Bali Kite Festival is just one of the methods of continuing to promote Bali as a tourist destination island. This festival is usually held in the monsoon months from July to August of each year and ends at the end of August 31 and is held at Padang Galak Beach – Sanur, Denpasar.
The festival began back in 1979, and was joined by many participants of the International Kite Flying Club. The kite festival attracts thousands of participants and kite lovers who flood the arena with kites of different varieties, styles, colors and sizes.

Some traditional Balinese kites include Bebean (a fish), Janggan (bird-shaped) and Pecukan (leaf shape). The sizes of the kites are in the range between 4 meters – 10 meters in length. Janggan kites usually black, red and white, with a long tail of up to 200 meters. Some of the more traditional Balinese kites, the Bebean (a fish), Janggan (bird-shaped) and Pecukan (leaf-shaped) and also on display with kite building lessons on offer following the festival.

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