Technically, Fano isn't a festival at all. There is no organization, no schedule, no events, and hardly any spectators. People just drive onto the nine miles of hard sand, park in little groups, and put up incredible kites. Last year, they estimate there were seven thousand kite fliers. At day's end, the cars drift back to campgrounds and the parties begin.
Kites fly over the houses all night.
Each morning, the fliers appear later and later on the beach. And because of the far north location, the sun never sets in the summer. An eerie twilight sets in about eleven at night and dawn returns at two. Some buggy riders never leave the beach. The Fano Kite Party is held in June each year.