Kite Festival Berne (Whitsun in the Moor — Kites)

Kites over the Berner Moor

The Berner Moor in the southern Wesermarsch is an open, wide landscape where the wind is hardly broken. This is precisely what makes it an ideal location for a kite festival. Over the Whitsun weekend, the moorland landscape transforms into a huge playground for kite pilots and curious spectators. Colorful kites of all sizes — from handy family models to large image-carrying objects — fill the vast North German sky.

Low German Kick-off and Family Program

Whit Sunday traditionally begins with a Low German church service in the festival tent — a connection to the deeper tradition of Whitsun in the Moor. Afterwards, the kite and family program starts: hands-on activities for children, a kite-building workshop, demonstrations by experienced pilots, and live music alternate. Food stalls provide refreshments with bratwurst, fries, coffee, cake, draft beer, and non-alcoholic drinks.

Whitsun Festival for All Generations

The kite festival is explicitly family-friendly. Those who don't bring their own kite can often borrow one or build one themselves. Older visitors simply enjoy the sight of the colorful kites dancing in the wind and the relaxed Whitsun atmosphere of the moor. The event is organized by volunteers from the Berner Festgemeinschaft and is part of the long-standing "Pfingsten im Moor" format.