Kite Event Calendar

[Chatelaillon]

[Wisconsin Rapids] There will be various types of kites demonstrated with any and all questions answered.

[East Mersea]

[Glenwood] Gather up your family and friends and come to Glenwood and join us for the annual Whitewater Mesa Fun Kite Flying Picnic. There are usually 100+ people and there is plenty of space without fences to tangle your kite strings and room to park for your tailgate picnic. Admission is free and there will be a free raffle drawing for a kite at 2.30pm so be sure to pick up your raffle ticket on arrival at the gate with the labyrinth sign. While you are here and for a completely different experience, walk one or all five of the labyrinths at Whitewater Mesa Labyrinths.

[Emu Park] Festival of the Wind is a fun-filled alcohol free family day run by Emu Park Lions. We have kite flyers from all over Australia who not only fly their own kites but also help the children (and adults) who wish to learn. Last year an estimated 3000 people attended to watch the kites, visit the market stalls and enjoy our great weather. As well as kite flying we have beach games, frizbee flying and sandcastle competitions.

[Houston]

[Semaphore] 26, 27, 28 March 2016
The Adelaide International Kite Festival is a free community event that is held annually at Semaphore Beach in South Australia.
Come along to Semaphore beach over the Easter long weekend in 2016 and watch the sky fill with colour, twists and twirls, kites of all shapes and size - when the Adelaide International Kite Festival returns!
The 2016 Festival will feature international guest kite flyers from New Zealand and as far away as Florida in the USA! As always, we will have kite flyers from interstate and locally in South Australia flying too.
As in 2015, the Festival Marketplace will return with stallholders selling their wares and running activities for all to be involved in. This area is on the foreshore and open 11am - 5pm daily so be sure to check it out.
The AIKF is run by the Adelaide Kite Flyers Association in conjunction with K Marie Events, and was established in 1997.

[Berck-sur-Mer]

[San Diego] Fun Fly and Monthly Meeting

[Greenmeadows]

[Santa Monica] Bring your family and friends to make and fly kites down at the Santa Monica Pier. Everyone will receive his or her own free, unique kite along with a color theory instruction lesson. Kitemakers from across the United States will also showcase their work and create a "gallery in the sky."

[Richmond]

[Titusville] Central Florida Kite Club is going to the dogs and inviting everyone to go with us. April 9, Saturday, at 11am, we will be meeting at Marina Park (and dog park) in Titusville for a fun fly. This is a great park for flying with lots of room, a view of the launch pads, and grills for cookout. Grills, yup, we will be doing hot dogs and hamburgers for lunch; so drop us a comment if you plan to attend (wanna make sure everybody gets fed). Some folks may be thinking sounds great but I don’t have a kite, not a problem there will be plenty to go around. Kitestop of our club “Fearless Leader”, John Lutter, is also right on the way to pick up something special. Looking forward to seeing all our friends at this fun event (even those friends we haven’t met). See ya’ !!!!!

[Hartford] Come out and fly a kite with us at the Confluence Tower’s annual Wind Festival!

[Essex] Kite Day at Cogswell’s Grant, Essex, MA is a time for all kite enthusiasts to gather and fly kites for themselves and the area’s residents and visitors to this north shore town. Lots of kite games, bol races, candy drops, and kitemaking for kids 8 to 80.
ALL ARE WELCOME! Rain date is April 10.

[Cleveland] The Ohio Society for the Elevation of Kites was founded in 1977 by a group of kite enthusiasts. Although the club structure remains informal, we elect officers to organize and oversee activities. Our main purpose is to encourage new kite flyers, share ideas, knowledge, experience, building and flying tips, and to have fun. Members range from eight to eighty-five. Anyone who enjoys the magic of kites is welcome to fly with us whether you are a member or not. Members of OSEK live in Columbus, Wooster, Medina, Youngstown, Mentor, Solon, Cleveland, Akron, Massillon, Canton, and small towns between! O.S.E.K. members have competed and participated in kiting on local, national, and even international levels.
COME FLY WITH US!
O.S.E.K. offers kite building workshops for area schools, clubs and groups. We present talks and demonstrations. We paint the sky with kites for park systems, community celebrations, and at the Cleveland Kite Festival in September. We also have our annual club members only “FLEXI FOOL Competition and Birthday picnic”. In April, National Kite Month, we can be found at the Youngstown Kite Festival, Medina Metro Parks Earth Day, Parkman Township Kite Day, and other places, as scheduled.
All requests for participation (workshops, demos, displays, kite flying) are presented to the members at next possible meeting and voted on. Due to an increase in requests and the limited number of volunteer members available, we regret we can’t cover them all.
At our monthly “free fly”, O.S.E.K. members share ideas, fly our kites, and socialize. We also hold brief, informal field meetings for business needs. Attendance is greater from April to September than during the winter months. Two Special meetings are held to discuss club business, one in March, which includes our annual Auction and election of officers, and the other in November.

