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The International Dieppe Kite Festival
A high festival colors
One of the principal characteristics of the International Dieppe Kite Festival is its international character with the presence, with each edition, of more than thirty invited countries.
Every 2 years, they are eight hectares of lawns between the city and the sea which are offered to thekitefliers and the public. This exceptional area forms a kind of natural amphitheatre.
This innovative festival presents all the disciplines of the kite. Best teams and pilots of kites, the best creative artists, but also a broad panel of traditional kites are faithful to go.
This free festival allows, thanks to many activities, to initiate itself with construction within the framework of workshops, or with piloting at meetings framed by professionals. Specific activities are organized for the children, schools, and the public underprivileged ones such as the handicapped public. On the village, the contact with the official delegations is permanent.
The festival of Dieppe, opened with all, accomodate nearly a half million visitors. It is considered today, of share its international representation, how the greatest festival of kite in the world !