The Annual Bali Kites Festival 2017 (June- October)

Author, Ekarini

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Hi travelers,

The kite festival is  one of Bali’s major provincial calendar highlights, also presentations of unique cultural scenes in the summer in several locations on the island.  The history behind of the making kite is started in the agrarian harvest season in Bali’s rice fields by young people to thank God (Betari  Sri) for the abundant rice paddies and other crops.  This event was born from the fun of the   Balinese ritual in rice field to become a competitive event on the island by the communal Banjar.”  Each Banjar community sends their  Sekaa Layangan or youth kite teams to the festival with their artistic creations.  The groups from hundreds of  banjar will compete in the Kite festival each year.  The competition features new creation kites, which is you may see detailed three-dimensional figures like Hindu Gods, cars, motorbikes, traditional boats, airplanes, and mascots also a brand of the sponsors of the event. 

The Balinese people love “rame,” means  festive, so each group of kite presentation will be accompanied by the Gamelan orchestra to add the joy and spirit to each kite they present also adding the dramatic art story when take-off and landing time to the kite.   This year expecting  over 1,200 kites in this competition and up to 10,000 spectators.

Photo The Kite Festival

The Balinese traditional kites are gigantic and measuring up to four meters in width and 10 meters in length. Some other versions, such as the ‘layangan Janggan ’ type have impressive flowing ribbon tails often reaching 100 meters or more in length. 

The lightweight fabrics with selected colors for the body of a kite and some are fitted with intricately carved heads. The final results await to transport – usually by truck and requiring special escort along small Balinese roads to the main location of the Bali Kites Festival flying grounds on Padanggalak Beach where the high wind is perfect for the giant kite.

 Please Note: Dates may change depending favorable weather conditions

If you have any question about the festival, please contact: 

The Bali Kites Festival Location: Padanggalak Beach, Sanur and various venues

Phone: Pelangi Bali secretariat +62 (0)361 227 610

Below are the full schedules of the Bali Kite Festival 2017 

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The full schedules of the Bali Kite Festival 2017:

1. Pitik Kite Festival: 1-2 July, Pedungan, Denpasar 

 2. Bali Kite Festival: 3-5 July (or 7-9 July), Padanggalak Beach, Sanur

 3. Dangin Peken Dhananjaya Cup Kite Festival: 22-23 July, Mertasari Beach, Sanur

 4. Belega Kite Competition: 18-20 September, Belega, Gianyar

5. Pelangi Gianyar Kite Competition: 31 July - 2 August (or 8-9 August), Padanggalak Beach, Sanur

6. Sanur Kite Competition (Sanur Village Festival): 3-6 (or 28-30) August, Mertasari Beach, Sanur 7. Denpasar Kite Competition: 7-9 August, Padanggalak Beach, Sanur

8. Biaung Kite Competition: 12-13 (or 14-15) August, Padanggalak Beach, Sanur

 9. Banjar Banjaran Kite Competition: 17 August, Abiansemal, Badung

10. Klungkung Kite Competition: 17 August, Klungkung

11. Pelangi Denpasar Kite Competition: 19-20 August, Denpasar

12. Tanjung Kite Competition: 21-23 (or 26-27) August, Sanur

13. Pelangi Badung Kite Competition: 2-3 September, Padanggalak Beach, Sanur

14. Penatih Kite Competition: 4-6 September, Penatih, Denpasar

15. Pelangi Tabanan Kite Competition: 9-10 (or 18-20) September, Padanggalak Beach, Sanur 16. Peliatan Kite Competition: 9-10 September, Peliatan, Ubud

17. Ungasan Kite Competition:  11-13 September, Ungasan, Bukit Peninsula

 18. Namaste Kite Club Kite Competition: 16-17 September, Padanggalak Beach, Sanur

19. Ganeca Kite Competition: 23-24 September, Tabanan

20. Bekul Kite Competition: 30 September - 1 October (or 2-4 October), Padanggalak Beach, Sanur

21. Rockiller Kite Festival: 7-8 October, Padanggalak Beach, Sanur

22. LPM Kuta Kite Competition: 14-15 October, Kuta

 23. Kukuh Kite Competition: 16-18 October, Marga, Tabanan

 24. Batuyang Kite Competition: 21-22 October, Ubud

25.Bali International Kite Festival 2017: 23-25 (or 28-29 October), Padanggalak Beach, Sanur

Have a wonderful Summer!