[Long Beach] It’s that time again. Join us for our second Saturday fun fly at the Beach. Hwy 90 @ Jeff Davis - Long Beach MS. Bring your kite or fly one of ours. Free Lessons 10:AM - 4PM

[Swindon]

[Waynesboro] Free kite flying (all ages) with expert flying help from our Kite Masters—brothers Sam and George Adams—in the meadow behind the museum house at Renfrew Park. Bring your own kite. Build a Kite workshop is scheduled for 12:00–1:30, all welcome; $1 materials donation. For more information visit www.renfrewinstitute.org or call 717-762-0373.

[Berck-sur-Mer]

[Ocean Shores] Fun fly for kite month 2nd annual

[Chelmsford]

[Weifang]

[Madison] 10a-12p: Kite making workshop for kids of all ages.
1p-4p: Fun fly for families and flyers of all kite types.

[Santa Maria] People of all ages will send hundreds of brightly colored kites soaring into the sky this Sunday, April 17, at the 7th annual Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum Free Family Kite Festival. More than 3,000 people are expected to attend this popular community event, which will run from noon to 4 p.m. at Rotary Centennial Park, 2625 S. College Drive, in Santa Maria.
The Kite Festival will feature professional kite-flying demonstrations, contests, food, vendors and music by family rock band BIRDIE. There will also be a “hospital” at the park for kites that need first aid.

[Leoti] An exciting day long festival featuring giant show kites, live music, kite and food vendors, and a plethora of classic cars for all to enjoy.

[Carrboro] Let’s go fly a kite! Come join us at Hank Anderson Park for an afternoon of fun. Bring a kite and help fill the skies with color. There will be a few kites available to those without one (on a first-come, first-serve basis).

[Lexington] Kite Fest
Noon–4 pm, Saturday, April 16
Jacobson Park
Admission: Free
The skies of Jacobson Park will be filled with hundreds of kites this spring as Kite Fest returns for another year. Join us as we celebrate National Kite Month and our first major outdoor event of the season. Free activities will include kite flying, children’s games, special entertainment, kite making, and much more. Food and beverages will be available for purchase throughout the day or families may pack a lunch and picnic in the park.

[Verdon-la-Couronne]

[Bel Air] Calling kids of all ages to the 11th annual Bel Air Kite Festival! To be held at Rockfield Park in Bel Air, Maryland on April 16th from 10am to 4pm. Bring a kite, a blanket & chairs, and a picnic lunch for a day of fun - you can sit back, watch the kites, and enjoy the music too. If you’ve never flown before there will be lots of volunteers to help. Go fly a kite!!

[Jacksonville]

[Weifang]

[Cervia]

[Villers-les-Nancy]

[Cliddesden]

[Morro Bay] This is a two day event with demos all day long and a candy drop for kids. Food and other vendors will be on site. On Saturday, Central Coast Funds For Children will give the first 500 kids a free kite to decorate and fly

[Seville] April 4/23/16 Medina Earth Day Festival 8708 Hubbard Valley Rd. Seville, Ohio (FD,CKW)
10:00am - 04:00pm
Medina County’s 20th Annual Earth Day Festival
Buffalo Creek Retreat
Come celebrate Earth Day at Medina County Park District’s Buffalo Creek Retreat just south of Hubbard Valley Park. There will be earth friendly exhibits, a family fishing derby, kids’ activities, food, and much more, so bring the whole family for a fun filled day. Additional parking for this event will be at Hubbard Valley Park with shuttle service provided to Buffalo Creek. All ages welcome. No registration required. Free.

