Events Kites

Kitefliers often get together to fly, to display their kites, and sometimes to make kites. These events vary in scale from large week long international events to small one - day local events. Most kite festivals are public events, workshops usually require booking.

• Berkeley Kite Festival - International festival sponsored by Highline Kites on a windy peninsula in the California Bay area.
  
• Festival of the Winds ( Bondi Beach ) - Some snapshots of this event
  
• Verdun Kite Rendez-vous 1999 - Major international event in Verdun, Canada.
  
• Travemuende Kite and Fireworks Show 2002 - Photos and a brief review of the event.
  
• Washington Tyne and Wear 1995 - Report published in Drachen Magazin.
  
• Twisted Lines Kite Festival - Annual festival near Topeka Kansas held on the first weekend in June.
  
• Washington/Sunderland Kite Festival - Report by the organisaer - Malcolm Goodman.
  
• Streatham Common Kite Day - Family fun day fly-in, South London.
  
• Festival International de cerf-volant de Dieppe - France - Week-long international festival, held every two years in September. Includes general information and photos. [French and English]
  
• Washington Tyne and Wear 1999 - Includes gallery of images from the biggest festival in the UK.
  
• Bristol 1995 - Report on Bristol 1995, published in Drachen Magazin.
  
• Smithsonian Kite Festival - Annual kite-flying competition brings kite-fliers from across the U.S. and the world. Contains festival information, contest rules, latest winners, photos.
  
• Fanø Kite Festival - Pictures from every Fano event since 1998(English and German language)
  
• One Sky One World - The global kite event - second Sunday every October.
  
• Washington State International Kite Festival - Long Beach, WA festival held annually in August.
  
• World Kite Museum & Hall of Fame - The World Kite Museum celebrates the achievements and magic of kiting world-wide.
  
• Fort Worden Kitemakers Conference - Held annually on the first weekend in March. Includes a list of teachers and classes, photos, and instructor application and raffle forms. Located in Port Townsend, Washington, United States.
  
• Mix-96 Kite Fest - Sunday, September 17th 2000, Elk Grove Regional Park, 9 miles south of Sacramento.
  
• Basingstoke Kite Festival's Official website. - Basingstoke Kite Festival is an annual kite flying event in the UK.
  
• Bali Kite Festival - Report on the biannual Bali Kite Festival.
  
• Brighton Kite Festival - A free UK kite festival run by the Brighton Kite Flyers for both the family and the enthusiast.
  
• SAKFA Festival - South African Kite Flyers Association International Kite Festival at Van Riebeeck Strand Melkbosstrand.
  
• Kites Over Burlington - Festival in Iowa, sponsored by Burlington Jaycees.
  
• Cleethorpes International Festival of the Air - Organised by Malcolm Goodman.
  
• New Jersey Sport Kite Championships - Held annually in July at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. Includes a schedule, general information, details of compulsory figures, a list of area accommodations, directions and maps.
  
• Oregon Kitemakers Retreat - Kitemakers retreat in January on the Oregon coast. In attendance are kite making instructors from all over the US and the world. Site provides lodging information, instructor bios, and registration packets.
  
• Marina International Festival of the Winds - Held in Marina California, this festival includes kites, hang gliders, paper airplanes, food and music.
  
• Canal Days Festival 1999 - Illustrated report on Canadian festival.
  
• Sunderland International Festival of Kites, Music and Dance - Held annually in July at Northern Area Playing Fields near Sunderland, UK. Includes a program, photos, directions and a location map.
  
• Hamamatsu Kite Festival - A few paragraphs and photos about this event as part of a broader tourist report
  
• Pasir Gudang - Report on the Pasir Gudang festival in Malaysia.
  
• Viennese Kite Festival Fall 1997 - Report with pictures.
  
• Berrow 1996 - Includes an amusing text report on the Berrow buggy festival 1996.
  
• Berck Kite Fest - France - Photo albums from 1999 to present.
  
• Zilker Kite Festival - One of the longest continuously running Kite Festivals in the US, this is an annual rite of Spring in Austin, TX.
  
• Berck 2001 - Gallery from major international festival by the Red Baron Kite Team.
  
• Tewkesbury International Kite Festival - The Golden Valley Kite Fliers review this kite event in the UK.
  
• Sky, Wind & World - Millennium Kite Exhibition in Billings, MT
  
• National Kite Month - A non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion and support of kiting helps plan kite festivals each spring.
  
• Cleveland Festival. - Includes gallery of pictures of the Cleveland festival.
  
• Bristol 2000 - Colourful report.
  
  

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