{"id":114664,"date":"2026-04-30T12:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T10:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/?post_type=evento-new&#038;p=114664"},"modified":"2026-04-30T12:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T10:04:14","slug":"2026-international-kite-festival","status":"publish","type":"evento-new","link":"https:\/\/www.visitsicily.info\/en\/evento-new\/2026-international-kite-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 International Kite Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":114661,"template":"","categories":[2129,2142],"luogo":[3094],"class_list":["post-114664","evento-new","type-evento-new","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-evento-en","category-festival-en","luogo-san-vito-lo-capo"],"acf":{"galleria":false,"contatti_organizzatore":"","email_organizzatore":"info@festivalaquiloni.it","pagina_social":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/festivalaquiloni","url":"https:\/\/www.festivalaquiloni.biz\/index1.html","dataora_fine":"24\/05\/2026 00:00","dataora_inizio":"20\/05\/2026 00:00","sottotitolo":"","titolo_paragrafo_1":"Detail","paragrafo_1":"<p><strong>From 20 to 24 May 2026<\/strong>, <strong>San Vito Lo Capo<\/strong>, overlooking the crystal-clear waters of the Trapani coast, will host the 16th edition of the <strong>International Kite Festival<\/strong>, one of the most evocative and eagerly awaited events of the Sicilian spring season. 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