comical creations.
While strolling the beach to admire the sandsculpting competition, you won't want to miss Sand Magic Village, where visitors can take advantage of beach-side shopping from festival vendors.
Estero Island, the seven-mile-long barrier island where the town of Fort Myers Beach sits, is unpretentious and charming. Low-key and laid back, yet bustling with fun and activity, it features a long public pier and easy-living bungalows. Fort Myers Beach is often thought of as the affordable alternative to nearby Sanibel and Marco Islands for beach-craving vacationers, but to some it is not an alternative at all... it is the ideal spot.
Spend a few days on Fort Myers Beach and take in the annual American Sandsculpting Championship Festival and see why Family Fun magazine named Fort Myers Beach the "Best Family-Friendly Beach in the Southeast U.S."
Directions
Most of the competition takes place at the Outrigger Beach Resort and Holiday Inn of Fort Myers Beach. Sand Magic Village can be found adjacent to the Gullwing & Pointe Estero Beach Resorts, located side-by-side at the south end of Fort Myers Beach's Estero Island.
