Full programme – Festival International de Cerfs-Volants Dieppe 2025

Contents

🗓️ Highlights by day

Saturday 13 September
- 9am to 7pm: Opening of the village
- 🪁 Kite flying
  Every morning (weather permitting): giant bowls and twirling wreaths on the pebbles.
  In the afternoon (2-5pm) on area n°1: guided demonstrations, choreography and collective figures.
  🌬️ And all day long: static kites and giant inflatables on the seafront.
  ⚠️ The programme depends entirely on the wind – keep an eye out and an ear open: it’s all happening on the spot!
- 🎷 2pm and 4pm: Jazz workshops(Main stage)
- 👩‍🎤 2.30pm, 3.30pm and 4.30pm: Musical promenade with PLIX
- 🎤 3pm: Official opening(Central Floor)
- 🌬️ 3pm: Guided tour “Breeze of history: Dieppe and the winds” RDV in front of the Tourist Office – €4.50 to €6.50 – Booking recommended on 02 35 06 62 79 – More info
- 🎪 6pm: Circus show “L’Avis Bidon” – Dieppe Scène Nationale (Plancher central)
  In an atmosphere that is both burlesque and poetic, this duo of clown acrobats light-heartedly revisits the serious talk of ecology and sustainable development. Cans, dustbins and recycled props become partners in a joyful, visual and participatory production.
- 🎧 7.30pm: DJ Apache – Festive and dance set(Stage)
Sunday 14 September
- 9am to 7pm: Opening of the village
- 🪁 Kite flying
  Every morning (weather permitting): giant bowls and twirling wreaths on the pebbles.
  In the afternoon (2-5pm) on area n°1: guided demonstrations, choreography and collective figures.
  🌬️ And all day long: static kites and giant inflatables on the seafront.
  ⚠️ The programme depends entirely on the wind – keep an eye out and an ear open: it’s all happening on the spot!
- 🎷 2pm and 4pm: Jazz workshops(Stage)
- 👩‍🎤 2.30pm, 3.30pm and 4.30pm: Musical promenade with PLIX
- 🎹 6pm: Concert by Stéphano Maghenzani – Vocal jazz and piano (Stage)
Monday 15th September
- 9am to 7pm: Opening of the village
- 🪁 Kite flying
  Every morning (weather permitting): giant bowls and wreaths on the pebbles
  In the afternoon (2pm-5pm) on area n°1: commented demonstrations, choreographies and collective figures.
  🌬️ And all day long: static kites and giant inflatables on the seafront.
  ⚠️ The programme depends entirely on the wind – keep an eye out and an ear open: it’s all happening on the spot!
- 🎸 6-8pm: Concert by Po’ Boy and the Haddock – Energetic blues-rock with a Cajun flavour (Stage)
Tuesday 16th September
- 9am to 7pm: Opening of the village
- 🪁 Kite flying
  Every morning (weather permitting): giant bowls and twirling wreaths on the pebbles.
  In the afternoon (2-5pm) on area n°1: guided demonstrations, choreography and collective figures.
  🌬️ And all day long: static kites and giant inflatables on the seafront.
  ⚠️ The programme depends entirely on the wind – keep an eye out and an ear open: it’s all happening on the spot!
- 🎶 6-8pm: Concert Guitario – Trio from Dieppe mixing jazz, latino and swing (Stage)
- 🎬 8.30pm: Film: “Sirocco et le Royaume des Courants d’Air” – Organised by the Maison Jacques Prévert (Salle de spectacle du Casino)
  An imaginative fable depicting the dreamlike adventures of two little girls. An animated film for all ages from 5 upwards, running time 1 hour 20 minutes.
Wednesday 17th September
- 9am to 7pm: Opening of the village
- 🪁 Kite flying
  Every morning (weather permitting): giant bowls and twirling wreaths on the pebbles.
  In the afternoon (2-5pm) on area n°1: guided demonstrations, choreography and collective figures.
  🌬️ And all day long: static kites and giant inflatables on the seafront.
  ⚠️ The programme depends entirely on the wind – keep your eyes and ears open: everything happens on the spot!
- 🌬️ 3pm: Guided tour “The four elements” RDV espace DVAH place Louis Vitet – €4.50 to €6.50 – Booking recommended on 02 35 06 62 79 – More info
- 🎸 18h-20h : Concert Air West – Soaring, atmospheric pop (Stage)
Thursday 18 September
- 9am to 7pm: Opening of the village
- 🪁 Kite flying
  Every morning (weather permitting): giant bowls and twirling wreaths on the pebbles.
  In the afternoon (2-5pm) on area n°1: guided demonstrations, choreography and collective figures.
  🌬️ And all day long: static kites and giant inflatables on the seafront.
  ⚠️ The programme depends entirely on the wind – keep an eye out and an ear open: it’s all happening on the spot!
- 🎤 6pm-8pm: Concert Tony – Text-based songs and festive rhythms (Stage)
Friday 19 September
- 9am to 7pm: Opening of the village
- 🪁 Kite flying
  Every morning (weather permitting): giant bowls and twirling wreaths on the pebbles.
  In the afternoon (2-5pm) on area n°1: guided demonstrations, choreography and collective figures.
  🌬️ And all day long: static kites and giant inflatables on the seafront.
  ⚠️ The programme depends entirely on the wind – keep an eye out and an ear open: it’s all happening on the spot!
- 🎵 6-8pm: OuiL Concert – International pop and original compositions (Stage)
- ✨ 10pm: Night Flight – Light show in the sky
Saturday 20th September
- 9am to 7pm: Opening of the village
- 🪁 Kite flying
  Every morning (weather permitting): giant bowls and twirling wreaths on the pebbles.
  In the afternoon (2-5pm) on area n°1: guided demonstrations, choreography and collective figures.
  🌬️ And all day long: static kites and giant inflatables on the seafront.
  ⚠️ The programme depends entirely on the wind – keep your eyes peeled and your ears open: it’s all happening on the spot!
- 🪁 9am-12pm: Presentation of the “Asymmetrical Balance” creative competition and public vote (Pavillon Créatif)
- 🎼 11am-12.30pm: Dieppe Concert Band(Pavillon Enfance)
- ✈️ 11am to 4pm: Aerial ballet ofbiplane aircraft over the coastline and the festival
- 🪁 Afternoon: Creative Competition – technical flight tests(Creative Pavilion)
- 🕺 2pm & 4pm: Hip-Hop Dance(Central Floor)
- 👩‍🎤 2.30pm, 3.30pm and 4.30pm: Musical walk with the PLIX
- 🎷 3pm & 5pm: Jazz workshops(Stage)
- 🌬️ 16h30 : Guided tour “Georges Braque’s birds” Musée de Dieppe (Château) – Free – Reservations recommended on 02 35 06 61 99 – More info
- 🎸 19h-21h30 : Concert Hot Slap – Explosive vintage rockabilly (Stage)
Sunday 21 September
- 9am to 7pm: Opening of the village
- 🪁 Kite flying
  Every morning (weather permitting): giant bowls and twirling wreaths on the pebbles.
  In the afternoon (2-5pm) on area n°1: guided demonstrations, choreography and collective figures.
  🌬️ And all day long: static kites and giant inflatables on the seafront.
  ⚠️ The programme depends entirely on the wind – keep your eyes open and your ears open: it’s all happening on the spot!
- 🏁 10am: Grand Parade of kite flyers accompanied by “The Northmen Brass” and “Le Temps de Chanter” (departure Quai Henri IV – Grande Rue – arrival beach)
- 🏆 3pm: Proclamation of the results of the creative competition (Pavillon Créatif)
- 🎇 18h: Closing of the festival with luminous kites

