Legend
Sport Kite Competition = (SKC)
Single Line Competition = (SLC)
Fun Festival (Fun flying for all) = (FF)
Kite Making = (KM)
Demonstrations = (DM)
The legend has changed. Please make note of the new legend above!
Jan. 13-14--Great Texas Kite Club Party/Fly
(FF)
Rockport, TX (Rockport Beach Park)
C: Dano & Nancy
361-463-1870 or 361-442-4608
wickedrevs56@yahoo.com
Feb. 3-4-- SPI Kite Festival (FF/DM)
South Padre
Island, TX (on the flats)
C: Bill & Susie Doan (956)761-1248
bskites@hotmail.com
http://www.bskites.com
Special guest fliers:
John Barresi of Portland, OR
David Hathaway of Vancouver, B.C. Canada
Activities include: Fun flying for anyone, sport kite demos to music, food vendors, raffles, silent auction, Banquet & live kite auction.
Feb.
24 - N.W. Recreation Center kite workshop 25th Annual
(KM)
Austin,TX.
C:
Richard Robertson (512)453-7174
Mar. 4--79th Annual Zilker Park Kite Festival
(SLC/KM/FF/DM)
Austin,TX (2100 Barton Springs Rd.)
(Rain date Mar 11)
C: Dorsey & Bunnie Twidwell
Home:(512)339-0412
512-471-9117
bunnie@mail.utexas.edu
Click here for Festival webpage.
Mar. 10--Devine Lake Park Grand Opening Kite Festival
(FF/DM)
Leander, TX (at Devine Lake Park)
C: Kelley Morris
512-259-2640
kmorris@ci.leander.tx.us
Activities: Details coming soon!
Mar. 17--20th Annual Spiro Mounds Kite Flite
(FF/KM/DM)
Spiro, OK
(Spiro Mounds Archaeological center, located 3 miles east of Spiro, OK, on Hwy 9/271 & 4 miles north on Lock and Dam Rd.)
C: Dennis
Peterson
918-962-2062
spiromds@ipa.net
Activities: Kites of all types, hundreds of participants, Arts & Crafts, food vendors. Donated kites given away hourly by drawing, free guided tour of prehistoric native american archaeological site.
Mar. 17--1st Elzie Odom Kite Festival
(FF/KM/DM)
River Legacy Parks
1601 NE Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington, Texas 76006
C. Jennifer Lecroy (City of Arlington)
(817)462-3703
lecroy@ci.arlington.tx.us
Activities: Kite Building Workshops, Stunt Kite Demos, Bounce House, Face Painting, Kite Contests, Concessions and Kite Vendor, Rainbows 4 Sail. Contests for kites of all sizes and shapes. Contests will be separated into categories based on age. Registration for kite contests on site the day of the event. Kite Festival admission: $5.00 Bring the family and join the fun!
Mar. 24-- 17th Eureka Springs Kite Festival
Eureka Springs, AR
(at Turpentine Creek wildlife Preserve - 7 miles south of Eureka Springs on highway 23)
C: Steve & Linda Rogers
work: 888-836-6251
zizirogers@excite.com
Mar. 30 thru Apr. 1--Kite Fest Louisiane
(FF/KM/DM)
Port Allen, LA
(West Baton Rouge Soccer Complex on Rosedale)
C: Gayle Woodul
830-598-2414
drgayle@tstar.net
http://www.westbatonrouge.net/kitefest.php
Mar. 31--River Legacy Park Kite Fest
(FF/DM)
Arlington, TX (River Legacy Park)
C: Andi Davis
817-459-6924
davisa@pub-lib.ci.arlington.tx.us
Mar. 31 thru Apr.1--2nd Annual Cloud Buster Kite Festival
(SLC/FF/KM/DM)
Perrin, TX (at Mitchell RV Park)
C: Doris & Kevin McGrath
940-798-4615
mitchellrvpk@yahoo.com
http://www.mitchellrvpark.com
Event Info:
Fun for all ages! Fun flying, sport kite Demonstrations, Food Vendors, Live Music, Kids Kite Building.
May 3-4 Apr-- White Rock Lake Festival
(FF)
Dallas, TX
(on Boy Scout Hill
East on Mockingbird Lane, past W. Lawther, past Dog Park, over Mockingbird Bridge at White Rock)
C: Donna Smithson
214-893-3157
donnasmithson@sbcglobal.net
http://www.whiterocklakefoundation.org
Event Info:
This is not a regular kite festival, but we would like kite flyers to come and fly.
Other Activities include: crafts, music, face painting, pony rides, pet adoptions, wine tasting, petting zoo, & more!.
Apr. 6-8--Portland WindFest
(FF/DM)
Portland, TX
C: Portland Chamber of Commerce
877-643-2475 chamber@portlandtx.org
Apr. 6-8--1st Annual Ruidoso Kite Fest (#1)
(FF/DM)
Ruidoso, NM
C: Bruce and Beth DeFoor
H: 505-258-1546 C: 505-973-1004
bd4@zianet.com
Apr.---7 Plano Kite Fair
(FF/DM)
Plano Texas (Bob Woodruff Park San Gabriel)
C: John Knight (City of Plano)
972-941-7167
Johnk@plano.gov
Event Info: Festival time will be from 1pm to ?. Rainbows 4 Sail kite business will be at this festival to sell kites. Fun for the whole family!
