Portsmouth International
Kite Festival

August 15th - 16th 2015

Southsea Common, Portsmouth

24th  Portsmouth International Kite Festival

Southsea Common, 10 am to 5 pm 15th & 16th August 2015, FREE Admission

NOTE NEW DATE - see press release for details

Portsmouth International Kite Festival - is one of the premier kite festival in the U.K.  It has grown year on year to be recognised by the worldwide kite community as one of the best kite festivals, attracting many kitefliers from around the world together with many tens of thousands of spectators.

Situated in a perfect location overlooking the Solent with the Isle of Wight in the background the event is jointly organised by Portsmouth City Council and The Kite Society of Great Britain.

With a great lineup of kite artists attending from Europe and beyond, this year’s Kite Festival will offer another exciting weekend of unique entertainment. On 15th and 16th August skies above Southsea will fill with an incredible array of beautiful and colourful kites, with plenty of other activities for the whole family to enjoy.

This year celebrates Portsmouth Kite Festival’s 24th  anniversary, and will welcome a number of guest flyers from years past, bringing them to Southsea Common to showcase their creations and skills alongside some brand-new talent from across the globe. Featuring enormous, wonderful kites and inflatables, superb multi-line kite flyers, artistic kites and historic kites.

“We have some wonderful new flyers and makers coming to the festival this year, and we are so excited to bring back some of our favourites from the past,” explained festival organiser Gill Bloom. “It’s a lot of work to pull this festival together, but with the help of Portsmouth City Council, this year’s festival is shaping up to be even better than ever.

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