3. 4. 5. 6. SEPTEMBER 2026

71st EDITION

16:00

Collegio Raffaello

Children paint the kite

20:30

Quartiere Piantata

Return of the "Città di Urbino Trophy"

Handing out of kite-string spools for Saturday's individual competitions

16:00

Collegio Raffaello

Children paint the kite

10:00

Parco dell'Aquilone - Cesane

Display of acrobatic and traditional kites by international kite flyers

15:00

Fortezza Albornoz

Contrada competitions for the following prizes:

· Kite Flyer of the Year · Miss Cometa · Best Young Kite Flyer · Young Kite Flyers "Giovanni Pascoli" Award

17:45

Via Raffaello, Piazza della Repubblica

Procession of the Contrade

18:30

Piazza Rinascimento

Draw of competition lots

For Sunday's competition

11:00

Parco dell'Aquilone - Cesane

Display of acrobatic and traditional kites by international kite flyers

14:00

Free kite flying

15:00

Trophy "Flat Beauty Kite"

15:45

Competition begins

"Città di Urbino Trophy"

16:45

Trophy "Three-Dimensional Beauty Kite"

18:00

International kite flyers display

"Raffaello Award"

20:00

Piazza Rinascimento

Traditional awards ceremony for the Contrade

""And when the wind carries the clouds away and the sky clears, the kites rise and the earth becomes small.""

Giovanni Pascoli

Welcome to the
Kite Festival

The Kite Festival is one of the most eagerly awaited events of the year on the Italian and international kite-flying scene. It takes place in the splendid setting of Urbino, a ducal city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, and attracts thousands of visitors from all over the world every year.

The event is organised by Urbino Servizi S.p.A. under the patronage of the Municipality of Urbino, and is aimed both at kite flyers of every discipline and at the general public.