Apr. 7--5th Annual Arvada Kite Festival
(SLC/KM/FF/DM)
Arvada, CO.
(74th Ave. and Club Crest Ave.)
C: Dudley & Jody Weiland
303-422-2450
jdweiland@comcast.net
Apr. 7-8--14th Annual Westlake Kite Festival
(SLC/KM/FF/DM)
Lahoma,OK
C: Earl Ehlers
580) 796-2403
westlake_recreation@hotmail.com
http://www.westlakerecreation.com/events.htm
Apr. 14--1st Annual Heart of Texas Kite Festival
(SLC/KM/FF/DM)
Waco, TX
C: 254-753-1366
info@hotkitefestival.org
http://hotkitefestival.org/HOT_Kite_Festival.html
Activities: Prizes for the biggest kite, Smallest kite, highest kite, most unusual kite! Kite building workshop, fun flying, demos by the HOTMAC RC airplane club.
Apr. 20-22--1st Annual Ruidoso Kite Fest (#2)
(FF/DM)
Ruidoso, NM
C: Bruce and Beth DeFoor
H: 505-258-1546 C: 505-973-1004
bd4@zianet.com
Apr. 21--Dixie Escalant Kite Festival
(SLC/FF/DM)
St George, Utah
C: Stella Iverson
stellai@dixiepower.com
http://www.dixiekitefestival.com/index.htm
Apr. 21-22--Great North Texas Kite Festival
(SKC/FF/DM) C: Gloria Harmon (Rainbows 4 Sail)
Cedar Hills, TX (Valley Ridge Park)
972-938-3954 AKA Sanctioned Sport kite competitions, Fun Flying, kite store sales, plus more events! April
28--4th Annual Cannon AFB Kite Karnival (FF/KM/DM) 505-784-6381 KristiRay.Taylor@cannon.af.mil
Apr.
28---4th Annual Kyle Kite Fest (SLC/KM/FF/DM) (512)-268-5341 May
5---9th Annual Fargo Kite Day Fargo, ND (at Ed Clapp Park - 2801 32nd Ave S) May
5-6-- 6th New Mexico Wind Festival (FF/DM/SLC) 505-281-7655
May
12-13-----Tulsa Wind Riders 14th Annual Festival of Kites (FF/KM/DM) 405-612-4969 May 18-20--10th Los Alamos Arts Council Kite Festival (FF/DM) C: Cheryll Faust (505) 662-3557 May 26-28--15th Annual Skydance Sakakawea Kite Fest (SLC/FF/DM/KM) (Ft. Stevenson State Park)
(701)463-2661 May 25-28--Junction Kitemakers Retreat
Junction, TX
(325)692-5927 June 1-2---Aerosport Balloon Festival (DM/FF)
918-299-2979 June
8-10--15th Annual Twisted Lines Kite Festival (SKC/SLC/KM/FF/DM) C: Bob Homan (785)273-3715 bjhoman1@cox.net AKA Sanctioned Sport kite competitions., Fun Flying, indoor fly, fighter kite comps, best hand made kite comps, kite store sales, kite auction, kite lessons, night fly, plus more events! Proceeds go to the American Diabetes Assoc. June
9-10-- 13th Annual Jamestown Kite Festival Jamestown, ND (Meidinger Park) June
9-10--Cajun Riviera Beach Festival (FF/DM) (337) 569- 2603 InsideHollyBeach@aol.com June 16--LifeNet's 3rd Annual Up and Away Kite Festival (KM/FF/DM) 830-598-2414
June 30 - July 1--14th Annual Libertyfest Kite Fest (KM/FF/DM) (405)341-5477
Aug. 17-18---Illinois River Balloon Festival (FF/DM)
Tahlequah, OK (Municipal Airport)
918-299-2979 Sep. 1-3--Callaway Kite Flight 2006 (SLC/KM/FF/DM) C: Connie May (308)836-2620 Sep. 15--Sister Cities 8th Annual Kite Fest (FF/DM/KM) Shawnee, OK C: Cheryl Cowden Oct. 11--Tulsa Air and Space Museum Kite Fest (FF/DM/KM) Tulsa, OK C: Larry Stiles 918-630-9334 fax 918-745-2038 Oct. 1-6--30th Annual American Kitefliers
Association Grand Nationals & Convention. C: Mel Hickman (800)252-2550 Oct. 5 - 7---Great Plains Kite Festival (FF/DM)
Elk City, OK C: John West Oct. 14---22nd Annual One Sky One World Fly World Wide
Mass Ascension for Peace
Any location
you pick! Oct. 20-21--2nd Kites Over Granbury Kite Festival (SLC/KM/FF/DM) phone: 817-573-5483 Nov.
