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Events are coming in thick and fast now and we hope you
find an event that starts, or continues, 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 2012 |
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KCoS fly-in, the big field right in front of the beach, Ayr, Scotland |
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KCoS fly-in, West Sands, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland |
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Rajasthan International Kite Festival, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan - POSTPHONED |
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Make a Kite Day, Chilterns Gateway Centre, Whipsnade Road, Dunstable Downs, Bedfordshire LU6 2GY |
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NKG fly-in,
New Brighton Dips, Wirral, Merseyside |
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NKG fly-in, Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract, Yorkshire |
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KCoS fly-in, the big field right in front of the beach, Ayr, Scotland |
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KCoS fly-in, West Sands, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland |
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GOKF
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| MARCH 2012 |
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Roy Broadley Double Star Advanced Kitemaking Workshop, Cliddesden Village Hall, nr Basingstoke, Hants - pre-booking essential |
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GOKF
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
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KCoS fly-in, the big field right in front of the beach, Ayr, Scotland |
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KCoS fly-in, West Sands, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland |
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NKG
fly-in, Roundhay Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire |
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NKG fly-in, Beacon Hill County Park, Up Holland, nr Skelmersdale,
Lancashire |
| APRIL 2012 |
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Calke Abbey Kite Day, Calke Abbey, Ticknall, near Melbourne, Derbyshire DE73 7LE |
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14th Streatham Common Kite Day, Streatham Common, London SW16 3DW |
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Rodborough Common Kite Day 2012, Rodborough Common, near Stroud, Wilts |
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KCoS fly-in, Howden Park, Livingston, Scotland |
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26th International
Berck Kite Festival, Berck sur Mer, Cote D'Opale, France |
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Rufford
Abbey Spring Kite Weekend, Rufford Country Park,
near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire NG22 9DF |
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GOKF
fly-in, North Exhibition area, Grafham Water, near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire |
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KCoS fly-in, Irvine, Scotland |
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NKG fly-in, near the Coast Guard Station, Burbo Bank Road North, Crosby, near Liverpool, Merseyside |
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21 - 1/5 |
Artevento International Kite Festival, Cervia |
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28 & 29 |
North Hants Kiters Jolly Up, The Buggy Field, Cliddesden, near Basingstoke, Hants |
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The Black Sea Kite Festival, on the Black Sea Coast, Romania |
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GOKF
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
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KCoS fly-in, West Sands, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland |
| MAY 2012 |
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Weymouth Beach Kite Festival, The Seafront, Weymouth, Dorset |
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KCoS fly-in, Baxter Park, Dundee, Scotland |
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6 & 7 |
East Yorkshire Kite festival and County Show, Driffield Showground, Driffield, near York, East Yorkshire |
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4th Layer Marney Tower Kite Festival, Layer Marney Tower, Nr Colchester, Essex CO5 9US |
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2nd Western Lake District KiteFest, in assoc. with NKG, Wilson Park, Haverigg, Cumbria |
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Lotto Kite International, Ostend, Belgium |
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GOKF
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
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KCoS fly-in, Howden Park, Livingston, Scotland |
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18-20 |
Plein Vent, Houlgate, France |
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19 & 20 |
6th Harewood
House Kite Festival, Harewood
House, near Leeds, West Yorkshire |
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26 & 27 |
6th Exmouth
Rotary Kite Festival, The Imperial Recreation Ground, Exmouth, East
Devon EX8 1DG |
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GOKF
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| JUNE 2012 |
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2 & 3 |
20th Basingstoke
Kite Festival, Down Grange Sports Complex, Pack Lane, Basingstoke,
Hampshire |
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Margam
Park Kite Festival, Diamond Jubilee weekend, Margam Park, near Bridgend, South Wales |
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10th International Kite Festival and Diamond Jubilee Celebrations, Russel Park, Bedford |
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Teston Bridge Kite Weekend, Teston Bridge Country Park, nr Maidstone, Kent ME18 5BX - CANCELLED
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Peterborough Kite Festival, Nene Valley Park, Ferry Meadows,
Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2 5UU - provisional |