📍 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.

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🪁 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.

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Aerial demonstrations

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Asia Pavilion

🐉 Asia Pavilion

Chinese dragons, kinetic kites, mythological Indonesian puppets, Thai vibrators… Don’t miss the simultaneous flight of 10 dragons, a European record!

🖼️ 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.

Exhibition pavilion

Aerophotography Pavilion

📷 Aerophotography Pavilion

Les Yeux du Vent exhibition: 40 spectacular aerial photos captured by kite. Introduction to aerial photography workshop: take to the skies with your smartphone!

🪁 Historical Pavilion

A journey through the history of the kite, between traditions, scientific uses and ancient or contemporarymasterpieces. With the participation of collectors, craftsmen and enthusiasts.

🧒 Children’s pavilion

7 creative workshops open to schoolchildren during the week and to families at weekends. Make kites, windmills, flying objects, aerial photography… Every child goes home with their own creation!

🎨 Creative Pavilion – L’Atelier des Possibles

Meet the kite flyers at work, watch their creations in progress, chat with them. This is also where the Creative Competition on the theme Asymmetrical Balance takes place on the 2nd weekend.

✨ And much more to discover on site…

Between flights, let yourself be surprised by the poetic installations, strange creatures, strolling musicians, and even a clock dictated by the wind!

📚 Bibliothèque du vent

Offered by the associations D’Lire and Lire et Faire Lire, with theexhibition “Un ciel, un monde” on the uses and symbolism of the kite in cultures around the world.