A unique festival at the confluence of the Neretva and the Adriatic Sea

For the third year in a row, at the confluence of the marvelous Neretva River with the Adriatic Sea, a unique festival gathers artists from Croatia in the fields of fine and visual arts and performance.

It is the third Sand Art Neretva festival, which takes place from September 15 to 19.

Sand art Neretva festival, Photo: Nikola Faller, Slama Association archive

Sand art means drawing spatial drawings using a rake or a stick, then shaping sand sculptures, as well as other activities, that are interesting and accessible to all visitors, that is, artists or lovers of land art.

Sand art Neretva festival, Photo: Nikola Faller, Slama Association archive

Sand Art is an exceptional art of shaping sand, that is, a creative combination of artistic expression and nature, with which the artists say that the Neretva also has its own crop circles. The difference is that the Neretva ones are in sand, and hardly anyone will ever decipher them.

The third Sand Art Neretva Festival is held in cooperation with the Opuzen association St. Valerio, under the majority sponsorship of the Tourist Board of the city of Ploče, and other sponsors.