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Festival Cerfs Volants Dieppe Ville De Dieppe 4

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Erwan Lesné - VDD

DIEPPE INTERNATIONAL KITE FESTIVAL

The programme and the village

From 13 to 21 September 2025: 9 days of shows, culture and creativity!
Every day, the Festival rocks the skies and the seafront of Dieppe with a rich and eclectic programme.

Find out more about the festival’s highlights, concerts, shows, exhibitions and events here.
🎏 The kite demonstrations adapt in real time to the weather conditions: you’ll have to stroll around, look up, sometimes wait… every day has its surprises in store! In the afternoon, gather round area 4 for guided flights: a unique opportunity to discover the techniques, artists and stories behind the kites.

🗓️ Highlights by day

📍 The Festival Village: a lively space full of surprises

The Festival Village, located on the seafront lawns, is open every day from 9am to 7pm. It’s made up of several themed pavilions where young and old alike can discover, learn, contemplate and create.

🪁 Aerial demonstrations

Every day, the sky becomes a stage for a show! Flights of giant bowls, commented choreographies, precision figures, giant kites, dragons, puppets… Demonstrations punctuate the days of the festival, with highlights throughout the week.

⚠️ It is not possible to give a precise programme in advance: each flight depends on the wind. To make the most of the show, take the time to walk around, watch and listen to the commentary on the microphone in area 4, where the performances and weather conditions are explained live.

🖼️ Exhibition pavilion

Discover the works of two international artists:

  • Maurizio Cenci (Italy), a wind sculptor with asymmetrical and poetic creations
  • Kadek Dwi Armika (Bali), an air architect combining Balinese traditions and contemporary reinvention.

A plunge into theaesthetics of imbalance and lightness.

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