3-4--South Padre Island Kite Festival South Padre
Island, TX (the flats) C: Guy Blatnik Nov 17-25--14th Dead Bird Buggy Bash and Kite Fly
C: Charles "AJ" Jackson 832-250-3773
kitemobile2@sbcglobal.net
kitemobile2@juno.com
Festival will include:
Clovis, NM
(at Doc Stewart Park on the corner of 60/84 and 311 Ranchvale Road)
C: Kristi Taylor
Kyle, TX (Gregg-Clarke Park, 1300 W. Center St.)
C: Kerry Urbanowicz - City of Kyle Parks & Recreation
parks@cityofkyle.com
http://www.cityofkyle.com/parks/
May
(FF/DM)
C: 701-298-6980
Edgewood, NM (Wildlife West Nature Park)
C: Roger Alink
info@WildlifeWest.org
http://WildlifeWest.org
Tulsa, OK (43rd & Garnett.)
C: Catherine Gabrel
cgabrel@swbell.net
Los Alamos, NM (Spirio Soccer Fields)
cheryllf@comcast.net
Garrison, ND
C: Deb Lenzen
skydance@rtc.coop
http://www.sky-dance.net/interest.htm
(KM/FF/DM)
(Texas Tech Extension Campus...2 Miles south of I-10 & Hwy 83)
C: Judy Kingery
Judyabilene@aol.com
http://windweavers.tripod.com/junction-retreat.htm
- Instructor proposals accepted through Jan 31. 2007.
- $225 registration fee for participants.
- The registration fee will be waived for instructors.
June
Bentonville, Arkansas (Municipal Airport)
C: Frank Capps
aerosportballoon@hotmail.com
Kiters are invited to come do demonstrations and join the fun! We provide kiters with free passes for the weekend, free meals with the balloonists, and a ton o' fun!
Sport Kite Competition
Topeka, KS
http://www.kitefarm.com/tkf/
Festival will include:
(SLC/FF/DM/KM)
C: Mike Gee (701)252-5611
Holly Beach, LA
(located on the Gulf of Mexico, 50 miles due south of Lake Charles on Louisiana highway 27)
C: Kathy Richard
CANCELLED
(Rain date June 17)
Dallas, TX (3700 Sylvan Rd.)
C: Gayle Woodul
Event Website:
http://www.lifenettexas.org
July
Edmond, OK (N.W. Covell between Kelly & Santa Fe)
C: Terry Officer
Event Website:
http://libertyfest.org/LibertyfestKiteFest.php
August
C: Frank Capps
aerosportballoon@hotmail.com
Kiters are invited to come do demonstrations and join the fun! We provide kiters with free passes for the weekend, free meals with the balloonists, and a ton o' fun!
September
Callaway, NE
http://www.callaway-ne.com/
(St. Gregory's University)
(405)878-0375
Included on the festivities will be a Japanese kite exhibit.
(43rd and Garnett East 43rd and South Garnett Road)
bismallw@aol.com
Activities:
Kite Art Exhibit, Fun Fly, Kids Fly, Kitemaking Competition, Kids Kitemaking Work Shops.
Description:
Fundraiser for Tulsa Air and Space Museum. A one-day event with schools entering kites into competition, kite demonstrations by local kite club, and kite education presented by Richard and Marti Dermer.
October
Ocean Shores, WA
XD@aka.kite.org
W: 580-243-0437
C: 580-821-1680
rt66worldnews@itlnet.net
c: One Sky One World
Phone: 303-571-1744
jpa@earthnet.net
One Sky One World Website
(Flying kites for kids in Crisis)
Granbury, TX
(Granbury High School soccer fields--2200 W. Pearl St. 76048)
C: Family Fun Kites
sales@familyfunkites.com
http://familyfunkites.com/?D=9
Host Hotel: Granbury Inn & Suites
800-858-8607
Activities: Open fun flying, Kite making, kite buggies, professional kite demos, Raffles & Prizes, Kids kite candy drop, Concessions, Face painting, sport kite team flying, etc...
November
Sport Kite Competition
(SKC/SLC/DM/FF)
Home: 956-761-7028
Cell: 956-299-0731
GuyBlatnik@kiteshop.com
Pre Event Kite Party:
Friday night Nov.2nd at the Padre Brewing Company Restaurant, at 3400 Padre Blvd. SPI, TX. You will be welcome, and have a great time.
Because the Padre Island Brewing Company Restaurant request a head count, EVERYONE needs to RSVP for the Pre-event kite party. Please send an e-mail to Barry & Karen Ogletree, at: ogletreez@yahoo.com , or call 936-240-6965
(FF/DM)
Galveston, TX. (at East Beach)
(Pre-event at San Luis Pass on the west end of the Island)
action967@msn.com
Website:
http://deadbirdbuggybash.com/
This is one of 2 premier kite buggy gatherings in North America! This event also draws other styles of kite flyers and is one great kite flyers gathering, and everyone is welcome! You can now visit the DBBB website and register your name if you're coming. An accurate head count is necessary so this year's Turkey Day cooks will know how much food to prepare for the DBBB kiting attendees, their guest, and family members.
December
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