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August 2017
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Fly 4 Life (IN)
[Indianapolis ]
[Crescent City]
         
[University Place] Fun Fly / Kitemaking for Kids / Sport Kites & Display Kites / Kids Games / Lessons / Food vendors / Kite vendors
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PIKF (UK)
[Portsmouth] Portsmouth kite festival is the largest kite festival in the UK - with many international and local kite flliers attending the event, this year is the 26th. A great grassed location overlooking the sea.
         
[Berkeley] Free sport kite teaching clinic. Learn to fly 2 and 4 line kites. Beginner to advance.
[Cleveland] Our monthly “Free Fly” where members get together to show off their latest kites or tell their latest stories of where they have been. We also are there to help anyone who has any problems with a kite they have with them.
Plug in “Edgewater Park” Cleveland, Ohio into your map program and follow the directions. We are at the lower park near the lake side of the park. Look for the banners.
Come on down and “Learn to fly”
         
SDKC (CA)
[San Diego] Fun Fly & general meeting
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NCC (OH)
[Cleveland 44102] Description of Event:
The North Coast Championship is a Ballet only Sport Kite Competition in conjunction with the Cleveland International Kite Festival. This is a Midwest Conference Event for 2018 AKA competition points.
Edgewater Park is located on Lake Erie. Registration fee will split the sanctioning fee by among competitors in Masters and Experienced and a minimum $5 fee for Novices per person and Waivers signed with their choice of Class will be handled on-site. All Ballets will be flown Open Class, Competitors will recieve individual awards by their chosen Class. If necessary heats will be flown.
Pilots Meeting will begin at 8:30 Saturday and Sunday.
Schedule to follow.
Competition begins promptly at 9AM, have your kites and music ready by 8:30.
Edgewater is a large open park and has no power lines to deal with. Burke Lakefront Airport, is within 5 miles, however the field is not in their flight path. OSEK, the local kite club running the festival have an agreement with the airport to not fly above a 500’ height limit.
         
[Cleveland] Kite flying fun and competition at Edgewater Park in Cleveland! The 40th year for this event. BIRTHDAY Theme. Includes dual and quad line competition for AKA points @ the North Coast Championships.
           
[Nelson]
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WSIKF (WA)
[Long Beach] This is the 37th Annual Washington State International Kite Festival. Events are scheduled for every day. Come join us.
WSIKF (WA)
[Long Beach] The 34th Annual Washington State International Kite Festival is seven days of kite fun. Visit us at http://www.kitefestival.com for details.
       
[Łeba] We are happy to announce that for the seventh time kites from around the world will cover the blue skies above Łeba’s beach.
Kite enthusiasts, professionals and amateurs, are very welcome to take part in the 7th International Kite Festival in Łeba.
Kites will adorn the sky during the day and at night – spectacular night show, accompanied by music is becoming now a tradition.
For the youngest we planned exciting kite workshops and many other attractions for the active participants of the festival.
Lets fill the sky above Łeba’s beach with phenomenal designs and colors together!
See you soon!
       
SDKC (CA)
[San Diego] Indoor fly with Electric Model Flyers
[Dorchester] Once again, this fun-filled event for both families and professionals will feature the best kites from the East and West: 300 feet dragon, eagles, giant lobster, butterfly plus your kites and a lot more. There will be plenty of space for adults and children alike to fly kites to their hearts’ content. There will be flying demos and a kite-making workshop with kites given away (limited number) plus maybe other freebies. There will be cultural and health exercises. Attendees are welcome to join in the exercises. Those interested in performing are encouraged to contact the organizer. There will be cultural activities.
The East Meets West - KITE & CULTURAL FESTIVAL began in 2003. For the first time ever, a 450 ft. long dragon kite danced in the American sky! Ornate kites with magnificent color, punctuated a day filled with excitement, harmony and peace. Annual subsequent events duplicated this excitement and wonder, which apparently became contagious. Traffic near Pope John Paul II Park was slowed for hours. This event was held in 2005 in Liberty State Park, N. J..Record breaking number of people marveled at the spectacle of a soaring 300 ft. dragon kite with a 33 ft. American flag in tow.
The organizers of this event hold family values, good health, sound education, a clean environment and multiculturalism as core community values
         
[Dorchester] Once again, this fun-filled event for both families and professionals will feature the best kites from the East and West: 300 feet dragon, eagles, giant lobster, butterfly plus your kites and a lot more. There will be plenty of space for adults and children alike to fly kites to their hearts’ content. There will be flying demos and a kite-making workshop with kites given away (limited number) plus maybe other freebies. There will be cultural and health exercises. Attendees are welcome to join in the exercises. Those interested in performing are encouraged to contact the organizer. There will be cultural activities.The East Meets West - KITE & CULTURAL FESTIVAL began in 2003. For the first time ever, a 450 ft. long dragon kite danced in the American sky! Ornate kites with magnificent color, punctuated a day filled with excitement, harmony and peace. Annual subsequent events duplicated this excitement and wonder, which apparently became contagious. Traffic near Pope John Paul II Park was slowed for hours. This event was held in 2005 in Liberty State Park, N. J..Record breaking number of people marveled at the spectacle of a soaring 300 ft. dragon kite with a 33 ft. American flag in tow.The organizers of this event hold family values, good health, sound education, a clean environment and multiculturalism as core community values
         
