The 34th Portsmouth International Kite Festival will take place on 12th & 13th September 2026 at Southsea Common.
The date for the 2026 Portsmouth International Kite Festival has been agreed with Portsmouth City Council to be held on September 12th and 13th 2026. We would like to thank Portsmouth City Council for their continued support of this amazing event now in its 34th iteration.
There are several reasons why the event has had to move to September.
2026 is the 100th anniversary of Portsmouth becoming a City. This has resulted in additional events being held in the area taking weekends in the summer period away from the kite festival and putting strain on council resources.
There are also major commercial events which necessitate longer periods where the common is basically a building site with the events set up and break down of the infrastructure - SailGP (25th & 26th July) and Victorious (28th - 30th August). Plus the charity event Beach Dubbin - August 2nd.
So mark the new date in your calendars - September 12th and 13th 2026.
See you there!