National Kite Festival ‘Robbialac Nil Ahase Wasanthaya 2015’ on 10-11 October

Children participating at the pre-festival kite workshop​

Participants and organisers at the pre-festival kite workshop

Themed kites from the pre-festival kite workshop

The National Kite Festival ‘Robbialac Nil Ahase Wasanthaya 2015’ which was postponed due to the inclement weather conditions has been rescheduled for 10 and 11 October. The event will be held at Galle Face Green and the same agenda will be followed.

The kite competition will be open for both children (under 14) and open groups under the categories of the Most Creative Kite, The Kite of National Heredity, spreading the message of “A Drug Free Country” kiteand an open category named The Best Fighting Kite (kites entered in to this category should be less than 1 1/2 feet made into the combuwa or waula style).

The festival will also include special kite making workshops, face painting, art workshops, film festivals, magic shows and other fun activities for the entire family. Organised by Kite Sri Lanka, in collaboration with the Presidential Task Force on Drug Prevention and Sri Lanka Tourism, the title sponsor of the event is Lankem Robbialac. Other partners of the event include Demak, Lumala, Sirius Academy,Rainco, Fly Ads, CBL-Munchee, Dr. Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital, Kalabara News, Neth Creations, Focus Entertainment, Zeon Hybrid Lanka, Music.lk, Sirisara, Nehemiah Consultants and several organisations to provide services throughout the festival days. 

The Kite Sri Lanka Organization, the most prominent kite association of the country committed to bringing forth peace and harmony within and beyond the island through the means of a kite, will create a space for the inherited kite culture and traditions practiced by different ethnic groups during the festival. 

The organisers have focused specially on eco-friendly materials over the polythene usage in kite making. It will be an ideal platform for creative local kite makers to show their talents while strengthening the Sri Lankan kite industry over the flow of imported kites.

The involvement of the Presidential Task Force on Drug Prevention will make a meaningful difference to the National Kite Festival as ‘Robbialac Nil Ahase Wasanthaya 2015’ is spreading the message of ‘A Drug Free Country’. Different kite competitions, awareness programs under the theme will be featured during the festival fueling the national movement on drug prevention.  

The festival will be magnified with the participation of a number of international kite observers and delegates from several countries. The Kite Sri Lanka Organization after participating in a number of international kite festivals during the recent past has created strong ties with international kite fliers and kite organisations who have been invited to the National Kite Festival 2015. Each participating country will have a separate slot in representing their own kite traditions to share experiences of the international kite industry with local kite lovers. 

With all these special features, the Kite Sri Lanka Organization is ready to host the National Kite Festival: Robbialac Nil Ahase Wasanthaya 2015. The organisers invite all kite lovers across the country to join hands with the mega kite festival of the year while enjoying kite making, watching and flying during 10 and 11 October at Galle Face Green.

Find more details on the Kite Sri Lanka website - www.kitesrilanka.lk, Email [email protected] FB fan page – Kite Sri Lanka Organization.