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China and the Paracel Islands
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- Weifang International Kite Festival - in Weifang, Shandong province; April 20 - 23, 2005; a grand Olympic-style opening ceremony
precedes 2 days of skies filled with kites from all over the world; over 300,000+ visitors are delighted by 200’ long dragon kites, beautiful hand painted silk butterfly, phoenix, eagle, dragonfly
and bee kites, the best kite builders from all over the world, unique kite performances, power kite demonstrations, sport kite and single line competitions; bring lots of film or smart cards because
you won’t want to miss the photo opportunity with memories to last a life time; easily reached by train from Beijing
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- Ahmedabad - in Ahmedebad, Gujarad; January 11 - 14, 2005; international
event, including traditional flying from the rooftops; during Uttarayan holiday
- Desert Kite festival - Specialist travel agent organizing festival in Jaipur, India for Makar Sankranti
- Gujarat International Kite Festival - in Ahmedabad; January
- International Kite Festival of Jodhpur
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- Aino Hata Kite Fly - in Nagasaki prefecture; April 3, 2005; battle, Kite contest, Kite workshop etc.; sponsored by the Aino machi Kenbuso branchi of JKA
- All Japan Sport Kite Association (AJSKA)
- Children's Kite Fly - in Tokyo; January 4, 2005; at Hamacho park
- Daimon Kite Festival - in Toyama prefecture; May 14 - 15, 2005; sponsored by the Daimon Town Office
- Fukuoka Seaside Kite Fly - in Fukuoka prefecture; March 13, 2005; Fukuoka Marinatown Seaside Park; sponsored by the Fukuoka Kite Club
- Ginowan City Kite Festival - in Okinawa; January 16, 2005; at Seaside Park; sponsored by the Ginowan City Office
- Goshogawa Kite Fly - in Aomori prefecture; March 12 - 13, 2005; Iwakigawa Riverbed; sponsored by the Goshogawara Tsugaru Kite Union
- Hamamatsu Kite Festival - in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture; May 3 - 5, 2005; at the Nakatajima Sand Dune
- Himeji National Kite Festival - in Hyogo prefecture; January 9, 2005; at Himeji race track; sponsored by the Japan Toy Museum
- Ichinomiya Town New Year Kite Festival - in Hyogo; January 2, 2005; at Ichinomiya Town Hoken Fukishi Center
- Ikazaki Kite Festival on Boys' Day - in Ikazaki-machi, Kita-gun, Ehime pref.; May 5
- Ishigakijima Kite Festival - in Okinawa; June 25 - 26, 2005; sponsored by the JKA Ishigakijima branch
- Japan International Kite Fly - in Ishikawa prefecture; May 3 - 4, 2005; Uchinada Seaside; Japan Kite Association Office; sponsored by the Uchinada-machi Board of Education
- Japan Kite Association - The Japan Kite Association is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting mutual friendship and cultural
exchange of the world, through Kite-Building and Kite-Flying
- Japan Tour 2000 - Report on a tour of several Japanese festivals
- Japanese Kite Collection - Traditional Japanese kites, kite festivals in Japan, Japanese kite plans
- Kesen-numa Tenbata Matsuri - in Miyagi prefecture; February 19 - 20, 2005; Asahi-machi Rockwall Area; sponsored by the Kesennuma Sifgtseeing Office
- Kouta Kite Festival - in Aichi prefecture; January 17, 2005; sponsored by the Kouta town Education Committee of Kouta-machi
- Let's fly handmade kite! - in Tokyo, Tachikawa; January 3, 2005; at Showa memorial park
- Marugame Winter Kite Festival - in Kagawa prefecture; January 8, 2005; at Marugame motorboat race car park; sponsored by the Marugame Kite Club
- Nagasaki Hata Kite Fly - in Nagasaki prefecture; April 3, 2005; Kite battle, Kite contest, Kite workshop etc.; sponsored by the Nagasaki Hata Association
- Nagasaki Kite Festival - Including traditional construction of Japanese Hata
- New Year Kite Festival - in Okinawa; January 2, 2005; at Nishihara-machi Agariteida Park; sponsored by the Okinawa Kite Club
