October 2025
Cervia
One Sky One World - Artevento Cervia
The special autumn edition of the International Kite Festival returns to celebrate Peace with a collective flight capable of uniting peoples and cultures.
One Sky One World will carry the message of peace with the colours of the kites on display at the Magazzini del Sale and those flying on the beach of Cervia.
Artevento thus celebrates the world day of flying for peace, conceived and promoted by the American kite flyer Jane Parker Ambrose following a historic meeting between Reagan and Gorbachev at the Denver Summit on nuclear disarmament in 1985.
An event that invites the public to take part in a spectacular collective action, paying homage to the spirit of the homonymous world day of flying kites for peace and celebrating it in the Romagna town consecrated as the “capital of flying art” thanks to its historic Festival.
The Festival village will be set up on the beach of Cervia, surrounded by free-flying kites that will animate it during the three days of the event.
Many professionals are expected for the show, including Albert Trinks, the internationally renowned Dutch kite flyer who created extraordinary “edo” kites inspired by Japanese tradition and dedicated to the defense of human rights. In addition to his most famous work, inspired by the portrait “Afghan Girl”, Trinks will also present two other kites inspired by the young Sharbat Gula, the refugee immortalized by the American photojournalist Steve McCurry.
Programme
Friday, October 11
- from 10:00 am - Cervia, Lungomare d'Annunzio Beach
Kites in flight for peace
Kites in flight, with a children's play area and educational workshops for children and adults.
Saturday, October 12
- from 10:00 am - Cervia, Lungomare d'Annunzio Beach
Kites in flight for peace
Kites in flight, with a children's play area and educational workshops for children and adults. - 5:30 pm - Cervia, Lungomare d'Annunzio Beach
Presentation of the book "A hot autumn. Ecological crisis, climate emergency and other unnatural catastrophes"
The writer Andrea Fantini presents his book A hot autumn. Ecological crisis, climate emergency and other unnatural catastrophes (Codice Editore). - 9:00 pm - Cervia, Lungomare d'Annunzio Beach
In the stubborn and contrary direction
A tribute to the great singer-songwriter Fabrizio de Andrè of Dimanco. In case of bad weather, the concert will be moved to the Magazzino del Sale.
Sunday 13 October
- 10:30 am - Departure from the Historic Center of Cervia
Peace Parade
Organized for the first time with the Fondazione PerugiAssisi to consecrate Artevento's recent adhesion to the "peace table" of the historic march for human rights, the Parade sees as special guests the children of the Piccolo Coro Antoniano Bologna as spokespersons of the message of hope written in the wind.
Accompanied by the notes of live music and now characterized by the giant flag created by the Peace Center of Cesena, the parade will cross the historic center to reach the beach of the World Kite Capital, celebrating in the most joyful way possible the historic world day of flying for peace. - Next - Cervia, Lungomare d'Annunzio
Great collective flight of kites for Peace
At the end of the Peace Parade, kites rise into the sky for a collective flight.
The workshops for children and adults and the play area on the beach continue.
From Friday 11 to Sunday 22 October
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Kite exhibition, educational workshops, conferences, guided tours, music and insights.
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