The 2026 award winning St Anne’s Kite Festival takes place next Friday, Saturday and Sunday. These dates, 4th – 6th September, were previously identified as suitable tides for everyone’s safety.
The skies above St Anne’s seafront will be awash with colour on Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday as fabulous display kites take to the air on the beach adjacent to the pier. There will be five flying arenas on the beach, including one outside of the dog control zone, so visitors with dogs can get close up to some of the kite action.
There is an illuminated kite flying evening on Friday 4th September. There will be a fairground on the beach and additional food and drink stalls on the Promenade.
Weather permitting, the event promises a thrilling and thoroughly enjoyable trip out for young and old alike. Timings for kite flying for 2026 are as follows:
Friday 4th – 12 noon to 10pm featuring and evening illuminated kite flying
Saturday 5th – 11am to 5pm (N.B. Fairground will operate into the evening)
Sunday 6th – 11am to 4pm
Joined by kite teams from across the UK and beyond, the event is a partnership between Fylde Council and kite fliers SmileFactor10 with ongoing support from St Anne’s Town Council.