- New Year Kite Festival - in Okinawa; January 9, 2005; at Izhigakijima Shin-minato Field; sponsored by the Yaeyama Kite Club
- New Year Kite Fly - in Saitama prefecture; January 16, 2005; at Edogawa riverbed; sponsored by the Showamachi Giant Kite Museum
- New Year Kite Festival - in Okinawa; January 23, 2005; at Ginowan city Seaside Park
- New Year Kokaigawa Kite Fly - in Ibaragi prefecture; January 30, 2005; at Kokaigawa riverbed; sponsored by the Inamachi Town Office
- Nishioji Kite Fly - in Okayama prefecture; February 8, 2005; Yoshiigawa riverbed; sponsored by the Okayama Kite Club
- Parents & Children Kite Fly in Itabashi - in Tokyo; April 29, 2005; sponsored by the Itabashi ward Kite Club
- Sagami Ohdako (Giant Kite) Festival - in Sagami,Kanagawa prefecture (near Tokyo); May 5 annually; at the Sagami river
- Sanjo Giant Kite Fighting Festival - in Niigata prefecture; June 5 - 6, 2005; Igarashi river bank; sponsored by the Sanjo Kite Fly office
- Showa Giant Kite Festival & National Kite Fly - in Saitama prefecture; May 4 - 5, 2005; Fly Edo River Dry Riverbed; sponsored by the Showamachi Giant Kite Museum
- Tadotsu Kite Fly - in Kagawa prefecture; April 2 - 3, 2005; Tadotsuyama Soccer Ground; sponsored by the Japan Kite Association, Kagawa Branch
- Tahara Kite Festival - in Aichi prefecture; May 21 - 22, 2005; sponsored by the Tahara Kite Preservation Club
- Toride Tonegawa River Kite Fly - in Ibaragi prefecture; January15, 2005; at Toride Green Park; sponsored by the Toride city sightseeing agency
- Yahagi River Kite Fly - in Aichi prefecture; January 8, 2005; at Kite Fly in Toyota Stadium; sponsored by the Yahagigawa Kite Club
- Yokohama Branch Kite Fly - Kanagawa prefecture; March 28, 2005; Kanazawa Seaside Park; sponsored by the Yokohama Branch, Yasuo Miyazaki
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- Au fil du Vent - in Chatelaillon; April 2005
- Bormes à tous Vents - AugréDouVent. - in Bormes Les Mimosas; October 8 - 9, 2005
- Cayeux sur mer - Festival located between Berck sur mer and Dieppe
- Cervolix - Festival in the centre of France
- Cervolix - in Gergovie, Clermont-Ferrand; October 8 - 9, 2005
- Coupe Icare - Salon des sports Aériens, Saint Hilaire du Touvet
- Dieppe International Kite Festival / Dieppe Capitol of Kite - in Dieppe; September 11 - 19, 2004; in Normandy
- EuroVolies - in Villiers Les Nancy; April 30 - May 1, 2005
- Evasion - Festival International Conviviale de Cerf Volante d'Hardelot-Plage - in ; May 21 - 22, 2005
- Federation Francaise de Char a voille - French buggy club. Includes Chott el Jerid event
- Festival de Meslay - in Parçay-Meslay; March 26 - 27, 2005
- Festival Gloriette - in Tours; September 2005
- Festival de Bergerac - Nez au Vent - in Bergerac; September 2005
- FESTIVENTU - in Calvi, Corsica; October 2005
- Festival International de l'Air - AugréDouVent. - in Frejus; October 29 - 30, 2005
- Fête du vent et du cerf-volant - in Donzère; April 30 - May 1, 2005
- Fête du Ciel - Eolo Tempo in Lac d'Estaing, Hautes-Pyrenees; June 18 - 19, 2005
- Gardéenne de Cerfs-Volants - AugréDouVent - in La Garde; April 30 - May 1, 2005
- La Fête du Vent - in Marseille; September 17 - 18, 2005
- Les Ailes du Délire - Traction - Cerf-volant - French traction kiting site
- Les journées du Vent - in Penvins; July 15 - 17, 2005
- Les St B'Rêve de vent - Les Eoliens. - in Saint-Brévin; August 27 - 28, 2005
- OKMistral - in St. Martin de Londres; May 14 - 15, 2005
- Passion Cerf-Volant - in St.-Jean de Monts; May 2005
- Passion Cerf-Volant - in Pornichet; May 7 - 8, 2005
- Rencontres Internationales de Cerfs-Volants - in Berck-sur-Mer; April 8 - 17, 2005; major festival
- Rencontre International de Cerf-volant - in Dieppe; September 2006
- Soleil Le Vent - L'Oeil d'Eole - in Saint May; June 2005
- Vent de folie - in Vierzon; May 28 - 29, 2005
- Ventilienne - Epinal, Vosges - in Ventil'Haut
- Freestyle World Cup - in Herault; May 5 - 8, 2005
- First round French National Championship - in Stella-plage; May 14 - 15, 2005
