Kite Festival San Vito Lo Capo

Every day, from 10:00 to 17:30, the public will be able to watch free flights on the beach. The sky will be animated by shapes, colors and moving structures that will offer a continuous show. Among the most anticipated moments, there is the night flight scheduled for Saturday evening: fluorescent kites will illuminate the sky with figures and plays of light.

In addition to the giant inflatables, such as the dinosaurs already present in the last edition, new figures never shown before in San Vito lo Capo will be introduced, further enriching the visual spectacle.

Among the participants there will also be Loris Benenati, 9 years old, originally from Castellammare del Golfo. He is the youngest acrobatic kite pilot in Italy. After participating in the Grande Festival di Jesolo, he is ready to perform with new performances.

The Festival program is not limited to air shows. In Piazza Santuario, every evening there will be free events with performances by street artists, creative workshops open to adults and children to learn how to build kites, and stands dedicated to typical products and local crafts.

The appointment is in San Vito lo Capo, from May 21st to 25th, for five days dedicated to flight, creativity and the meeting of cultures, with the sea and the beach as a backdrop.

WEDNESDAY 21 MAY

• 10.00 am | from the Town Hall, via Savoia
Opening Parade of the 15th International Kite Festival
Parade to the sound of the “Città di San Vito lo Capo” musical band with the Majorettes, together with the children of the schools of San Vito, Trapani, Erice and the province, arriving on the beach, at Campo Volo.

•11.00am | Campo Volo, beach
Start of the Festival
All the kites in flight, between performances and somersaults.

• 11.00am/1.00pm | Villetta Faro
Entertainment for the little ones with inflatables and magic and juggling shows, with clowns and the crazy stilt-walker Santo Scirè.

• 3.30pm/7.30pm | Piazza Santuario and via Savoia
Street artists, parades with mascots, Children Flying Kites village and animated fairy tales with Frappè Animazione.

• 5.30pm/8.30pm | Music in the streets of the town
Drepanum Dixie Band

• 6.00 pm | Sanctuary Square
“Clap clap” | Circus show by Sefran.

• 9.00 pm in Piazza Santuario
Opening ceremony of the event with the presence of the Mayor, the municipal councilors and the organizers of the Festival.

To follow, an evening of music with Alex & Sabry.

THURSDAY 22 MAY

• 10.30 am | Campo Volo, beach
Kite flyers exhibition start
Day dedicated to primary school children.

• 11.00am/1.00pm | Villetta Faro
Entertainment for the little ones with inflatables and magic and juggling shows, with clowns and the crazy stilt-walker Santo Scirè.

• 3.30pm/7.30pm | Piazza Santuario and via Savoia
Street artists, parades with mascots, Children Flying Kites village and animated fairy tales with Frappè Animazione.

• 5.30pm/8.30pm | Music in the streets of the town
Drepanum Dixie Band

• 6.00 pm | Sanctuary Square
“Three for One” | Circus show by Giuseppe Buggea.

• 9.30 pm | Sanctuary Square
“The Aristocats” | Musical Fable
Sipario Theatre Company, directed by Vito Scarpitta.

FRIDAY 23 MAY

• 10.30 am | Campo Volo, beach
Kite flyers exhibition start
Day dedicated to primary school children.

• 10.30am/1.00pm | Villetta Faro
Entertainment for the little ones with inflatables and magic and juggling shows.

• 10.30am/1.00pm | Sanctuary Square
Entertainment for the little ones with inflatables and magic and juggling shows.

• 3.30pm/7.30pm | Piazza Santuario and via Savoia
Street artists, parades with mascots, Children Flying Kites village and animated fairy tales with Frappè Animazione.

• 5.58 pm, time of the massacre | Campo Volo
Commemoration of the 33rd Anniversary of the Capaci Massacre
Solemn ceremony with the flight of white and themed kites; reading of passages from the texts of Giovanni Falcone, in memory of the victims of the mafia and, in particular, commemoration of the massacre of 1992 in which judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife Francesca Morvillo, also a magistrate, and the escort agents Vito Schifani, Rocco Dicillo and Antonio Montinaro were killed.

• 7.00 pm | Sanctuary Square
“Circo Ramingo” | Circus show by Marco Previtera

• 9.30 pm | Sanctuary Square
The Foreway | Live Music

SATURDAY 24 MAY

• 10.00 am | Villetta Faro
Collective painting exhibition with impromptu performance by the “Ophea” association.

• 10.30am/1.00pm | Villetta Faro
Entertainment for the little ones with inflatables and magic and juggling shows.

• 10.30 am | Campo Volo, beach
Kite flyers exhibition start
A day dedicated to smiles.

• 3.30pm/7.30pm | Piazza Santuario and via Savoia
Street artists, parades with mascots, Children Flying Kites village and animated fairy tales with Frappè Animazione.

• 5.00 pm | Sanctuary Square
VIII Poetic Gathering “Isola di Favignana” of the Poetic Cultural Association “Ophea” organized by the President Paola Gusinu:
poetry recital and award ceremony of the 2025 “Fratelli Giangrasso” Literary Prize to the guest of honor, Prof. Francesco Torre; award ceremony of additional prizes, for the New Authors Section to the writer Antonino Schiera and, for the Pictorial Art Section, to Maestro Giovanni Carriglio. Musical interludes by Nicola Monaco.

• 5.30pm/8.30pm | Music in the streets of the town
Drepanum Dixie Band.

• 7.00 pm | Sanctuary Square
Circus show on the fly: show of the
“Circo Balocco” by Nando Caramma.

• 8.30/9.30 pm | Campo Volo, beach
The magic of kites at night with light games and music.

• 10.00 pm | Sanctuary Square
Extralarge | Live Music

SUNDAY 25 MAY

• 10.30 am | Campo Volo, beach
Kite flyers exhibition start

• 10.30/12.30 am | Music in the streets of the town
Drepanum Dixie Band.

• 10.30am/1.00pm | Piazza Santuario and via Savoia
Street artists, parades with mascots, Children Flying Kites village and animated fairy tales with Frappè Animazione.

• 11.30am/1.00pm | Villetta Faro
Entertainment for the little ones with inflatables and magic and juggling shows.

• 3.30pm/7.30pm | Piazza Santuario and via Savoia
Street artists, parades with mascots, Children Flying Kites village and animated fairy tales with Frappè Animazione,

• 7.00 pm | Sanctuary Square
“Malleable” | Circus show by Peppino Marabita.

• 9.00 pm | Sanctuary Square
Closing of the event
Greetings from the authorities and organizers.

• 9.30 pm | Sanctuary Square
“The Little Mermaid” | Musical
International Dance Academy by Francesca Colomba.

EDUCATIONAL KITE MAKING WORKSHOPS

EVERYDAY
FROM 10.00 TO 13.00 AND FROM 15.00 TO 18.00

The Laboratory is a space dedicated to the construction and decoration of kites and wind gardens, which offers all the public present an ecological and imaginative experience.
The design, construction and assembly of kite models is planned through guided work, in groups or individually. The use of construction kits including structure, bridles and towing cable is planned for the construction of basic models. For this purpose, materials will be provided to color, modify, and embellish your own kite, which will remain with the participant.