The Parksville Beach Festival says a sand sculpture of a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly, shown in this handout photo, was among those damaged by vandals on Sunday, July 12. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Parksville Beach Festival (Mandatory Credit)
Sand sculptures damaged by vandals at Vancouver Island beach festival, organizers say
Jul 12, 2026 | 5:10 PM
-
Share on Facebook
-
Share on Bluesky
-
Share on X
- Copy Link
PARKSVILLE — Organizers of a Vancouver Island beach festival say multiple artists were left devastated after vandals partially destroyed several sand sculptures over the weekend.
It happened at the Parksville Beach Festival in Parksville, B.C., where multiple sculptors had been participating in an annual competition.
The festival society’s director Cheryl Dill says volunteers discovered the damage at around 6 a.m. Sunday.
She says the sculptures looked like they had been climbed on and kicked apart, leaving artists upset to see their hard work reduced to a pile of sand.
