The City Council of La Oliva unveiled this morning the program of the 'XXXII International
Kite Festival', which from
November 7 to 10 will receive the two hundred committed from eight countries that will be in Fuerteventura to cross the majoreros skies with its striking creations.
In the presentation ceremony this morning were the mayor of La Oliva, Isaí Blanco, Marcelino Umpiérrez as Councilor for Tourism, the municipal area that organizes the festival, the commercial representatives of collaborating companies such as Fred Olsen and Naviera Armas, and four of the commissioners who started this festival back in 1987, Jacinto Rodríguez, Flora Santana, Angela Ricciardi and Claudio Azzali.
Marcelino Umpiérrez explained that "it is a pride to celebrate this
Kite Festival again," inviting the public "to enjoy this wonderful show at the two scheduled locations, on Thursday,
November 7 at La Concha Beach, in El Cotillo, and from Friday 8 to Sunday 10 at the Great Beaches of Corralejo ". In these four days, the festival is celebrated from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Isaí Blanco highlighted this festival that over the years "has become a saint and promotional sign of the municipality of La Oliva, Fuerteventura and the entire Canary Islands", because "the incredible images that are generated travel to all corners of the world, making us known as a tourist destination. "
What began as an amateur meeting in 1987, Marcelino Umpiérrez added, in these three decades "is already recognized as one of the most important international
Events in Europe of its kind, and one of the most important in the world if we also consider the beauty of the locations that offer the Natural Park of Corralejo and the beaches of El Cotillo ".
The festival program will take place on each of the four days from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with permanent exhibitions of kites both acrobatic and static. Among the planned
Events, the visits of some 300 schoolchildren are highlighted on Thursday, 7th in El Cotillo and on Friday, 8th on El Burro Beach, and entertainment activities for children in Corralejo both on Saturday and Sunday throughout the day . The traditional rokakus kite combat will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, and on Sunday 10, at 2:00 p.m., the closing ceremony and awards ceremony will take place.
450 kites, 85 large format
More than 200 participants from eight different countries, committed from Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, England, Holland, Belgium and Spain, have confirmed their attendance at this 'XXXII International
Kite Festival', held since 1987 and held It has become one of Fuerteventura's longest-running
Events at all levels.
Among all of them, 450 comets will be hoisted over the skies of Corralejo and El Cotillo, 85 of them large format, the most spectacular and appreciated by the public.
International impact
Various international media have confirmed their presence to cover the present edition of the festival, including two German television shows, the Euromaxx program of the Deutchse Welle, and Life - Mensche, momente und geschisten, a popular Saturday program on the chain RTL The Condor airline will also include a photo report in its
December pages, bringing the images of the festival to thousands of tourists.
The national media have also shown their interest in the event, and also regional as a new reality of Canary Television, whose protagonists will visit the festival.
The Oliva City Council, from the Department of Tourism, organizes this 'XXXII International
Kite Festival' with the sponsorship and collaboration of entities such as Cicar, Fred Olsen and Naviera Armas, local businesses such as Via col Vento and New Territory, or The iMaGines study.
PROGRAM (attached bellow as a pdf file or a couple of posts up as a jpg)
XXXII International Kite Festival
From November 7 to 10, 2019 - 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Thursday day 7, at La Concha Beach (El Cotillo)
From Friday 8 to Sunday 10, at Playa del Burro (Dunes of Corralejo)
THURSDAY 7
10: 00H - 17: 00H / EXHIBITION OF FLIGHT OF ACROBATIC AND STATIC COMETS
FRIDAY, 8
10: 30H / INAUGURAL FLIGHT OF THE FESTIVAL
Opening of the flight with the creativity of Jacinto and Flora.
10: 30H - 12: 30H SCHOOL DAYS
Activity organized with the schoolchildren of the municipality.
10: 00H - 17: 00H EXHIBITION OF FLIGHT OF ACROBATIC AND STATIC COMETS
All this in charge of professional committees from different countries of Europe.
SATURDAY 9
10: 00H -17: 00H EXHIBITION OF COMETS OF VARIOUS FORMS AND COLORS
11: 30H-16: 30H ANIMATION FOR CHILDREN.
13: 00H FIGHT ROKAKUS COMETS.
Fight in the air between the participating kites, where the strongest will prevail.
SUNDAY 10
10: 00H-17: 00H CONTINUES THE EXHIBITION OF COMETS
The colorful and original kites will fly again over our Dunes landscape.
11: 30H-16: 30H ANIMATION FOR CHILDREN.
14: 00H CLOSURE OF THE XXXII INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FESTIVAL AND TROPHY DELIVERY.
Courtesy of
www.laoliva.es.