We hope you
find an event that starts your journey into the wonderful world of
kites.
You will be amazed at what modern kiteflying is all about
- far from what most imagine it to be. Go
to a kite event, have some fun, and meet the enthusiasts who will
be only too happy to help.
Some of the
events listed on www.kitecalendar.co.uk are small gatherings, others
are large International Festivals, some are 'turn up and
fly your kite' type of event with no trade stands or demonstrations,
others may charge an admission fee to dazzle you with a programme
of events. Most are held
all day, usually commencing around 10.00am (weather permitting of
course!).
May there
be wind on your back,
a smile of your face,
and a kite in the sky.
DECEMBER
2008
6 & 7
Winter Blow Out, The Snowdon Inn, Cwm-y-Glo, Caernarfon, Gwynedd, North Wales
7
NEKF
fly-in, Seaton Carew, Co. Durham
14
GOKF
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
14
NKG Xmas
Fly in and Lunch, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South
Liverpool, Merseyside
14
STACK UK Winter league competitive flying, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South
Liverpool, Merseyside
14
NKG Xmas
Fly in and Lunch, Stainland Recreation Ground, Stainland, near
Huddersfield and Halifax, Yorkshire
28
GOKF
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
JANUARY
2009
1
GOKF fly-in, Grafham Water Visitor Centre, Marlow Park, Grafham, near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28 0BH
4
MKF New Year fly-in, Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre and Country Park, Sutton Cheney,
nr. Market Bosworth, Nuneaton, Leicestershire
11
GOKF
fly-in, Priory Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire
12 - 14
19th Gujarat International Kite Festival, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
25
GOKF
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
FEBRUARY
2009
6 - 8
8
GOKF
fly-in, Priory Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire
15
NKG fly-in,
New Brighton Dips, Wirral, Merseyside
22
GOKF
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
22
Sale Moor Kite Festival, Moor Nook Park, Norris Road, Sale, Manchester
MARCH
2009
8
GOKF
fly-in, Priory Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire
22
GOKF
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
26 - 29
27th Annual Fort Worden Kitemakers Conference, Fort Worden State Park Conference Center
Port Townsend, Washington, USA
GOKF
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
29 - 31
Portsmouth
International Kite Festival, Southsea Common, Portsmouth, Hampshire
SEPTEMBER
2009
12 & 13
22nd
Bristol International Kite Festival, The Plateau, Ashton Court, Begger Bush Lane, Bristol, Somerset
13
GOKF
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
19 & 20
Margate International Kite Festival, Main Sands, Margate, Kent
27
GOKF
fly-in and BBQ, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
OCTOBER
2009
11
GOKF
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
25
GOKF
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
NOVEMBER
2009
22
GOKF Light
up the Sky for BBC
Children In Need Appeal, Ferry Meadows Country Park,
Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
DECEMBER
2009
13
GOKF
fly-in, Priory Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire
27
GOKF
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
WebRing.
www.kitecalendar belongs to Kite Webring:
Creating Communities - Connecting People
www.kitecalendar.co.uk
is maintained on a voluntary basis, but I do take great care
in ensuring the accuracy of the information, and update it
regularly.
The links and email addresses did work when added to this
list.
If you do notice any inaccuracy, errors or broken links please email me, Julie
White, and let me know. Many thanks.
Me,
flying a kite - and why not. thanks andy :-)
KITE EVENTS 2003 - 2008
All kite events that have been listed
on kitecalendar.co.uk
since 2003 are HERE.
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AND PRINT
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WWW.KITECALENDAR.CO.UK
(updated 27th November 2008)
Download
and print
an Acrobat / .pdf version of
www.kitecalendar.co.uk HERE(17kb)
Most
computers will open this document automatically but, if it does not
you most probably will need to download and install the free Adobe Acrobat
Reader onto your computer.
- a compressed (zipped) folder (4.16kb)
to install onto your Tom Tom GPS. As prepared by kiteflyer Dave Mitchell
MORE
INFORMATION ON AN EVENT
When
emailing the contacts in this calendar please allow plenty of time
before the event for a reply, and possible (snail) mailing of relevant
information or car/entry passes.
There is quite
often no use in emailing me for more info - I might know a little
about each event (as a kiteflier I go to as many events as I can)
but I don't know as much as the contact person listed alongside
each event.
If
you know of any kite event, festival or fly-in, anywhere in the
UK and wish to see the event listed here please email
me, Julie White, with the details.
CANNOT
SEE THE INFO BOXES?
If you cannot
see the info boxes alongside each calendar listing that link to the
map, website and email contacts, this might be due to your virus software
(such as Zone Alarm) treating them as banner ads and therefore blocking
them. You can specify kitecalendar.co.uk as a trusted site.
SLED KITE FOR CHILDREN'S KITE MAKING WORKSHOPS
The very best simple kite for children to make in a workshop (allegedly!) is
the sled kite and the plan is available as a PDF file here.
They are virtually guaranteed to fly! Have fun :-)
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A SMILE A DAY
Nothing to do with kites, but these made me
smile:
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and print
