Coupe Icare
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Coupe Icare is an annual festival of free flight held at Saint-Hilaire, Isère
Saint-Hilaire, Isère
Saint-Hilaire is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.It is made up of the three smaller settlements of Saint-Hilaire, Les Margains and Les Gaudes, and its inhabitants are called the Saint-Hilairois .The commune is situated on the Plateau des Petites Roches, a natural balcony...

 - Lumbin
Lumbin
Lumbin is a commune in the Isère department in south-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Isère department* Funiculaire de Saint-Hilaire du Touvet...

 (Isère
Isère
Isère is a department in the Rhône-Alpes region in the east of France named after the river Isère.- History :Isère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Dauphiné...

, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

). The festival typically lasts four days and is held in the early autumn. Coupe Icare is best known for its Concours de déguisements (Masquerade Flight contest), in which paraglider
Paragliding
Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure...

 and hang glider pilots fly in costume to compete for prizes.

Coupe Icare features aerial acrobatics, hang gliders, paragliders, and hot air balloons. In addition to flight competitions, live entertainment, and street performances, the festival offers children's activities and a flight museum. It is held in conjunction with a commercial exposition and a film festival.

Originally organized by Tourist Office of St Hilaire in 1973, it is now organized by Icare Festival Organisation (IFO), a non-profit founded in 1989 for the purpose of managing Coupe Icare.

The 2010 Coupe Icare was held from September 16-19.

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