Last updated 31 May, 2013
       

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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 - it is far from what most imagine it to be.  Do go to a kite event, join in, have some fun and meet other enthusiasts who will be only too happy to help.

Some of the events listed here are small local gatherings and kite club meets, 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

JUNE 2013
Location map
Website
Email
1 Kite Display at Little Downham Village Fete, The Sports Field, School Lane, Little Downham, Nr Ely CB6 2ST
More info on Basingstoke Kite Festival
location map
website
Contact email
1 & 2 21st Basingstoke Kite Festival, Down Grange Sports Complex, Pack Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG22 5SN
Location map
Website for more info
Email contact
1 & 2 Yorkshire Coast Kite Festival, The Sea Front, The Esplanade, Hornsea, East Yorkshire HU18 1NQ - CANCELLED
location map
website for more info
Contact email
7 - 9

Suffolk Kite Flyers 20th Big BIrthday Bash, Rougham Airfield, near Bury st Edmunds, Suffolk IP30 9ND

Facebook page
location map
Website
7 - 9 BKSA Freestyle Kitelandboard and Kitebuggy Championships Round 2, Rougham Airfield, near Bury st Edmunds, Suffolk IP30 9ND
    Website for more info   8 George Town Kite Festival, the Esplanade, George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Facebook
Location map for Weston super Mare kite festival
8 & 9 Weston Kite Festival, The Beach, Weston super Mare, Somerset
location map
Website for Exmouth Kite Festival
email Exmouth Rotary
8 & 9 7th Exmouth Rotary Kite Festival, Nutwell Court, opposite The Nutwell Lodge Pub, Exmouth Road, Lympstone, Exmouth EX8 5AJ - CANCELLED
Facebook page
Location map
Website for more info
email Kent Kite Fliers
8 & 9

Teston Kite Weekend, Teston Bridge Country Park, Teston Lane, nr Maidstone, Kent ME18 5BX - CANCELLED

GOKF Facebook page
location map
GOKF website
email contact for GOKF
9 Peterborough Kite Festival , Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU
NEKF website
9 NEKF @ Souter Lighthouse, Coast Rd, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR6 7NH
More information on event
location map
website for more information
email contact
15 & 16

17th Southampton Kite Festival, Lordshill Sports Ground, 5 Acre Field, Lordshill, Southampton, Hampshire

Facebook page
location map
website for more info on Streatham Common Kite Day
contact email address
16 15th Streatham Common Kite Day, Streatham Common, London SW16 3DW - NEW DATE
NEKF website
16 New NEKF @ Sunderland Festival, Herrington Country Park, Chester Road, Penshaw, Sunderland, DH4 7EL - CONFIRMED AS A ONE DAY EVENT
NKG Facebook page
Location Map
NKG Website
Email Northern Kite Group
22 & 23 Beacon Park Kite Festival in association with the NKG, Beacon Hill County Park, Up Holland, nr Skelmersdale, Lancashire
NEKF website
22 & 23 NEKF @ Seaton Delaval Hall, The Avenue, Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, NE26 4QR - provisional
Facebook page
map
website
email address
23 19th Calke Abbey Kite Day, Calke Abbey (National Trust), Ticknall, near Melbourne, Derbyshire DE73 7LE - NEW DATE
GOKF Facebook page
location map
GOKF website
email contact for GOKF
23 GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU
Location map
Event website
Contact email
29 & 30 Morecambe Into the Wind kite festival, Marine Road, Morecambe LA4 4BU
Further info on event
location map
KiteBums website
email Skybums
29 & 30 Shropshire Kite Festival, Lacon Childe School, Love Lane, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire DY14 8PE
JULY 2013
location map
email contact
6 & 7

2nd Prudhoe Kite Festival, Highfield Park, Prudhoe, near Newcastle, Northumberland NE42 6EY

location map
Website for more info
6 & 7 4th Vliegerfeest Twenterand, Leidijk-Oost 40, Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk. The Netherlands
Facebook page
location map
website
email contact
13 & 14 35th Annual Brighton Kite Festival, Stanmer Park, Brighton, West Sussex - Provisional date
Facebook page
location map
website
email contact
13 & 14

Barmouth Kite Festival, on the beach opposite the Lifeboat Station, Barmouth, Mid Wales

location map
GOKF website
email contact for GOKF
14 GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU
Berrington Hall website
location map
website for more info
email contact
20 & 21

