{"id":33587,"date":"2025-05-19T10:50:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T07:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/event\/kite-festival-winds-of-the-winds\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T10:33:39","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T07:33:39","slug":"kite-festival-winds-of-the-winds","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/event\/kite-festival-winds-of-the-winds\/","title":{"rendered":"Kite Festival “Winds of the Winds!”"},"content":{"rendered":"
KITE FESTIVAL “WINDS OF WINDS!” – 31 May\"\ud83e\ude81\"<\/span> The Kite Festival \u201cWinds of the Winds\u201d marks the beginning of summer in Klaip\u0117da and invites lovers of wind, sea and art to the seaside. On 31 May 2025, the festival will take place for the third time. \"\u2600\ufe0f\"<\/span><\/div>\n
\"\ud83d\udccd\"<\/span> LOCATION: KLAIPEDA DISABLED BEACH, MELNRAGE<\/div>\n
PROGRAMME:
\"\ud83e\ude81\"<\/span> 10.00-15.00 Kite workshop. Make a colourful, nautical kite and decorate the Klaip\u0117da sky with it! (In the KUPOLAS caf\u00e9) <\/div>\n
\"\ud83e\ude81\"<\/span> 11.00-14.00 Painting a kite-flag (52 sqm) with the city community \u201cCatching the wind\u201d. Presented by event partner Ignitis renewables. <\/div>\n
\"\ud83e\ude81\"<\/span> 12.00 Hoisting of the kites, start of the festival (Lithuania, Poland)<\/div>\n
\"\ud83e\ude81\"<\/span>13.00 OPENING OF THE FESTIVAL<\/div>\n
\"\ud83e\ude81\"<\/span> 13.30, 14.30, 15.00 Wind farm construction education with Ignitis renewables. “Ignitis Renewables representatives will lead a special education 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. <\/div>\n
\"\ud83e\ude81\"<\/span> 13.30-14.00 Klaip\u0117da Queen Louise Youth Centre artistic expression studio \u201cJUNIOR CITY JAZZ\u201d performance<\/div>\n
\"\ud83e\ude81\"<\/span> 14.00-14.45 Performance by Monika Me\u010di\u016bt\u0117 – MONEE<\/div>\n
\"\ud83e\ude81\"<\/span>14.45-15.00 Prizes and prize rain!<\/div>\n
\"\ud83e\ude81\"<\/span> 15.00-17.00 DJ Mamania<\/div>\n
\"\ud83e\ude81\"<\/span> 17.00-19.00 Kite flying on your own. END OF THE FESTIVAL <\/div>\n
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EDUCATION-IN-ACTION:
\"\u2600\ufe0f\"<\/span> At 13.30, 14.30, 15.00, Ignitis Renewables representatives will lead a special educational session to introduce children to offshore wind power plants 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. <\/div>\n
\"\u2600\ufe0f\"<\/span> 12.00-16.00 Children’s Line volunteers invite children to explore their feelings in different ways and in different forms – playing games, creating stories about feeling balls, drawing, blowing soap bubbles. Adult participants are invited to help the children free themselves from heavy thoughts. Find out all about volunteering opportunities and the initiative \u201cThe Travelling Stone of Difficult Thoughts\u201d (\u201cChildline\u201d) <\/div>\n
\"\u2600\ufe0f\"<\/span> 12.00-16.00 Klaip\u0117da City Public Health Bureau invites everyone – young and old – to fun, useful and adventurous activities! During the \u201cColourful Parachute\u201d activity, children are invited to play with a huge colourful parachute – to wave, dance and enjoy the swirl of colours together. In the teeth cleaning lesson, children will learn how to defeat bad bacteria and maintain a healthy smile. A fun and educational challenge – the \u201cSorting Game\u201d – will teach children how to sort waste through play. Where does a banana peel go and where does a plastic bottle go? Nature will thank us! <\/div>\n
\"\u2600\ufe0f\"<\/span> 12.00-16.00 Wings foil and windsurfing school – Wind ON. New water sport – wing foil lessons taught by a licensed IWO (International Wingfoil Organization) instructor. Wing foiling is gliding above the water on a hydrofoil. This sport combines surfing, kitesurfing and windsurfing into one. <\/div>\n
\"\ud83e\ude81\"<\/span> “Winds of the Winds” strengthens Klaip\u0117da’s identity as a maritime city and invites everyone – from families to art enthusiasts – to become part of this celebration. It is an event that celebrates the power of the wind and the sea through art, tradition and community, leaving lasting impressions and marking the beginning of summer. <\/div>\n
\"\ud83e\ude81\"<\/span> Financed by Klaip\u0117da City Municipality
\"\ud83e\ude81\"<\/span> Catching the wind – Ignitis renewables
\"\ud83e\ude81\"<\/span> Space donated by – Caf\u00e9 \u201cKupolas\u201d<\/div>\n
PARTNERS: Ignitis renewables, Akropolis, Biofarmacija, Fabrique, Hokla, Pica PUB
PROGRAMME PARTNERS: Vaik\u0173 linija, Klaip\u0117da Queen Louise Youth Centre, Klaip\u0117da City Public Health Bureau<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KITE FESTIVAL “WINDS OF WINDS!” – 31 May The Kite Festival \u201cWinds of the Winds\u201d marks the beginning of summer in Klaip\u0117da and invites lovers of wind, sea and art to the seaside. On 31 May 2025, the festival will take place for the third time. LOCATION: KLAIPEDA DISABLED BEACH, MELNRAGE PROGRAMME: 10.00-15.00 Kite workshop. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":33502,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"mec_category":[475,562],"class_list":["post-33587","mec-events","type-mec-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","mec_category-for-the-whole-family","mec_category-holidays"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events\/33587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec-events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/mec-events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33587"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33587"},{"taxonomy":"mec_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klaipedatravel.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mec_category?post=33587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}