Enjoy a weekend of colourful kites in the skies above San Dimitri

by Gozo News · October 8, 2023

Enjoy a weekend of colourful kites in the skies above San Dimitri Next weekend sees the return of the very popular International Kite & Wind Festival in Gharb, so the hope is for clear skies and good winds to witness the joy of kite flying.

This festival always entices thousands of visitors who want to experience the sight of skies full of colourful, dancing kites in all forms and sizes forming an incredible display over the San Dimitri area of the locality.

This 6th edition of the festival, organised by the Gharb Local Council with the support of the Cultural Heritage Directorate within the Ministry for Gozo, will be open from 9.30am onwards on both days.

Internationally renowned kite fliers from Italy, Spain, China, Mexico, France, Australia, Taiwan, Germany, Japan, UK, USA and Brazil, will be performing numerous entertaining acrobatic kite tricks and routines to music

There will also be kite making workshops. Bookings for the free traditional kite making workshops are now open.

Workshops are for ages 4-years and upwards (minors to be accompanied by an adult).

Bookings may close earlier than the 10th of October if the maximum number of participants for workshops is reached

You can book online by clicking here

The event will feature a stunning and colourful display of the art of kite making that reflects the tradition of kites around the world, with many kites in the sky and on the ground for visitors to enjoy and admire.

There will also be kites on sale, a children’s area, food and drink vendors, live playback music, a traditional fair and more.

The International Kite & Wind Festival is next Saturday and Sunday, the 14th and 15th of October. On Sunday, there will also be a traditional fair.

There will be organised parking and the Council is requesting that the public cooperate with those attendants onsite to help avoid road congestion.

There will also be a Park and Ride leaving from the Victoria main parking area to San Dimitri and back over both days. It will run between 9am and 6pm from Victoria, the last shuttle return from San Dimitri to Victoria leaves at 7.30pm.