Leominster and Hereford Kite Festival, The National Trust, Berrington Hall, Leominster, Herefordhire HR6 0DW

 
Location map
website
comtact email
20 & 21 Silloth Kite Festival in assoc. with the NKG, The Green, Silloth on Solway, Cumbria
location map
Website for more info
email
20 & 21 4th Malmesbury Kite festival, The Worthys, Malmesbury, Wiltshire
NEKF website
20 & 21 NEKF @ Kites over Druridge, Druridge Bay Country Park, Widdrington, Northumberland NE61 5BX
Facebook info page
location map

Website for more info

contact email

27 & 28 Dunstable Downs Kite Festival, Whipsnade Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire LU6 2GY
Facebook page
location map
Website for St Annes kite festival
email contact
27 & 28 St. Annes Kite festival, on the beach, Lytham st Annes, near Blackpool, Lancs
Location map
GVKF website
Contact email
27 & 28 Golden Valley Kite Fliers “Kite Kamp”, Newlands Park, Bishops Cleeve, Nr. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL52 3PE
GOKF Facebook page
location map
GOKF website
email contact for GOKF
28 GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU
AUGUST 2013
Website for more info
Email contact
2 - 4 Yorkshire Coast Kite Festival, Olivers Mount, Scarborough North Yorkshire.
Facebook page
location map
Jollyup 13 website
email contact
3 & 4 North Hants Kiters Jolly Up 13, The Buggy Field, Cliddesden, near Basingstoke, Hampshire RG25 2JL
NEKF website
3 & 4 NEKF @ Souter Lighthouse, Coast Rd, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR6 7NH
Vintage Kite Meet Facebook page
location map
email contact
4 4th Vintage Kite Meet, Shipley Country Park, Slack Lane, Heanor, near Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE75
Facebook page
Location map
Event website
Contact email
4 Downhill Demesne Kite Festival, Downhill Demesne and Hezlett House, Mussenden Road, Castlerock, County Londonderry, N. Ireland BT51 4RP
Info on Teston Bridge Country Park
Location map
website for more information
email Kent Kite Fliers
10 & 11

Teston Big Kite Weekend, Teston Bridge Country Park, Teston Lane, nr Maidstone, Kent ME18 5BX

GOKF Facebook page
location map
GOKF website
email contact for GOKF
11 GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
NKG Facebook page
Location Map
NKG Website
Email Northern Kite Group
11 NKG fly-in, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside
Facebook page
location map
website for more info
email address
17 & 18 MKF fly-in @ Rufford Abbey Kite Weekend, Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire NG22 9DF
Facebook page
Location map
Website

17 & 18

5th Rijsbergsen Kitefestival, Tiggeltsestraat 13 in 4891ZP Rijsbergen, The Netherlands
NKG Facebook page
Location Map
NKG Website
Email Northern Kite Group
18 NKG fly-in, on the beach, near the Leisure Centre, Fleetwood, Lancashire
more info on Facebook
location map
website for more info
email address for more info
24 - 26 22nd Portsmouth International Kite Festival, Southsea Common, Portsmouth, Hampshire
GOKF Facebook page
location map
GOKF website
email contact for GOKF
25 GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
location map
Bristol Kite Festival website
email link
31 - 1/9 26th Bristol International Kite Festival, The Plateau, Ashton Court, Begger Bush Lane, Bristol, Somerset BS8 3TQ
SEPTEMBER 2013
Website
location map
Bristol Kite Festival website
email link
1 26th Bristol International Kite Festival, The Plateau, Ashton Court, Begger Bush Lane, Bristol, Somerset BS8 3TQ
location map
website
Email for more info
1 16th Rushcliffe Kite Day, Rush4Health, Rushcliffe Country Park, Mere Way, Ruddington, near Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG11 6JS
location map
website for more info
email
1

5th Layer Marney Tower Kite Festival, Layer Marney Tower, Nr Colchester, Essex CO5 9US

