Giganti in Volo - International Kite Festival

Giganti in Volo 2025 — 2nd edition

From June 13 to 15, 2025, the sky over Roca Vecchia (Melendugno, Lecce) was filled once again with giant kites for the second edition of Giganti in Volo, on a four-hectare area overlooking the Adriatic. Promoted by the Municipality of Melendugno with the patronage of the Province of Lecce and the Puglia Region and the support of the Lecce Chamber of Commerce, the event featured continuous exhibitions of artistic and acrobatic kites, the "wind garden," experiential workshops, tastings of local products, and live concerts. The event, with free admission and accessibility for people with disabilities, was part of the "Blu Festival" program.

Kite flyers and activities — 2025 edition

Numerous Italian teams participated, including the Aquilonisti Eolo of Gubbio, the Millepiedi of Foligno, the Twister Team of Grottammare, "Va dove ti porta il Vento" of Modena, the Aquilotti of Morrovalle, Teste per Aria, "Chi met di baccalà" of Forlì, the Team Amici del Vento of Martina Franca, and the Aquilonisti Salentini Rosa dei Venti of Lecce.

From abroad, kite flyers Bernhard Dingwerth and Werner Bache (Germany) and Erwin Abraham (Austria) attended.

The program alternated between: exhibitions and competitions of giant and acrobatic kites, experiential workshops to build your own kite, an area dedicated to children with inflatables and games, tastings of local products (honey, wicker baskets, terracotta), and live concerts with bands and traditional Salento sounds.

• Giant kite flyers from all over Italy, Germany, and Austria
• The "wind garden" on the archaeological site of Roca Vecchia
• Workshops, children's area, and tastings of local products