- Second round French National Championship - in Fort-Mahon Plage; June 18 - 19, 2005
- Third round French National Championship - in Saint-Brévin; July 2 - 3, 2005
- French Cup Stunt Kite - in Amiens; September 10 - 11, 2005
- French Cup 2005 by Clubs (Trophée Taranis) - in Noeux-les-Mines; August 27 - 28, 2005
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- Aquilandia - in Cagliari; none in 2003
- Coloriamo i Cieli - in Lago Transimeno; May, 1994
- Dove Soffia il Vento - in Rome; May, 1994
- Festival Mondiale dell'Aquilone - in Cervia; April 24 - May 1, 2005; miles of sunny beach and kite masters
from all over the world meet at the "the King of the Festivals"
- Italian Kitefliers Association - The AIAWeb looks forward to easing connections between kite lovers (skilled kitefliers or absolutely
beginner), improving knowledge of italian ingenious kitefliers and kitemakers and of modern kiting around the world
- Vulandra, Ferrara - in Ferrara; April 23 - 25, 2005
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- AIRpressure: Kites and Kite Flying in Sheffield, England - an Interactive, multi-media web site on kites and kite
flying in and around Sheffield, England - listing kite clubs, great flying sites, fly-ins
- Avon Kite Flyers - club in Bristol
- Beach Kite Festival - in Weymouth; May 2005
- Beacon Kite Festival - in West Lancashire; at Beacon Country Park
- [past event] Berrow Buggy Festival
- Brighton Kite Festival - in Brighton, East Sussex; July 8 - 9, 2005
- Brighton Kite Flyers Fly-in - in Brighton, East Sussex; January 1, 2005
- Bristol International Festival of Kites - in Bristol; September 3 - 4, 2005
- Coventry Kite Festival - in Coventry; August 13 - 14, 2005
- festival directions - collection of direction instructions for British kite festivals
- Fylde - a beach festival
- Kite Society of Great Britain - the authority for events in the UK
- kite calendar UK
- Kite Club of Scotland
- kitesurfing links
- London Kite Festival - 17th-18th June, 2000 on Hackney Marshes
- Margam kite festival - Overlooking the Bristol Channel at Port Talbot, South Wales
- Midlands Kite Fliers - includes event directory
- MKF events
- North East Kite Fliers (UK) - The North East Kite Fliers
- Poole Kite Fliers (UK) - Club info, UK traders, UK flying sites, Parachuting teddy bears, flying to music, links
to other kite clubs (plus a few funnies)
- Shrewsbury - Festivals and other events involving kites in the Shrewsbury area, England
- Solent Kite Flyers - includes event directory of the Southampton/Eastleigh/ New Forest area
- STACK National Championships - in Middle Wallop, Hants; May 28 - 30 & August 6 - 7, 2005
- STACK National Championships - in Rougham, Suffolk; May 14 - 16, 2005
- STACK National Championships - in Southampton, Hants; June 18 - 19, 2005
- Streatham Common Kite Day - Family fun day fly-in, South London
- Sunderland Kite Festival - in Sunderland; July 2 - 3, 2005
- Wales International Kite Festival - at the Vauxhall Fields in Monmouth
- Northern Electric International Kite Festival a/k/a Washington Tyne and Wear - in Sunderland, England; in June; official
site of the biggest festival in the UK
- West Coast Kite Club - UK club covering the Fylde coast of Lancashire
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Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)
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- Mariposa Folk Festival - in Orillia, Canada; July, 2003
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- Winnipeg Family Kite Festival - in Winnipeg; June, 2001
- Winnipeg - report on family kite festival
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- Wireless Wizard Kite Festival - in St. John's; July, 2001
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- AJAX TKF Fun Fly - in Ajax; July 16 - 17, 2005; Ajax Waterfront Park
- Air Canada International Kite Festival - in Toronto; September, 2001
- Canada Day Bash - in Waterloo; July 1, 2005