GOKF Facebook page
location map
GOKF website
email contact for GOKF
8 GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU
NEKF website
14 NEKF @ Cramlington Kite Festival, Station Road, Cramlington, Northumberland NE23 1EN
NEKF website
14 NEKF @ Seaton Carew, Tees Road, Hartlepool, County Durham TS25 1DE
map
website
email contact
15 10th Kedleston Hall Kite Day, Kedleston Hall, Kedleston Road, Derby, Derbyshire DE22 5JH
NKG Facebook page
Location Map
NKG Website
Email Northern Kite Group
15 NKG fly-in, Worden Park, Car park off Worden Lane, Leyland. Lancashire PR25 3DH
location map
Website
contact email
15

18th Eggardon Kite Festival, Eggardon Hill, Kings Lane, Powerstock, near West Compton, near Bridport, Dorset DT6 3TG

location map
GOKF website
email contact for GOKF
22 GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU
Facebook info
Location map
WHKF website
Contact WHFK by email
28 & 29

WHKF Fun Fly, Lechlade on Thames, Gloucestershire GL7 3AT

OCTOBER 2013
Facebook page
Location map
WHKF website
Contact WHKF by email
5 & 6

WHKF Lattice Banner making workshop with Linda Sanders, St Joseph's College, Swindon SN3 3LR

website
contact email for UK OSOW
13 OSOW = ONE SKY ONE WORLD - An Annual Worldwide event, flying kites for peace:
MKF Facebook page
map
MKF website
email address
13 MKF OSOW, Rufford Abbey, Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire NG22 9DF
MKF Facebook page
location map
MKF website
Email Jim Cronin
13 MKF OSOW, War Memorial Park, Kenilworth Road, Coventry CV3 6PT
GOKF Facebook page
location map
GOKF website
email contact for GOKF
13 GOKF OSOW and BBQ, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU
NKG Facebook page
Location Map
NKG Website
Email Northern Kite Group
13 NKG OSOW, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside
NKG Facebook page
Location Map
NKG Website
Email Northern Kite Group
13 NKG OSOW, Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract, Yorkshire
NKG Facebook page
Location Map
NKG Website
Email Northern Kite Group
20 NKG Light up the Sky for BBC Children In Need Appeal, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside
Facebook page
Location map
    26 & 27 15th International Kite Festival, 83600 Fréjus-Plage, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, France - provisional
GOKF Facebook page
location map
GOKF website
email contact for GOKF
27 GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
NOVEMBER 2013
Facebook info
Website
2 & 3 19th Cape Town International Kite Festival, Axminster Road, Muizenberg, 7945 Cape Town, South Africa
NKG Facebook page
Location Map
NKG Website
Email Northern Kite Group
17 NKG fly-in, Beacon Hill County Park, Up Holland, nr Skelmersdale, Lancashire
more information on Light up the Sky
location map
GOKF website
email contact for GOKF
24 GOKF Light up the Sky for BBC Children In Need Appeal, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
DECEMBER 2013
NKG Facebook page
Location Map
NKG Website
Email Northern Kite Group
8 NKG Xmas fly-in, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside
GOKF Facebook page
location map
GOKF website
email contact for GOKF
8 GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
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JANUARY 2014
NKG Facebook page
Location Map
NKG Website Email Northern Kite Group 12 NKG fly-in, Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract, Yorkshire
NKG Facebook page
Location Map
NKG Website Email Northern Kite Group 19 NKG fly-in, New Brighton Dips, Wirral, Merseyside
MARCH 2014
NKG Facebook page
Location Map
NKG Website Email Northern Kite Group 9 NKG fly-in, Middleton Park, Urban South, Leeds
NKG Facebook page
Location Map
NKG Website Email Northern Kite Group 16 NKG fly-in, near the Coast Guard Station, Burbo Bank Road North, Crosby, near Liverpool, Merseyside
SEPTEMBER 2014
Facebook info     Contact email 19 - 28 1st Brazil International Kite Festival, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
        

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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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Alwick Castle purple man
    

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Event details can change.

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

    


Benson Gemini on Tasmanian Beach
(Kite and Photo courtesy of Steve Puli)

       

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.

    
    

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KITE EVENTS 2003 - 2013

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

    

       Raising awareness of Lymphatic Cancer
The Blue Periwinkle kite made by Doug Richardson
raising awareness of Lymphatic Cancer and
The Lymphoma Association

       

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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Lloyd's kite train
    

CHILDREN'S KITE MAKING WORKSHOPS

I think that the best 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 EVERY DAY
THAT MAKES YOU SMILE
- GO FLY A KITE :-)

 

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