Last updated 26 July, 2008

WELCOME TO KITECALENDAR.CO.UK

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.

JULY 2008
	26 & 27	1st GVKF Kite Kamp, Newlands Park, Southam Lane, Bishop’s Cleeve, Cheltenham GL52 3PE
	26 & 27	Dover 2008 Festival, Tower Hamlets, Dover, Kent
	26 & 27	3rd MKF "Family Fun Weekend" Carnfield Hall, South Normanton, near. Alfreton, Derbyshire
	26 & 27	Silloth on Solway Kite Festival, The Green, Silloth on Solway, Cumbria
	26 & 27	eXtreme Kite Shop Kite Festival, Kerswell Green, between Clifton and Kempsey, near Malvern, Worcestershire
	27	GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

AUGUST 2008
	2	~~NEKF Display, Sedgfield Racecourse, Co. Durham~~ - CANCELLED
	3	17th Royston Kite Festival, Therfield Heath, Royston, Hertfordshire
	9 & 10	14th Coventry Kite Festival, Coombe Abbey Country Park, Brinklow Road, Binley, near Coventry, Warwickshire - * NEW VENUE *
	9 & 10	Teston Bridge family kite weekend, Teston Bridge picnic site, Teston Lane, Teston, Maidstone, Kent
	9 & 10	NKG fly-in, Bolton le-Sands, near Morecambe, Lancashire
	9 & 10	Whitley Bay Kite Festival, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear
	10	GOKF fly-in, Priory Park, Bedford, Bedfordshire
	10	Berriewood Kite Day, Berriewood Farm, Condover, south of Shrewsbury, Shropshire
	16 & 17	Kites over Capstone, Capstone Farm Country Park, Capstone Road, Gillingham, Kent
	17	12th Hunstanton Kite Festival, Smithdon High School Fields, Hunstanton, Norfolk
	23 - 25	Portsmouth International Kite Festival, Southsea Common, Portsmouth, Hampshire
	23 - 25	NEKF Display, Castle Howard, North Yorkshire
	24 & 25	~~Beverley Autumn Kite Festival, Longcroft School, Burton Road, Beverley, East Yorkshire~~ - CANCELLED
	24	GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
	25 & 26	Team iQuad Rev Clinic, Southsea Common, Portsmouth, Hampshire
	30 & 31	Rufford Abbey Autumn Kite Weekend, Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire
	30 & 31	22nd Bristol International Kite Festival, The Plateau, Ashton Court, Begger Bush Lane, Bristol, Somerset

SEPTEMBER 2008
	6 - 14	Dieppe International Kite Festival, The Seafront, Dieppe, Normandy, France.
	6 & 7	~~Beverley Autumn Kite Festival, Beverley Racecourse, Beverley, East Yorkshire~~ - CANCELLED
	14	NEKF fly-in, Souter Lighthouse, South Shields, Tyne & Wear
	14	12th Rushcliffe Kite Festival, Rushcliffe Country Park, Ruddington, Nottinghamshire
	14	Berriewood Kite Day, Berriewood Farm, Condover, south of Shrewsbury, Shropshire
	14	~~Wakefield Kite Festival, Heath Common, Wakefield, Yorkshire~~ - CANCELLED
	14	GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
	20 & 21	Chester Kite Festival, in assoc. with NKG, The Roodee Racecourse, Chester, Cheshire
	20 & 21	~~Essex International Hot Air Balloon & Kite Festival, Montpeliers, Chelmsford, Essex~~ - CANCELLED
	20 & 21	Big Sky International Kite Festival, Main Sands, Margate, Kent - NEW VENUE
	21	5th Kedleston Hall Kite Day, Kedleston Hall, Kedleston Road, Derby, Derbyshire
	23	GOKF fly-in & BBQ, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
	27 & 28	~~Kite Festival, Duncombe Park, Helmsley, North Yorkshire~~ - * CANCELLED*

OCTOBER 2008
	2 - 5	Niagara International Kite Festival, Reservoir State Park, Niagara, USA
	4	Sale Moor Kite Festival, Moor Nook Park, Norris Road, Sale, Manchester
	5	ex-KITE-ment, Apedale Country Park, Alsagers Bank, Apedale, nr Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire
	5	Bolton Abbey Kite Festival, Bolton Abbey, Skipton, North Yorkshire. BD23 6EX
	5	NEKF fly-in, Druridge Bay Country Park, Northumberland
	11 & 12	Allendale Kite Festival, Northumberland
	12	18th Annual MKF kite display at Family Fun Day, Botanical Gardens & Glasshouses, Edgbaston, Birmingham
	12	OSOW = ONE SKY ONE WORLD - Kite flying for Peace all over the World:
	12	Shrewsbury OSOW, Roden Nurseries and Garden Centre, Roden Lane, Roden, between Shrewsbury and Newport, Shropshire
	12	Northern Kite Group OSOW, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside
	12	Northern Kite Group OSOW, Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract, Yorkshire
	12	Midlands Kite Fliers OSOW, War Memorial Park, Kenilworth Road, Coventry, Warwickshire
	12	Midlands Kite Fliers OSOW, Rufford Abbey, Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire
	12	Great Ouse Kiteflyers OSOW, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
	18	NKG Light up the Sky for BBC Children In Need Appeal, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside
	26	GOKF fly-in & BBQ, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

NOVEMBER 2008
	1	Autumn Glory Event, Harewood House, Harewood, Leeds, West Yorkshire
	16	NKG fly-in, New Brighton Dips, Wirral, Merseyside
	23	GOKF Light up the Sky for BBC Children In Need Appeal, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

DECEMBER 2008
	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	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


FEBRUARY 2009
	15	NKG fly-in, New Brighton Dips, Wirral, Merseyside

MAY 2009
				29 - 31	3rd Exmouth Rotary International Kite Festival, The Imperial Recreation Ground, Exmouth, East Devon

JULY 2009
				18 & 19	Leominster Kite Festival, Berrington Hall (National Trust), north of Leominster, Herefordshire

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

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Event details can change.

Please check with the organisers that the event is going ahead before making travel arrangements

TOM TOM GPS POINTS OF INTEREST
(KITE FESTIVALS) v1.2
June 2008 update

Download the file here (3KB)
- 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.

PAST EVENTS SINCE 2003

As a service to kite event organisers all kite events that have been listed on kitecalendar.co.uk since 2003 are here.

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HAVE A LAUGH

Nothing to do with kites, these will make you smile:

TV & RADIO BLOOPERS

SEVEN REASONS NOT TO MESS WITH CHILDREN

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SLED KITE FOR KITE MAKING WORKSHOPS

The very best plan for children to make in a kite making workshops (allegedly!) is the sled kite and the plan is available as a PDF file here.