Kite Event Calendar

[Va Beach] You are invited to the 11th Annual Atlantic Coast Kite Festival
In Virginia Beach and Portsmouth, VA
May 1 – 3, 2015
Wow kite flyers it’s almost time for the 11th Atlantic Coast Kite Festival this year in Virginia Beach and Portsmouth, VA. We open the kite festival with a get together at the Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center with live music, drinks and food not just for the kite festival attendees but open to the public. From there we work our way into fun for the whole weekend. This year, we again have a limited amount of hotel rooms for kite fliers and volunteers. Almost all meals are provided for flyers during the festivals with additional festivities Friday and Saturday nights. We also offer gas money to some coming in from far away. So, pack a car full of fliers, kites, volunteers and enthusiasts and join us.
Please spread this email around. I am sure I forgot someone or somebody, please forgive me and email me so I can add your name to the list.
Thank you to the previous sponsors of our kite festival: Beach Events (Mike Hilton), Portsmouth Art and Cultural Center (Gayle Paul), Kitty Hawk Kites (John Harris) and Jackite, Inc.
And thank you to the local kite flyers and their clubs. Thank you for the supports! We appreciate all of you and your efforts!
Let me know soon if you can attend before February 22 by email: acfk12@gmail.com
Thank you,
Christopher Stankus
Jackite, Inc.
757-426-5359 x113
acfk12@gmail.com

[Johnston] Kites on the Green is coming back for a second year! The 2015 kite festival will have even longer hours and more opportunities for family-friendly fun. Join us on Saturday, May 2 from 10 am to 8 pm in Johnston Commons, the grassy area near the Johnston Public Library. This free, public event will feature giant show kite displays, kite contests for people of all ages and abilities, celebrity bol races, kite building, live music and delicious food.
Kites On The Green is the brainchild of Mayor Paula Dierenfeld who loved attending her hometown’s kite festival as a child. “One of my fondest childhood memories was seeing hundreds of colorful kites fly over the golf course in the small rural town in which I grew up. Kites On The Green is a wonderful opportunity for central Iowans to come together for a family-friendly festival as beautiful colors fill the Johnston sky,” Dierenfeld said.

[Tulsa] The 23rd Annual Tulsa Wind Riders Festival of Kites is a long time tradition of Oklahoma Kitefliers. Hundreds will be in attendance for the two day event over Mothers Day Weekend. There will be kite making for the kids, a silent auction, kite and food vendors, a candy drop, and buggy demonstrations.

[Dallas] This event has developed into one of the largest kite festivals in the region, organized by the Trinity Commons Foundation of Dallas, Texas. A lot of dedicated kiters from many states and a few international kite flyers attend this festival. A lot of food and craft vendors, kite sale vendors, live entertainment stage, a lot of spectators. See TKO Sport Kite Team perform and watch the huge kites of Gayle Woodul’s Gayle Force Kite Team. Dallas Area Kite Organization (DAKO) will fly dozens of kites of all shapes & sizes. This event is open to all kite flyers.

[Wildwood] On the beach between E Hand Ave and E Burk Ave and the Wildwoods Convention Center, the 30th annual Wildwoods International Kite Festival begins on Friday at noon with the Unlocking of the Ocean ceremony outside of the Wildwoods Convention Center. Festivities following include opening of the Kite Sales Tent, Friday Night Social via the local South Jersey Kite Flyers Club (all-you-can-eat buffet for $10 per person), and the 9:00pm Illuminated Night Kite Fly. Saturday and Sunday include the East Coast Stunt Kite Championships, sport kite demo’s, team flying, kite workshops and family games. Monday features the World Indoor Kite Competition inside the Wildwoods Convention Center. FREE to spectators. Visit www.SkyFestivals.com (a downloadable registration form includes many of the events activities and info and can be found on the "Events" page) or call 732 822-4884.

[Rockaway Beach] Sanctioned by the American Kitefliers Association, the annual Rockaway Beach Kite Festival features professional and amateur kite fliers at the new Ocean’s Edge Wayside. The American Kitefliers Association is the largest organized group of kiters in the world and travels all over to spread the joy of kiting to people of all ages and skills. The event offers contests in a friendly, unofficial environment. Participants can compete to win awards for having the nicest kite, the kite that drags on the ground the longest before becoming airborne, and many other events. Children can join in the fun as they build and learn to fly small kites during special classes.Anyone who wants to bring their own kite to fly is welcome and encouraged to do so. The Rockaway Beach Kite Festival also features live music, kite exhibitions, an array of vendors, and tasty meals all weekend. Come hungry, and bring a camera to photograph the beautiful kites that will grace the skies along the beach at the Ocean’s Edge Wayside.

