Kite Event Calendar

[South Padre Island] Fri. Feb. 3rd ~ REV Clinic - 9 a.m.-4 p.m. ~ Team iQuad ~ Advance registration required
Fri. Feb. 3rd ~ Indoor Kite Exhibition ~ 6:30-8:30 p.m. ~ Advance tickets reuired.
Sat. & Sun. Feb. 4th & 5th ~ Outdoor Kite Exhibition ~ Admission FREE - 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sat. Night Banquet & Live Auction ~ 6:30 p.m.-?? ~ Isla Grand Beach Resort ~ Advance tickets required ~ Includes Mexican Buffet

[Wanganui]

[Denver] Our monthly club gathering and free fly for the east side of Denver

[Brentwood]

[Wanganui]

[Ellicott City] The MKS Retreat brings Master kite builders to Maryland every year for a long weekend’s worth of friends, learning and kite building in an informal setting. Our featured guest for 2012 is Bas Vreeswijk from the Netherlands who will be teaching both a classic Edo and a kite with his novel origami appliqué.

[Pleasant Prairie] 1st Annual Pleasant Prairie Kite and Winter Festival
The “COOLEST” KITE FESTIVAL in the Midwest.
On Saturday, February 11th, The Kite Society of Wisconsin and Illinois, Gift of Wings, and the Pleasant Prairie RECPLEX are presenting the 1st Annual Pleasant Prairie Kite and Winter Festival at the RECPLEX Center in Pleasant Prairie, WI, on the SW corner of Lake Andrea, near the Wisconsin/Illinois border. Yes, I said “ON THE ICE”. The event will begin at 10:00 am, through 4:00 pm, with the GRAND LAUNCH of 400 plus kites at 11:00 am.
The Chicago Fire Precision Kite Team will be performing, along with EOS, FIRE & ICE, Elizabeth Gordon, Dan Newman, Zach Gordon, Josh Gordon, and Paul Keopke. The giant Kites of Gift of Wings will be making another appearance with the large 90 foot Manta Ray kite, and the Super Giant 140 ft Octopus kite. We also be featuring Ice Hockey and other winter events.
This family event is FREE to all, with plenty FREE parking. We will also be giving away free kites to the first 30 kids that participate in the “KIDS MAD DASH”. The Kids Mad Dash is 30 kids launching their kites all at the same time, and who ever gets their kite the highest in 60 seconds wins a prize. The event will also feature a FREE kids kite making area, and a contest to name our new event. The person that comes up with the “COOLEST” name will win a $50.00 stunt kite from Gift of Wings. Bring your kite and join the fun or purchase a kite from Gift of Wings at the event. Food will also be served.
*If the lake is not frozen, we will fly on land next to the lake…...

[Longmont, CO] Kiters in Colorado have been gathering at Sandstone for over 5 years. A large open park with few trees or other obstructions

[Brentwood]

[Ellicott City] The MKS Retreat brings Master kite builders to Maryland every year for a long weekend’s worth of friends, learning and kite building in an informal setting. Our featured guest for 2012 is Bas Vreeswijk from the Netherlands who will be teaching both a classic Edo and a kite with his novel origami appliqué.

[Tacoma] 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Business meeting

Show and tell

[Isla Blanca] This young festival is a fun time for the children we host from La Casita orphanage and the La Gloria English School on Isla Mujeres. They are our excuse to travel to Mexico to fly kites. The beach is beautiful, the water clear, and the wind is sometimes overwhelming. If you must be a tourist, Cancun is at our door. The lagoon off our beach is popular with kite boarders. Dozens can be seen on high wind days. There is a kite board school close by. Come join us in 2012.

[Littleton, CO 80123] Our monthly Fly for the Denver Metro area.

[San Diego]

Where: Ocean Beach Recreation Center
http://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-recreation/centers/oceanb.shtml

What: A fun day of festivities including a crafts fair, food and entertainment along with kite making, decorating and a flying contest.
Schedule (tentative, subject to change):
9 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
Kite making at Ocean Beach Rec. Center, all materials will be supplied.
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Hot dogs and punch for participants & live band on Ocean Beach Elementary School
court yard.
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Craft Fair Booths, Amusement Rides on Santa Monica Blvd.
1 p.m.
Kite Judging on Ocean Beach Elementary School court yard.

[Denver] Our monthly club gathering and free fly for the east side of Denver

[Hainault]

[Austin] Everyone is welcome to fly their kites or just enjoy the hundreds of kites in the air at the 84th Annual Zilker Park Kite Festival. This heritage event is attended by thousands from all over Central Texas and beyond.
The kite flying contest is for single line kites but every kind of kite is welcome. Categories include largest, smallest, highest angle, steadiest, most unusual and strongest pulling. All ages are eligible to compete. See our web page for events and rules. Trophies are awarded to first, second and third place winners. The Oldest and youngest competitors win trophies too. All kites entered must be home made. No pre-registration and it’s free to enter. See our web site for more information.
Sport Kite, buggy, fighter kite and other kite flying demonstrations will be held all day. Proceeds from vendor sales benefit Communities in Schools Pebble Project, an organization working to break the cycle of child abuse.
Come on down and enjoy “Kite Day” - an event that is uniquely "Austintatious". While you are here, enjoy the SXSW film festival, SXSW music festival, the Travis County Rodeo and other spectacular spring happenings in the “Live Music Capital of the World”. Rain date is Sunday March 11, 2012.