Held berween 18 - 20 September at the local free beach and the ZAM! Kultúrbuborék cultural centre, the festival will bring together professional Hungarian kite flyers and around 20 artists from five countries. 

Alongside traditional kites, visitors can see floating sculptures, unusual flying constructions and unique artistic creations filling the sky above the “Hungarian Sea”.

Weather permitting, the programme will begin with a night-flying display, while daytime demonstrations will feature professional kite flyers performing impressive manoeuvres and presenting artistic aerial installations.

Visitors can also take part in kite-building workshops led by instructors and students from the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design (MOME), creating their own kites and other flying objects. 

Board game stations and outdoor yoga by the lakeshore will provide additional activities away from the main aerial displays.

A highlight towards the end of the festival will be a spectacular “group picture in the sky”, with numerous kites and other creations taking flight simultaneously.

This year’s event also celebrates the legacy of Hungarian children’s author Éva Janikovszky (1926–2003), whose 100th birthday would have been marked in 2026. 

Inspired by her well-known work “Égig érő fű” (“That Lovely Green Grass”), a specially designed giant installation will take to the skies several times during the festival.

The ZAM! Kultúrbuborék cultural centre will also host an exhibition by the Móra Publishing House dedicated to Janikovszky and her longtime illustrator, László Réber. 

An awards ceremony for an accompanying children’s creative competition will also take place during the weekend.

The festival aims to blur the boundary between toy and fine art. Organisers say building and flying kites encourages creativity and experimentation, while also providing a shared sense of achievement.

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