Kite Event Calendar

[Corpus Christi] Kiteboarding competition.

[Seattle] Open to kitesurfing community, vendor gear display (no sales), no event or competition, music and bonfire, social event.

[Galesburg] The Kites Over Lake Storey is a two day event for all kite enthusiasts. The festival will interest all age groups in activites related to kite building and flying. Kites Over Lake Storey will be held in Galesburg Illinois May 31 and June 1, 2003.

[San Ramon] This is a great annual festival combining an arts and crafts show with a huge kite show. Champion flyers from all over the west coast come and fly demos all day both days. There is plenty of room for all types of kites,big and small. Candy drops and kitemaking for the kids too.

[Varennes] Vent D’Ékinox presents FreeFly 2003 june 7-8 ,2003 This event kicks off the 2003 summer season. Normand Girard (AKA member) and owner of Vent D'Ekinox (VDE) is happy to sponser the FreeFly 2003 event, Normand Girard will be the official AKA Chairperson for this event, the FQCV (AKA affiliated member,Federation Quebecoise du Cerf-Volant) will help out by supplying AKA members to provide the security requirements of the AKA for obtaining the AKA Sanctioned status and insurance required by the City of Varennes, Quebec, Canada. . By having a festival at the beginning of the summer, New fliers will have the opprotunity to meet up with the experienced ones, thus creating an evironment where the experienced fliers can pass on their knowledge. Its also a good time, to discuss the upcoming events, and make arrangements to attend them. The majority of One Line fliers in Quebec, build their own kites. So this festival is also a venue for exchanging information on all facets of kite design, construction and stimulates creativity. The FQCV will also organise a Rokakku and Fighterkite competition. The site which is approximately 2000' long and 500' wide, and will be divided into 3 fields, field orientation will depend on wind direction. field 1 is reserved for Vent D'Ekinox, for their Kite Demo tryouts field 2 and 3 will be used mainly for Free Flying, but field 3 will be reserved for Rokakku and Fighterkite competitions. See schedule.

[Kill Devil Hills] The Wright Flight Centennial Kite Festival will be a spectacular three day event celebrating man’s first powered flight! Ther will be family activities: kite making, kite games and buggy rides. Exhibits: Kite Stamps, Miniature Kites, and Kite History displays. Demonstrations: Team Flying, Rok Battles, Art Kites, Contests: Box Kite Making, The Wrong Flyer Kite Making, Banner making, Best Ground Display. Each Day will have an opening ceremony celebrating Flag Day with a salute to the troops, a nod to Fathers Day, A TRibute to Francis Rogallo, Poetry contest winner, raising of the arch over the Wright Brother memorial. This is a one time only event that is shaping up to be a historic event in it’s own right.

[Angel Fire] See web page--> http://www.angelfirechamber.org/special.html#kites Fun Fly; Free; Unbelievablly beautiful in high mountain community; Large open field; A few buggiers come each year; Winds for flying each year.

[Edmond] This is a fun fly and will include kite making, kite demoes,buggying,kite vendors, team flying, night flying and candy drops for the kids. Hundreds of kites will fill the sky.

[Schenectady] New York Kite Enthusiasts sponsors a Red White and Blue kite fly at the Niskayuna Soccer Complex. Open kite flying, sport kite demonstrations, and fighter kite sparring. Sunday July 6th 10-5