Cape Town International Kite Festival – #ColourTheSky

Grab your favourite kite, because this October the sky above Cape Town is getting a serious glow-up. The Cape Town International Kite Festival is back for its 32nd year, and this time it’s flying for a cause close to home: mental health awareness.

Taking place at Youngsfield Military Base in Ottery on 24 to 25 October 2026, the festival is turning the sky into a giant, colourful conversation starter under the theme #ColourTheSky.

‘Mental Health Awareness Month gives us an important opportunity to remind people that mental health is part of our everyday lives. It is not something we should only talk about when someone reaches a crisis point,’ says Professor Ingrid Daniels, CEO of Cape Mental Health. She adds that the festival creates room for exactly those conversations.

‘When people come together, when they talk, when they connect and when they understand that they are not alone, we begin to break down the stigma that prevents so many people from reaching out for help.’

• Dates: Media Fly – Tuesday 20 Oct, 10:00 to 12:00 | Heideveld Community Fly – Wednesday 21 Oct 10:00 to 13:00 (Time TBC) | Cape Town International Kite Festival – 24 to 25 October 10:00 to 18:00
• Tickets: Available via Quicket
• Socials: Facebook: www.facebook.com/CTKiteFest | X: https://x.com/CTKiteFest
  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ctkitefest | TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ctkitefest
• Website: https://capementalhealth.co.za/ColourTheSky