[Garrison] Carrying on a 23 year tradition of kite flying at the fort, Sky Fest provides a family fun venue for guest flyers from around the region and locals as well. Prairie Wind Kite Company will be the vendor and concessions are available on site. Bring your kite, lawnchair and smile and come and join us!

[Garrison] Carrying on a 23 year tradition of kite flying at the fort, Sky Fest provides a family fun venue for guest flyers from around the region and locals as well. Prairie Wind Kite Company will be the vendor and concessions are available on site. Bring your kite, lawnchair and smile and come and join us!

[San Ramon] The San Ramon Art & Wind Festival will feature 200 arts & crafts booths juried by California Artists featuring a wide range of artwork including paintings, sculpture, woodwork, toys, jewelry, hand painted clothing, stained glass, music, photography and more.
Kites are one of the main attractions of the event. There will be kite flying demonstrations throughout both days by professionals from all over the country and China, free kite making workshops for youth, and lots of kites to buy. After purchasing or making your own kite, spend some time enjoying the beautiful San Ramon Central Park and perfect conditions to practice flying a kite.

[Wildwood] On the beach between E Hand Ave and E Burk Ave and the Wildwoods Convention Center, the 30th annual Wildwoods International Kite Festival begins on Friday at noon with the Unlocking of the Ocean ceremony outside of the Wildwoods Convention Center. Festivities following include opening of the Kite Sales Tent, Friday Night Social via the local South Jersey Kite Flyers Club (all-you-can-eat buffet for $10 per person), and the 9:00pm Illuminated Night Kite Fly. Saturday and Sunday include the East Coast Stunt Kite Championships, sport kite demo’s, team flying, kite workshops and family games. Monday features the World Indoor Kite Competition inside the Wildwoods Convention Center. FREE to spectators. Visit www.SkyFestivals.com (a downloadable registration form includes many of the events activities and info and can be found on the "Events" page) or call 732 822-4884.

[Rockaway Beach] Sanctioned by the American Kitefliers Association, the annual Rockaway Beach Kite Festival features professional and amateur kite fliers at the new Ocean’s Edge Wayside. The American Kitefliers Association is the largest organized group of kiters in the world and travels all over to spread the joy of kiting to people of all ages and skills. The event offers contests in a friendly, unofficial environment. Participants can compete to win awards for having the nicest kite, the kite that drags on the ground the longest before becoming airborne, and many other events. Children can join in the fun as they build and learn to fly small kites during special classes.Anyone who wants to bring their own kite to fly is welcome and encouraged to do so. The Rockaway Beach Kite Festival also features live music, kite exhibitions, an array of vendors, and tasty meals all weekend. Come hungry, and bring a camera to photograph the beautiful kites that will grace the skies along the beach at the Ocean’s Edge Wayside.

[Garrison] Carrying on a 23 year tradition of kite flying at the fort, Sky Fest provides a family fun venue for guest flyers from around the region and locals as well. Prairie Wind Kite Company will be the vendor and concessions are available on site. Bring your kite, lawnchair and smile and come and join us!

[Garrison] Carrying on a 23 year tradition of kite flying at the fort, Sky Fest provides a family fun venue for guest flyers from around the region and locals as well. Prairie Wind Kite Company will be the vendor and concessions are available on site. Bring your kite, lawnchair and smile and come and join us!

[San Ramon] The San Ramon Art & Wind Festival will feature 200 arts & crafts booths juried by California Artists featuring a wide range of artwork including paintings, sculpture, woodwork, toys, jewelry, hand painted clothing, stained glass, music, photography and more.
Kites are one of the main attractions of the event. There will be kite flying demonstrations throughout both days by professionals from all over the country and China, free kite making workshops for youth, and lots of kites to buy. After purchasing or making your own kite, spend some time enjoying the beautiful San Ramon Central Park and perfect conditions to practice flying a kite.