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Burgas Sand Sculptures Festival in Burgas
Each summer, Burgas Central Beach hosts a free open-air sand sculpture exhibition, with sculptors from more than twenty countries carving pieces that can stand taller than eight meters using specially compacted sand. The display typically runs from mid-July into August and includes live carving demonstrations and workshops where visitors can try the craft themselves. No ticket or separate trip is required, since the site sits directly on the public beach.
Burgas turns a stretch of its Central Beach into a temporary open-air sculpture park each summer, using sand mixed and compacted specifically for the purpose so that finished pieces can stand upright and hold fine detail rather than collapsing into a simple mound.