Live a family-friendly festival that's a visual treat for big and little kids alike.
Cartagena’s skies become a kaleidoscope of colours during the windy month of August as hundreds flock to the streets of Old Town to unleash their kites into the breeze.
Join in on the fun; make new friends and battle to see who has the best kite flying skills in one of Cartagena’s most colourful festivals.
Cartagena’s kite festival was born in 2010 and has since attracted participants from all over the world, including kite flyers from the US, Netherlands, Malaysia, Canada and more.
You’ll see everything from incredibly elegant, professionally made kites, to ones which remind you of the time that kid in grade school made a kite with the teacher’s help and it never really took off.
The event is guaranteed fun for the whole family, or even a romantic escapade with a loved one that will remind you of a time when smartphones didn’t exist.
The festival takes place over the Assumption Day Holiday long weekend, and usually opens with a kite-making workshop for kids on the Friday.