More than 40 National and International para glider pilots will participate in the 3 day International Paragliding Festival, beginning at Vagamon on April 6 - 2006.

Paragliding (known in some countries as parapenting) is a recreational and competitive flying sport. A paraglider is a free-flying, foot-launched aircraft. The pilot sits in a harness suspended below a fabric wing, whose shape is formed by the pressure of air entering vents in the front of the wing.

It is closely related to hang gliding, but quite different from parasailing/parascending, which doesn’t involve free flight. (Paramotoring uses the same equipment, with the addition of a propeller mounted behind the pilot, making it a form of ultra-light aviation as opposed to free flight).

World famous gliders like Bruce Mills (Newzealand) and Paul James (UK) have confirmed their participation.

The Paragliding Festival is jointly organised by Kerala Tourism and Adventure Sports and Sustainable Tourism Academy.