Name: Kite Festival St. Peter-Ording 2026
Start: 2026-06-26T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-06-28T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Eventgelände Ordinger Strand

Kite Festival SPO

About Kite Festival SPO

When giant penguins, cartoon heroes, and elaborate stunt kites fill the sky on the last weekend of June over Ordinger Strand, it's time for the Kite Festival in St. Peter-Ording. For three days, the wide North Sea beach of the Eiderstedt peninsula transforms into a single airfield for kite enthusiasts from all over Germany and Scandinavia. With a flying school, ground animation, and food stalls — a family festival only possible where the sky is vast and the beach is endlessly wide.

Dates 26 Jun — 28 Jun 2026

Venue Sankt Peter-Ording (01054)

Prices —

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

Kite Festival SPO — edition 2026

The 2026 Kite Festival will take place from Friday, June 26 to Sunday, June 28 — Friday 2 PM to midnight, Saturday 11 AM to midnight, Sunday 11 AM to 5 PM. The organizer is Zirkel Events. Free entry with a spa card.

As in previous years, the Kite Festival will attract oversized kites, stunt kites, and aerosculptures from all over Northern Germany and Scandinavia. The date on the last weekend of June is a tradition and takes advantage of the usually consistent breeze conditions on the North Sea.

The detailed program for 2026 — workshops, kite shows, show segments with professional performers — will be announced shortly before the event on the official tourism website st-peter-ording.de.

Highlights Kite Festival SPO 2026

Giant kites with up to 20 meters wingspan, cartoon kites, flying school without registration, aerosculptures, and ground animations.

Programme Kite Festival SPO 2026

Friday, June 26, 2026 — Opening

2:00 PM — Opening at the Ordinger Strand event grounds
Afternoon — First kite flights, aerosculpture setup
Until midnight — Food stalls and lounges open, evening kite flying with lighting

Saturday, June 27, 2026 — Main Program Day

11:00 AM — Grounds open
Throughout the day — Giant kite shows, stunt kite demonstrations, flying school
Throughout the day — Ground animations, cartoon kites, workshops
Until midnight — Evening program

Sunday, June 28, 2026 — Closing

11:00 AM — Grounds open
Throughout the day — Flying demonstrations, participation activities
5:00 PM — Festival ends

Prices Kite Festival SPO 2026

Free with a valid spa card (day spa card on site). Beach parking fee during the season.

Practical information

Practical information — Kite Festival SPO

Getting Here

By train from Hamburg via Husum to St. Peter-Ording (NOB), then take a bus from the station to the Ordinger Strand car park. By car via the B5, follow signs for Ordinger Strand.

Admission

Free with a valid spa card (day spa cards available on site). Fees apply for parking at the Ordinger Strand car park.

When to Arrive

Best kite flying conditions are usually in the morning and late afternoon — wind and sun position make the difference.

Kites as far as the eye can see

The Kite Festival in SPO is one of the most well-known events of its kind in Northern Germany. Professionals and hobby kite flyers from Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands travel every year to fly their oversized kites (some up to 20 meters wingspan), stunt kites, unique creations, and characters from popular cartoons over the wide sandy beach. The spectacle is both silent and impressive: where beach volleyball or sand yachts usually dominate, giant squid, whales, and octopuses glide through the sky this weekend.

Participate, Don't Just Watch

A flying school is available on the festival grounds: those who want to get started or improve their stunt kite skills can receive advice without prior registration. Aerosculptures and ground animations — fabric panels, kites breathing in the breeze — also invite visitors to linger. There are play areas for the little ones and seating lounges for the adults.

Germany's Widest Beach

St. Peter-Ording is located on the Eiderstedt peninsula in the North Friesland district of Schleswig-Holstein. The beach is over twelve kilometers long and up to two kilometers wide in places — the ideal location for wind and kite events. The Ording district also offers the advantage of an event area in the rear beach zone, protected from saltwater.

Atmosphere and Audience

Three days of family atmosphere, free for guests with a spa card. Day-trippers come from Hamburg, Bremen, Kiel, and Husum. Strollers on the North Sea promenade also take the opportunity to stop by. Food is available from snack stands and the SPO beach bars — bratwurst, fish rolls, crêpes, ice cream.