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28th Fano International Kite Fliers meeting, Fano Beach, Denmark |
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16th Southampton Kite Festival, Lordshill Sports Ground, 5 Acre Field, Lordshill, Southampton, Hampshire |
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Beacon Park Kite Festival in association with the NKG, Beacon Hill County Park, Up Holland, nr Skelmersdale,
Lancashire |
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Kent Kite Festival, Mote Park, Maidstone, Kent |
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GOKF
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| JULY 2012 |
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Festival à tout vent, la grande fête du cerf-volant, Notre Dame de Monts, Vendée, Near Nantes, Atlantic coast, France |
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Rushcliffe Kite Day, Rushcliffe Country Park, Mere Way, Ruddington,
near Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG11 6JS |
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Barmouth
Kite Festival, on the beach opposite the new Lifeboat
Station, Barmouth, Mid Wales |
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NKG fly-in, Ainsdale, near Southport, Merseyside |
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GOKF
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
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Leominster and Hereford Kite Festival, The National Trust, Berrington Hall, Leominster, HR6 0DW |
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Golden Valley Kite Fliers “Kite Kamp”, Newlands Park, Bishops Cleeve, Nr. Cheltenham. GL52 3PE |
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GOKF
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| AUGUST 2012 |
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North Hants Kiters Jolly Up, The Buggy Field, Cliddesden, near Basingstoke, Hants |
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Teston Bridge Kite Weekend, Teston Bridge Country Park, nr Maidstone, Kent ME18 5BX |
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GOKF
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
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4th Rijsbergen Kite Festival, the pastures of the Family Machielsen, Tiggeltsestraat 13, 4891zp Rijsbergen, The Netherlands |
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NKG fly-in, on the beach, near the Leisure Centre, Fleetwood, Lancashire |
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21st Portsmouth
International Kite Festival, Southsea Common, Portsmouth, Hampshire |
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GOKF
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| SEPTEMBER 2012 |
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Rufford
Abbey Autumn Kite Weekend, Rufford Country Park,
near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire NG22 9DF - CANCELLED - to be re-arranged |
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Dieppe Capitale du Cerf-Volant 2012, The Seafront, Dieppe, Normandy, France |
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GOKF
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
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9th Kedleston
Hall Kite Day, Kedleston
Hall, Kedleston Road, Derby, Derbyshire DE22 5JH |
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Chester
Kite Festival, in assoc. with NKG, The Roodee Racecourse, Chester,
Cheshire - Provisional |
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Mascotte International Kite Festival, Scheveningen, Holland |
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GOKF
fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| OCTOBER 2012 |
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OSOW
= ONE SKY ONE WORLD - An Annual Worldwide event, flying kites for peace: |
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NKG OSOW, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South
Liverpool, Merseyside |
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NKG OSOW, Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract, Yorkshire |
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World Mental Health Day Kite Festival, Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract, Yorkshire - provisional |
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NKG Light
up the Sky for BBC
Children In Need Appeal, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool,
South Liverpool, Merseyside |
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15th Frejus International Kite Festival, 83600 Frejus-Plage,
France |
| NOVEMBER 2012 |
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NKG fly-in, Beacon Hill County Park, Up Holland, nr Skelmersdale,
Lancashire |
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NKG
fly-in, Roundhay Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| DECEMBER 2012 |
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NKG OSOW, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South
Liverpool, Merseyside |
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NKG Xmas fly-in, Stainland Recreation Ground, Stainland, near
Huddersfield and Halifax, Yorkshire |
| FEBRUARY 2013 |
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NKG fly-in,
New Brighton Dips, Wirral, Merseyside |
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NKG fly-in, Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract, Yorkshire |
| MARCH 2013 |
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NKG fly-in, Beacon Hill County Park, Up Holland, nr Skelmersdale,
Lancashire |
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NKG
fly-in, Roundhay Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire |
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| I have maintained kitecalendar.co.uk
since 2003 on a voluntary basis, and I do take great care
in ensuring the accuracy of the information, and try to update it
regularly.
The links and email addresses did work when added to the calendar.
If you do notice any inaccuracy, errors or broken links please email me, Julie
White, and let me know.
If you know of any kite events that are not listed here then please email me.
May there
be wind on your back,
a smile of your face,
and a kite in the sky.
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