Colombo International Kite Festival – 2026

The Colombo International Kite Festival – 2026 will be held on Saturday, 08 August 2026, and Sunday, 09 August 2026, at Galle Face Green, Colombo.

To mark the opening of the festival, a vehicle parade will commence at 9.00 a.m. on Saturday, 08 August 2026.

The parade will proceed along the following route:

Galle Face Roundabout, Kollupitiya Junction, Dharmapala Mawatha, Liberty Roundabout,  R.A. De Mel Mawatha,  Bambalapitiya Junction, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Thummulla, Thurstan Road, Glass House Junction, Nanda Motors Junction, Nidahas Mawatha, Public Administration Junction, Maitland Crescent Junction, Horton Place, Horton Roundabout, C.W.W. Kannangara Mawatha, De Soysa Roundabout,  Lipton Roundabout, Ibbanwala Junction,  D.R. Wijewardene Mawatha, Regal Junction, Ceramic Junction, Lotus Road, N.S.A. Roundabout, Port City.

Accordingly, motorists and members of the public are kindly requested to avoid the above routes and use alternative roads during the vehicle parade on Saturday, 08 August 2026, as traffic congestion is expected in these areas. Police traffic officers will be deployed to regulate traffic and provide any necessary assistance.

The Kite Festival and Musical Concert, which are open to the public, will be held on Sunday, 09 August 2026. To ensure public safety and facilitate smooth traffic management, approximately 1,000 police officers, including 300 traffic officers and 700 police officers, will be deployed throughout the event.

Vehicle Parking Arrangements – Sunday, 09 August 2026

• Visitors are advised to park their vehicles at the following designated locations:

• MOD Grounds Car Park
• Concrete Car Park near Shangri-La
• Chaithya Road
• York Street (from Chatham Street Junction to the Old Police Headquarters)
• Leyden Bastion Road (both sides)
• Lower Lotus Road (left side)
• Duke Street (both sides)
• Bristol Street (both sides)
• Baron Jayathilaka Mawatha (both sides)
• D.R. Wijewardene Mawatha (left side)
• Parsons Road (both sides)
• Port City Premises
• Sea Road Seaside Car Park
• Sea Road (from Kollupitiya Railway Station Road Junction to Steuart Place)
• Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha (Green Path) – both sides
• Dharmapala Mawatha (Viharamahadevi Park side)

Paid Parking Facilities

• Access Tower Car Park, Union Place
• Private Car Park near Gamini Roundabout
• Lower Ground Car Park opposite Lake House
• Chamas Car Park
• Old Manning Market Car Park

Media institutions are kindly requested to provide wide publicity to this announcement in order to keep the public informed and to minimise inconvenience during the festival.