Lahore flies the kites, but a large share of them are made somewhere else. Peshawar, Haripur and Abbottabad have supplied Basant for decades, and when the festival came back in 2026 the Punjab Government allowed registered Lahore traders to bring approved kite material in from them.
This page is about the markets outside Lahore — what they are known for, and what buying from them means under the 2027 rules. Lahore's own markets and registered sellers are on the kite shop in Lahore page.
Peshawar
Peshawar is the name that comes up first. Its kite trade sits in the old city bazaars, and the searches people make for it — "Patang Chowk", "Yakatoot kite market", "Peshawar kite market" — all point to the same thing: wholesale kites, made in quantity, sold on to traders elsewhere.
The best-known name is Yakatoot, the bazaar in Peshawar's old city that kite sellers and videos describe as the city's main kite market. What it is known for is volume: wholesale stock in many colours and sizes, bought by traders and sent on to other cities for their festival season. Most of what a Lahore buyer ends up flying from Peshawar has passed through a trader first rather than being bought there directly.
Haripur and Abbottabad
Haripur has a reputation for kite making as a craft, with workshops that pack and send kites to Lahore ahead of Basant. Abbottabad is named alongside it in reporting on where Lahore's kite material came from in 2026.
Haripur's reputation is for the workshop side of the trade: kites made and packed for other cities ahead of Basant, with makers advertising stock for Lahore in the weeks before the festival. In 2026, when the Punjab Government set out where Lahore's kite material could come from, Peshawar, Haripur and Abbottabad were the three places named, and material from them could be sold only to sellers and traders registered with the Lahore Deputy Commissioner.
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi has kite shops and a long Basant history of its own, but whether kite flying is permitted there in 2027 is a separate question from whether kites are sold there. Where flying is and is not legal outside Lahore is on the Basant outside Lahore page.
What buying outside Lahore means in 2027
Three things change once a kite crosses into Lahore for Basant.
Only registered sellers may sell. Under the Kite Flying Act 2025, selling kites without registration is an offence carrying one to five years. That applies to the Lahore trader reselling a Peshawar kite, not only to the maker.
Traders need permission to bring material in. In 2026, traders sourcing from other provinces needed permission from the Lahore Deputy Commissioner. Expect the same process for 2027.
Size limits still apply. A kite made in Peshawar is measured against the same Punjab limits as one made in Lahore: 35 × 30 inches for a patang and 40 × 34 inches for a gudda. How to measure one.
The dor question is simpler. Dor for Basant must be cotton, on a QR-coded pinna, from a registered manufacturer. Line bought loose in any market elsewhere does not become lawful by arriving in Lahore.
Should you travel to buy?
For most roofs, no. The saving on a handful of kites is small, the legal risk of carrying unregistered stock falls on you, and a registered Lahore seller has already done the sourcing. The trip makes sense for a trader, with permission. It rarely makes sense for a family.
Frequently asked
Where is the biggest kite market in Pakistan?
Peshawar and Haripur are the best-known kite-making centres, and much of what is sold in Lahore for Basant comes from them.
Can I buy kites in Peshawar and fly them in Lahore?
Only if they are within the Punjab size limits, and only on the permitted Basant days. Reselling them in Lahore requires registration as a seller.
Is Haripur known for kites?
Yes. Haripur has kite-making workshops that supply Lahore ahead of Basant.
Are there kite shops in Rawalpindi?
Yes, but whether kite flying is permitted in Rawalpindi for 2027 is a separate question from whether kites are sold there.
Kites, dor and everything that goes with them
The 1 tawa gudda is Rs 350 and the 1.5 tawa is Rs 450, both sold singly and inside the legal size limits. Gloves are Rs 750 per person. See the products and prices.
Selling is paused while our registration is suspended by the Punjab Government — see the notice. The products and prices stay published so you can plan, and we answer questions either way.
- Patang & gudda
- Cotton dor
- Pinnay
- Gloves
- Tape
- Delivery in Lahore