List of kite festivals
This is a list of kite festivals.
Annual kite festivals
Initial Year | Season | Month | Day(s) | Event Name | Last years attendance | Continent | Country | Region | City | Venue | Notes | Website |
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1929 | Spring | March | Zilker Annual Kite Festival | 30,000 | North America | United States | Southwestern United States | Austin, TX | Zilker Park | Oldest continuously operating kite festival. | http://www.abckitefestival.com | |
1967 | Spring | March or April | Last Saturday of March or first Saturday of April | Blossom Kite Festival (formerly Smithsonian Kite Festival)[1] | North America | United States | Eastern United States | Washington, D.C. | National Mall | National Cherry Blossom Festival | https://nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/event/blossom-kite-festival/ | |
1977 | Autumn | September | Second Sunday | Bondi Beach Festival of the Winds | 40,000[2] | Australia | Australia | NSW | Sydney | Bondi Beach | ||
1978 | Summer | September | First weekend after Labor Day | Frank Mots International Kite Festival | 60,000 | North America | United States | Midwest | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Veteran's Park | Coordinated by the Kite Society of Wisconsin and Illinois with Gift of Wings | http://www.giftofwings.com/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/events/frankmots/index.html?L+mystore1+yqfj3562ff7d0f7d+1400875708 Frank Mots International Kite Festival |
1979 | October | Bali Kite Festival | Asia | Indonesia | Bali | Denpasar | Padang Galak beach, Sanur | |||||
1984 | Spring | April | Third weekend | Weifang International Kite Festival | Asia | China | Shandong Province | Weifang | Binhai beach | http://www.weifangkitefestival.com/ | ||
1986 | Spring | April | 9 days | Berck Sur Mer International Kite Festival[3] | 700,000[4] | Europe | France | Pas de Calais | Berck Sur Mer | Berck Sur Mer beach | http://www.cerf-volant-berck.com/ | |
1986 | Berkeley Kite Festival | North America | United States | South-Western United States | Berkeley, California | Cesar Chavez park Berkeley Marina | ||||||
1986 | September | Bristol International Kite Festival | 30,000 | Europe | England | North Somerset | Bristol | Ashton Court estate | ||||
1989 | January | 14-15 | International Kite Festival India[5] | 500,000 | Asia | India | Gujarat | Ahmedabad | Sabarmati River Front @ Ashram Road | |||
1991 | Summer | August | Portsmouth International Kite Festival[6] | Europe | United Kingdom | South East England | Portsmouth, Hampshire County | Southsea Common | Listed as one of the 23 biggest kite festivals in the world | http://www.portsmouthkitefestival.org.uk/ | ||
1996 | August | Third weekend | Washington State International Kite Festival | 100,000 | North America | United States | Washington (state) | Long Beach, Washington | Long Beach | http://kitefestival.com/ | ||
1999 | Autumn | April | Usually close to Easter | Festival of the Wind | Australia | Australia | Central Queensland | Emu Park, Queensland | Fisherman's Beach | Local Lions Club event, organised as an alcohol-free family day with free entry | https://www.festivalofthewind.com/ | |
2001 | Winter | February | Third Saturday | Color the Wind | 7,500 | North America | United States | Midwestern United States | Clear Lake, Iowa | Largest Winter kite festival in the Midwest, held on the frozen waters of a 3600-acre lake. | http://www.colorthewind.org | |
2001 | January | Windless Kite Festival[7] | North America | United States | North-western United States | Long Beach, Washington | Long Beach School Gymnasium | Indoor kite festival | http://kitefestival.com/events/windless-kite-festival/ | |||
2004 | Windscape Kite Festival[8] | North America | Canada | Western Canada | Swift Current | Marston Street and 11th Avenue SW | ||||||
2006 | Summer | August | Labor Day Weekend | Kites Over Lake Michigan | 30,000 | North America | United States | Midwestern United States | Two Rivers, Wisconsin | Largest summer kite festival in the Midwest. Held along Lake Michigan. | http://www.uniqueflyingobjects.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=116 | |
2008 | NTUC Income Kite Festival Singapore[9] | 250,000 | Asia | Singapore | Singapore | The Promontory @ Marina Bay | ||||||
2010 | Dieppe Kite International[10] | 30,000 | North America | Canada | Atlantic Canada | Dieppe | Dover Park | |||||
2012 | Summer | January | Jeevan Kite & River Festival, Guwahati[11] | Asia | India | Assam | Lower Assam | Guwahati | ||||
2014 | Summer | March | March | Festival de pipas de Osasco | South America | Brazil | Southern Brazil | Osasco, São Paulo state | ||||
1969 | May | Third Saturday | Franklin Park Kite and Bike Festival[12] (Formerly Great Boston Kite Festival) | North America | United States | Northeastern | Boston, Massachusetts | Franklin Park | ||||
1986 | Summer | July | Second weekend of July | Newport Kite Festival | 30,000 | North America | United States | Northeastern United States | Newport, RI | Brenton Point State Park | https://www.newportkitefestival.com |
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See also
External links
References
- "Blossom Kite Festival". National Cherry Blossom Festival. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
- "Thousands expected at kite festival". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. 7 September 2017.
- "5 Heavenly Kite Festivals from Around the World". TravelPulse.
- "Let Your Spirit Soar at the International Kite Festival in Northern France". traveltop6.com.
- "International Kite Festival India". Gujarat Tourism. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- "Portsmouth International Kite Festival". Portsmouth Kite Festival. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- "12th Annual Windless Kite Festival". World Kite Museum. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- WindscapeKiteFestival.ca.
- "NTUC Income Kite Festival Singapore". NTUC Income. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- "Dieppe Kite International Archived 2014-02-19 at the Wayback Machine", KnowNewBrunswick.com.
- "Jeevan Kite & River Festival, Guwahati".
- "Kite & Bike Festival". Franklin Park Coalition. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
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