Last updated 9 February, 2010

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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 here 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!

So, may there be wind on your back
a smile on your face
and a kite in the sky.

Julie and Jim White

FEBRUARY 2010
	13 & 14	North East Kite Fliers Rev Fun Fly and coaching weekend, Herrington Country Park (near to the UK Washington Kite Festival Site), Houghton le Spring, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
	20 & 21	12th Festi-vent sur Glace, Saint-Placide, QC, Canada
	21	NKG fly-in, New Brighton Dips, Wirral, Merseyside
	21	NKG fly-in, Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract, Yorkshire
	21	SPKA Buggy Race Day, West Sands, St. Andrews, Scotland
	28	KCoS fly-in, the big field right in front of the beach, Ayr, Scotland

MARCH 2010
	6	SPKA Freestyle Day, West Sands, St. Andrews, Scotland
	6 & 7	Roy Broadley Kite Workshop (Moth Kite), Cliddesden Village Hall, near Basingstoke, Hants
	7	SPKA Buggy Race Day, West Sands, St. Andrews, Scotland
	14	KCoS fly-in, North sands, St Andrews, Scotland
	19 - 21	The British Leisure Show and Kite Festival, Royal Windsor Race Course, Windsor, Berks
	21	NKG fly-in, Roundhay Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire
	26 - 28	AIRVISA IV - 4th International Kite Festival of East Algarve, Cabanas de Tavira Kite Beach and Manta Rota's Beach, East Algarve, Portugal
	28	16th Calke Abbey Kite Day, Calke Abbey, Ticknall, near Melbourne, Derbyshire

APRIL 2010
	4	SPKA Buggy Race Day, West Sands, St. Andrews, Scotland
	9 - 11	Curacao International Kite Festival, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean
	10 - 18	24th International Berck sur mer Kite Festival, Berck sur Mer, Cote D'Opale, France
	11	12th Streatham Common Kite fly-in, Streatham Common, South London SW16
	24 & 25	North Hants Kiter's Jolly up 6, Cliddesden, near Basingstoke, Hants
	25	KCoS fly-in, North sands, St Andrews, Scotland

MAY 2010
	2 & 3	20th Weymouth International Kite Festival, Weymouth Beach, Dorset
	2 & 3	East Yorkshire Kite festival, Driffield Showground, Driffield, near York, East Yorkshire
	2 & 3	2nd Layer Marney Tower Kite Festival, Layer Marney Tower, near Colchester, Essex. CO5 9US
	8 & 9	20th Swindon International Kite Festival, Brinkworth House, Brinkworth, nr.Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 5DF
	15 & 16	13th Suffolk International Kite Festiva, Rougham Airfield, near Bury st Edmunds, Suffolk
	22 & 23	4th Harewood House Kite Festival, Harewood House, Harewood, near Leeds, North Yorkshire
	29 - 31	Wallop 2010, Middle Wallop Traction Kiting Weekend, Army Air Museum, Middle Wallop, nr Andover, Hampshire

JUNE 2010
	4 - 6	4th Exmouth Rotary Kite Festival, The Imperial Recreation Ground, Exmouth, East Devon
	5 & 6	18th Basingstoke Kite Festival, Down Grange Sports Complex, Pack Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire
	5 & 6	Celtic Challenge Buggy Racing Scottish Round, Sands of Luce, Nr Stranraer, Scotland
	12 & 13	Kites over the Mersey, 7th Wirral International kite festival, "The Dips", New Brighton, Wirral, Cheshire
	12 & 13	Teston Bridge Kite Weekend, Teston Bridge picnic site, nr Maidstone, Kent ME18 5BX
	12 & 13	Blackheath International Kite Festival, Blackheath, London - PROVISIONAL
	13	~~Peterborough Kite Festival, Nene Valley Park, Peterborough, Cambs~~ - CANCELLED
	17 - 20	26th Fano International Kite Fliers meeting, Fano Beach, Denmark
	19 & 20	15th Southampton Kite Festival, Lordshill Recreation Grounds, Five Acre Field, Redbridge Lane, Southampton, Hampshire
	26 & 27	Barmouth Beach Kite Festival, on the beach opposite the new Lifeboat Station, Barmouth, Mid Wales
	27	SPKA Summer Fly, West Sands, St. Andrews, Scotland

JULY 2010
	3 & 4	Sunderland International Friendship and Kite Festival, Northern Area Playing Fields, Usworth, Washington, Tyne and Wear
	10 & 11	32nd Annual Brighton Kite Festival, Stanmer Park, Brighton, West Sussex
	17 & 18	Herefordshire Kite Festival, Berrington Hall, Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 0DW
	18	Dunstable Kite Festival, the National Trust Gateway Centre, Dunstable Downs, Bedfordshire
	24 & 25	Silloth on Solway Kite Festival, The Green, Silloth on Solway, Cumbria
	24 & 25	~~Dover Kite Festival, Astor Playing Fields, Tower Hamlets, Dover, Kent~~ - CANCELLED
	31 & 1st	North Hants Kiter's Jolly up 7, Cliddesden, near Basingstoke, Hants

AUGUST 2010
	7 & 8	Big Kite Weekend, Teston Bridge picnic site, nr Maidstone, Kent ME18 5BX
	28 - 30	Portsmouth International Kite Festival, Southsea Common, Portsmouth, Hampshire

SEPTEMBER 2010
	4 & 5	23rd Bristol International Kite Festival, The Plateau, Ashton Court, Begger Bush Lane, Bristol, Somerset
	11 - 19	Dieppe International Kite Festival, The Seafront, Dieppe, Normandy, France
	26	Wakefield Kite Festival, Heath Common, Wakefield, Yorkshire

OCTOBER 2010
	2 & 3	Bolton Abbey Kite Festival, Bolton Abbey, Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 6EX
	10	OSOW = ONE SKY ONE WORLD - Kite flying for Peace all over the World:

JUNE 2011
	16 - 19	27th Fano International Kite Fliers meeting, Fano Beach, Denmark

JUNE 2012
	14 - 17	28th Fano International Kite Fliers meeting, Fano Beach, Denmark

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.

May there be wind on your back,
a smile of your face,
and a kite in the sky.

Me, flying a kite - and why not. thanks andy :-)

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Event details can change.

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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.

KITE EVENTS 2003 - 2009

All kite events that have been listed
on kitecalendar.co.uk
since 2003 are HERE.

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.

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SLED KITE FOR CHILDREN'S KITE MAKING WORKSHOPS

I think that the best simple kite for children to make in a workshop is the sled kite.

The plan is available as a PDF file here.

They are virtually guaranteed to fly!

Have fun :-)

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DO SOMETHING EVERYDAY THAT MAKES YOU A SMILE

Nothing to do with kites, but these make me smile:

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