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The 2024 Portsmouth Kite Festival will take place on the 27th and 28th July 2024.
This free event is jointly organised by Portsmouth City Council and The Kite Society of Great Britain.
A truly spectacular event with hundreds of kite fliers from around the world. Why are the kite fliers so keen to come? They travel to Portsmouth because the International Kite Festival is recognised as one of the best and most popular Kite Festivals in the world. It is listed as one of the biggest kite festivals in the world.
The event has a spectacular setting on Southsea common overlooking the Solent and the location offers wide open spaces and good winds which allows kites fliers to show off their creations at their best.
The festival has stunning and colourful demonstrations of the art of kite flying and kite making, with many kites in the sky and on the ground for visitors to enjoy and admire. These include beautiful single line kites - intricately appliquéd or painted with magnificent designs, amazing cellular kites – flying miracles of structural engineering, awe inspiring 3D soft kites in a magical range of shapes and sizes. Teams and individuals skilfully flying kites, performing tricks and ballet routines to music
Alongside this amazing flying display there will be a host of other activities to meet a family’s needs. These will include a craft tent, stalls, free children’s kite workshop and children's rides along with local amusements. Also located on the common will be dedicated kite traders who will be able to provide you with a wide range of kites, from colourful branded kites for children or the young at heart to immense power kites for the more adventurous.
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