[Waihi Beach]

[La Hulpe]

[Glen Rock] This is an all day fun fly on a scenic hill surrounded by open fields. The event will be highly visible from I-83.

[Bern Township] 12-6 pm. Free parking and admission. The sky above the Berks County Recreation Facility will be filled with brilliant colors and a variety of shapes & creatures, as all levels of kiters, from beginners to professionals, enjoy a festival celebrating the high-flying fascination of kiting. Kids can make a sled kite and fly in the fun contests starting at 4 pm. Contest for professional homemade and newspaper contests for adult and youth. #readingberksYhkd
Refreshments available. Rain Date: Sunday, April 24

[Savannah] The Tybee Island Kite Festival will be held on Tybee Island, Georgia, on North Beach, on April 24, 2016. This festival, created in combination with Parkinson Awareness Month, encourages everyone to fly a kite for Parkinson disease. Beach games, kitesurfer demonstrations and kites, kites, kites. This is our fifth annual festival and no one ever thought to notify here previously. We are hoping that we can locate some area (or nearby) enthusiasts to provide a demonstration for us. I have sent requests in twice to the American Kiteflyers and have received no response. I hope that some of you can make it. Our island is truly one of a kind, and the Kite Festival is always a fun day._________________Sarah Bernzott Savannah Parkinson Support Group

[Porirua]

[Long Beach] Join us for our annual Long Beach Wind and Wave Festival at the Beach. Hwy 90 @ Jeff Davis - Long Beach MS. Bring your kite or fly one of ours. Free Lessons, kite demos, food, music, games for the kids and more!

[San Diego] San Diego Kite Club Indoor Fly is shared with Electro Model Flyer every fourth Friday beginning in March through November @7:30pm-9:30pm. Since the offical 2016 schedule is not published check SDKC websitef.

[Trouville]

[Sumner] Kitemaking for Senior citizens and their descendants.

[Ferrara]

[Marle]

[Edwardsville] Kitemaking for kids provided by Edwardsville parks and demonstrations by the Gateway Kite Club. Come join us in flying at a great park! This is a morning event, 9:00 a.m. - noon.

[Wickford]

[Cervia]

[Mansfield] In recognition of National Kite Month, Mansfield State Historic Site will host a Kite Day on Saturday, April 30 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The flying of kites has been a great recreational activity in the United States for over 200 years, so take time to come out to the park and enjoy this great activity! Bring your own kite which you made or bought and come enjoy the open space we have to offer. Check out the National Kite Month website for ideas for your kite at www.NationalKiteMonth.org!

[Albuquerque] KiteFest is Alta Mira’s annual fund and brand raising event drawing hundreds of participants to Balloon Fiesta Park for an enjoyable day of kite flying and activities for families in the New Mexico sunshine. Alta Mira is a member of the American Kite Flyers Association and as a result professional kite flyers travel from different states to demonstrate and fly their unique kites. To learn more about Alta Mira visit: www: AltaMiraNM.org KiteFest is always held the last Saturday in April.

[Youngstown] Kite Fest: Spring Skies Over Rock Ridge
April 30 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm - Free Join the celebration of kites and all things that float, soar and fly through the skies! Ohio Society for the Elevation of Kites will brighten the skies with expert kite flying and ingenious designs. Bring your own kite to fly and enter in free games. Enjoy free bubble, glider, and pinwheel activities. Create-a-kite and sky crafts offered for small fee. Call Ford Nature Center for details.
Details Date: April 30 Time: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm Cost: Free
Venue Wick Recreation Area 1861 McCollum Rd. 44509
Phone: (330) 740-7114
Website: http://www.millcreekmetroparks.org/visit/places/mill-creek-park/wick-recreation-area/

[The Colony] The 2nd annual Up, Up & Away! Festival of Flight is a fun, family-friendly event featuring all things that fly including: kite flying & demonstrations, paper airplanes, birds, and hot air balloon rides. Other event activities include crafts, music, food trucks, temporary tattoos, games, and more. The event ends with an evening showing of the movie "Tangled".