[Redcliffe] Families will get swept away in the fun, colour and excitement of the annual Redcliffe KiteFest where kites of all shapes and sizes fill the sky. 2017 will be the biggest KiteFest yet with a huge contingent of international and domestic kite flyers set to come together in Pelican Park.
Redcliffe KiteFest 2017 is the Ultimate Kids Weekend. The whole family will love the markets, huge array of love music and amazing roving performers. See you there!
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[Beech Mountain] A Family Fun event with lots of room to fly your kites, or watch the Art Kites, Giant Display kites, and Sport Kite demos. There will be lots of vendors on hand, kite games, kids racing with Bols (parachutes) and a kite sales tent. Saturday afternoon Kite makers will bring their creations to be judged by Master Kite maker Charlie Dunton, and on Sunday kids will have the opportunity to color a kite of their own. There will be judging Sunday which MAY include Largest Kite, Smallest Kite, Prettiest kite, and several other categories as the judges announce them.
         
[Callaway] The Callaway (NE) Kite Flight is held on Labor Day weekend. It is an amazing AKA-sanctioned event that has hosted guests from at least 21 nations and 29 states since the event began in 1991. Guests of the Callaway Kite Flight drive into the event site, between rows of flags, representing guests from all over the world.
Professional and amateur fliers decorate the skies over the breath-takingly beautiful Nebraska countryside. Children and adults enjoy the large and colorful kites flown by our professional kite fliers. You can bring your own kite or buy one at one of the on-site vendors.
Activities Include:
Kite Flying for Everyone
Professional Kite Flyers
Candy Drops
Horse Rides
Kid Activities
Concession Stand
Kite Vendors Onsite
And More…………
Callaway offers shopping,
restaurants, bars, museums,
church services and more.
There is also Camping at
Morgan Park (please call 308-
836-2262).
Bring sunscreen and a chair or blanket to sit on. We hope you can join us this year, are you coming to the Callaway Kite Flight?
Admission is only $3 per person per day (ages 3 & under free). Buses from nearby nursing homes are admitted free. There is plenty of free parking.
         
[Two Rivers] Once again, Neshotah Beach in Two Rivers is the place to be this Labor Day Weekend. The 12th Annual Kites Over Lake Michigan, brought to you by our Title Sponsors Fox Communities Credit Union and Shoreline Credit Union, will be held there on Sept. 2nd and 3rd, 2017.This is one of the largest kite festivals in the Midwest, attracting kitefliers and people from all over the country. Those who come will be treated to some incredible displays of giant show kites of every type and size, precision stunt teams performing amazing aerial ballet with their kites, spectacular and colorful ground displays and activities for kids and the public both days.The fun does not stop at the end of the day on Saturday because we will have a mass release of Sky Lanterns followed by a Fireworks Show finale, weather permitting. Sky Lanterns will be available for sale at the beach and UFO, and only 100% bio-degradable Sky Lanterns will be allowed to be released there. Those with metal wires and candles will not be allowed. On Sunday morning, we will have free kite making for kids from 9.00 am to 11.00 am.There will be a shuttle bus service from the Two Rivers High School to the beach for both days. Details on time will be furnished as soon as all the logistics are finalized.Date: Sept. 2nd and 3rd, 2017 ►Sept. 2nd: Kite flying events from 11.00 am to 4.00 pm ■Sky Lanterns release at dusk, followed by Fireworks Show, weather permitting ►Sept. 3rd: Kite flying events from 11.00 am to 4.00 pm ■Free kids kite making from 9.00 am to 11.00 amPlaces to stay - sponsor hotels, campgrounds and B&B ►Holiday Inn, Manitowoc (920) 682-6000. This is the kitefliers’ headquarters and if you mention you are coming to the kite festival, you will receive a special rate of $90 per night. ►Village Inn On The Lake - hotel and camping (920) 794-8818 ►Red Forest Bed And Breakfast (920) 793-1784 ►Seagull Marina And Campground (920) 794-7533 ►Scheffel’s Hideaway Campground (920) 657-1270 ►Fox Hills Resort (920) 755-2376Special Notes ►Per City Ordinance, no dogs
           
[COLBY] My Wind Stuff is hosting its fifth annual Kite Festival in Colby Kansas Sunday Sept 3rd and Monday Sept 4th at the Colby High School,from 11am until dark both days, we will have big promo kites, stunt kites, novelty kites parachute races for all ages starting at 1pm and a candy drop following the parachute races. Kite vendor will be on location for sales , repairs and lessons on all types of kites. Free parking , Free admission! Directly north of Wal-Mart, Rv campground within a half mile of the event. Contact Curt or Kendra with My Wind Stuff for any additional info. 7854831309.
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