On 30-31 May, for two days, Klaipėda’s skies will be decorated with colourful kites of all sizes. The 4th International Beach Kite Festival “Winds of the Winds”, funded by the Klaipėda City Municipality, will take place on the central beach at Melnrage, near the café “Klaipėdos kupolas”. The festival, dedicated to maritime culture, will offer not only an unforgettable spectacle, but also a day filled with various activities, education and meetings.

LOCATION: KLAIPEDA CENTRAL BEACH, MELNRAGE

30 May
10.00-15.00 Kite workshop. Make a colourful, nautical kite and decorate the Klaipėda sky with it! (In the KUPOLAS café)
12.00 Hoisting of the kites, start of the festival (Lithuania, Poland, Estonia, Finland, Germany)
12.00 Hoisting of the Kite Flag (52 sq. m), dedicated to the Klaipėda Year of Social Responsibility
13.00 OPENING OF THE FESTIVAL
13.30-15.00 Wind farm construction and other educational activities with Ignitis renewables
13.30-16.30 Education and creative workshops by the event partners (Children’s Line, Lithuanian Maritime Academy-Vilnius Tech, Klaipėda City Public Health Bureau)
14.45-15.00 Prizes and prize rain!
15.00-17.00 DJ Mamania
17.00 Kite flying. End of Day 1 of the festival

31 May
12.00 Flying of the kites (Lithuania, Poland, Estonia, Finland, Germany)
12.00 Hoisting of the Kite Flag (52 sq. m), dedicated to the Klaipėda Year of Social Responsibility
14.00-16.00 DJ musical performance
16.00 Kite flying. END OF THE FESTIVAL

Financed by Klaipėda City Municipality
Event partner “Ignitis renewables” – a leader in green energy in the Baltic States.
Space donated by – Café “Kupolas”
PROGRAMME PARTNERS: “Vaikų linija”, Lithuanian Maritime Academy-Vilnius Tech, Klaipeda City Public Health Bureau
In case of inclement weather conditions, the programme is subject to change.

On the last weekend of May, the sky of Klaipėda will be decorated with kites flown by Lithuanian and foreign enthusiasts using one of the most important symbols of Klaipėda – wind. Not only acrobatic kites, but also figure kites will be catching the gusts of wind, which every year, in favourable weather conditions, become the highlight of the festival. In order to promote community spirit and maritime traditions, almost a thousand kites and wind turbines symbolizing green energy will be “born” in the kite workshop, which will be provided by Ignitis Renewables, an international company and a leader in green energy in the Baltic States.

Fourth International Festival

The kite festival “Winds of the Winds”, now in its fourth year, attracts more and more kite enthusiasts from foreign countries every year. This is the realisation of the original idea of making the festival international. Last year, the festival was graced by a guest from Poland, Witek Klimkowscy, a kite enthusiast specialising in aerobatic kites. All of his kites are unique and made with his own hands. This year, kite enthusiasts will be joined by guests from Germany, Poland, Estonia and Finland.

The kites will take off at noon on 30 May at 12.00 and on 31 May at 13.00.

Turn the wind “Ignitis renewables

For the second year, the main partner of the Klaipėda International Kite Festival is Ignitis renewables. The international green energy company consistently continues its sustainable and close cooperation with communities and presents renewable energy projects.

At the colourful Winds of the Winds festival, Ignitis Renewables representatives will lead a special education session together with the event community to introduce children to offshore wind farms through games and hands-on learning. Children will have the opportunity to learn about the working principles, construction processes and benefits of wind farms. The educational programme will include hands-on activities where children will build model wind turbines, observe how they work and learn about wind power generation. The educational activities will take place on 30 May.

Colourful workshops

The annual kite workshop, which attracts a large number of guests, will start on Saturday, 30 May at 10.00 am. Traditionally, festival guests will be invited to make their own kite, decorate it in a nautical way and soon try it out in the sky. At least 800 kites are expected to be made by 3 pm. The kite workshop will take place inside the café Kupolas Klaipėda, a loyal partner of the festival.

There will also be plenty of music on the central beach – on 30 May from 15.00 to 17.00, DJ Mamania will be dancing not only the kites, but also all the participants of the festival.

Festival partner activities

On 30 and 31 May, from 13:00, a 52 square metre kite-flag will fly in the sky, dedicated to the Year of Social Responsibility in Klaipėda.

30 May from 13.30 to 16.30 Klaipėda City Public Health Bureau, Children’s Line and Lithuanian Maritime Academy – Vilnius Tech will invite you to useful and adventurous activities, education and creative workshops.

The Kite Festival is funded by Klaipėda City Municipality.

Organised by VšĮ Klaipėdos šventės. The main partner of the festival is Ignitis renewables.

Partners of the festival programme: the Children’s Line, Lithuanian Maritime Academy – Vilnius Tech, Klaipėda City Public Health Bureau.

Partners: PC Akropolis Klaipėda, Kupolas Klaipėda café, Biofarmacija, Paca Pub pizzeria.