Korea's Largest Sand Festival Held at Haeundae Beach in Busan

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The country's largest sand festival runs through Monday at Haeundae Beach in Busan, highlighting the coastline and sand's role as a marine resource. The 2026 edition is themed after the city itself, tracing its past, present and future. World-class sand sculptors will produce works that stay on display through June 14. Visitors can try sand sculpting or sandboarding and check out a sand-themed observatory and the play and rest areas. Performances, media art projected onto the sand works and addi

By The Korea Herald