SandCity ticket
Attractions & guided tours

SandCity ticket

4.2/5

5 reviews
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£10.00
Free cancellation
Mobile voucher accepted
Duration: from 4 hours to 8 hours
Why you’ll love this…
  • You get to have a look at the world's largest sand sculpture exhibition
  • There's fun for all the family here
  • The exhibition has a different theme each year
What to expect

With the world's largest sand sculpture exhibition on your doorstep, a trip out here promises all kinds of sandy fun and games. The International Sand Sculpture Festival runs every year near Lagoa with mega sculptures, workshops, activities and more to enjoy and be in awe of.

There's nothing quite like it – 45,000 tonnes of sand, painstakingly sculpted into incredible artistic creations. Sculptors from all over the world come to take part and show off this different take on architecture. And with your ticket, you'll get to see it all and a few things more.

Once you've searched out a few sculptures, there are activities for kids, demonstrations and workshops on everything to do with sand sculpting. There's even a fish spa if you need to relax your feet, and a snack bar to replenish energy levels before your next sculpture hunt. What's more, if you go between June and mid-September, you can take it all in at night.

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What's included
  • check Entrance fee
Where
ESTRADA 125
Nº 252A
SITIO DOS LOMBOS
What to remember
  • Opening hours vary each month
  • Transport not included
  • 01/04 to 28/06 and 14/09 to 15/11 opening hours are from 10:00 to 19:0029/06 to 13/09 opening hours are from 10:00 to 23:00
  • The Sand City Sand Sculpture Exhibition is held in an open-air venue. The schedule is subject to change, and usual technical specifications may not be met due to adverse weather conditions.
  • Kids aged 5 and under can enter free of charge – just bring their ID and make sure they're with an adult
  • Sand City is located at: Estrada Nacional 125, Nº 252A, Sitio dos Lombos, Lagoa
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Provider
TUI PORTUGAL
Booking fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation policy
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins.

What people say about this experience

4.2/5

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  • C

    Colleen

    Travelled with family


    15 April 2026
    2.6

    United Kingdom

    Not really that much to do as advertised for 4-8 hours but reality it was 2 hours.

  • B

    BB

    Travelled with a group of friends


    26 August 2025
    4.6

    United Kingdom

    We really enjoyed this experience. It would be great to have staff around, so that we could ask questions. The only staff we saw was one lady at the entrance and one man at the cafe. There might have been more behind the scene but we did not see them. Also we did not see an area that we could make our own sculptures…. There might have been one but we did not see it, we had to leave as our taxi was due.

  • T

    TUI Musement Traveler

    30 July 2025
    5

    France

    De belles sculptures et certaines sont d'actualité cinématographique.. Pratiquement personne et des voiturettes sont à disposition pour les moins courageux.

  • T

    TUI Musement Traveler

    8 September 2021
    5

    United States

  • T

    TUI Musement Traveler

    27 August 2021
    4

    United States

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