- Canal Days Kite Festival - in Port Colborne; July 31, 2005; at HH Knoll Park/Lakeview Park
- Dru Nelissen's Kite Page - Kite info with event calendar for the Niagara Peninsula, Ontario, Canada
- Dumfries Kitefest - in Cambridge; June 5, 2005; at Dumfries Park
- Essex Kite Flyers' Adrian Conn Night Fly - in McGregor; July 9, 2005; at CoAn Park
- Essex Kite Flyers' Andrew Baxter Memorial Fly - in McGregor; May 14, 2005; at CoAn Park
- Essex Kite Flyers' Farm Fly - in McGregor; August 13 - 14, 2005; at CoAn Park
- Four Winds Kite Festival - in Klienberg; May 7 - 8, 2005; at the Kortright Conservation Area (near Canada's Wonderland)
- Industrial Alliance KiteFest - in Toronto; Sept 17 - 18, 2005; at Milliken District Park
- Metro Toronto Kite Festival - in Toronto, Canada; September, 1997
- Mississauga Heritage Kite Fly - in Mississauga; June 19, 2005; at City Sports Field
- Port Stanley Fun Fly - in Port Stanley; May 28, 2005
- Presquille Kites and Camping - in Brighton; Sept 10 - 11, 2005; at Presquille Provincial Park
- Puslinch Lake Ice Fly - in Cambridge; Feb 26, 2005; at Puslinch Lake
- Renegade Strings Fun Fly - in Mannhiem; August 20, 2005; at Mannheim Park
- Renegade Strings' National Kite Month Fly - in Mannhiem; April 23, 2005; at Mannheim Park
- Renegade and Guelph clubs Wind Mill Workshop - in Guelph; March 5, 2005
- Strawberry Fields Kite Festival - in St. Thomas; May 29, 2005
- Toronto Kitefest - major international event, sponsored by Air Canada
- Toronto Kite Fliers - club, upcoming events, photos, news
- Wasaga Beach Father's Day Kitefest - in Wasaga Beach; June 18 - 19, 2005
- Worldwide Kite Rendez-vous - in Verdun
- Wind Sports Festival - in Keswick, Lake Simcoe; January 22 - 23, 2005
- Wind Climbers Kite Club - in Kitchener-Waterloo
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- Dieppe Canadian Kite Festival - in Dieppe, New Brunswick; August, 2002
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- Windscape Kite Festival - in Swift Current; June 1998
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- Bay Area Sport Kite League - The Bay Area Sport Kite League organizes and runs sport kite events in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Berkeley Kite Festival - International festival sponsored by Highline Kites on a windy peninsula in the
California Bay area
- Second Wind's Fish Fest Fun Fly - in Bodega Bay; April 16 - 17, 2005
- Brian Champie's Kite Site - Northern California kiting
- California Kite Art - Kite manufacturing, kite building, kite sales, kite festivals, kite designs, frog kites, dancing frog
designs
- Kite Home Page of Robert and Bernhard - an overview about the kite related activities of Bernhard Malle and Robert
Pudlo; pictures and plans of kites and traction foils as well as links to other important kite sites; online catalogue of the Californian kite artist and maker George Peters
- Kite Connection - in Huntington Beach; sponsors events
- Marina International Festival of the Winds - Held in Marina California, this festival includes kites, hang gliders, paper airplanes,
food and music
- Mix-96 Kite Fest - Sunday, September 17th 2000, Elk Grove Regional Park, 9 miles south of Sacramento
- Mix 96 Kitefest - Picture gallery from Californian festival in September 2000
- Mix 96 Kitefest - Contains an event schedule, contacts, and directions. Located at Elk Grove Park, California
- North American Buggy Expo - March 29 - April 4, 2005
- Northern California Kite Club
- Port Hueneme Harbor Days - in Port Hueneme; features kite festival
- San Diego Kite Club
- San Ramon Art and Wind Festival - Large Funfest in Northern California with guest fliers, huge crowds with a great sound
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- Mississippi Gulf Coast Kite Festival - in Long Beach; May 6 - 7, 2005; at Long Beach Pavilion at the harbor; free
admission; featuring bonfire and kite making workshop for kids on Friday, kite masters, clowns, games, kite boarding demo, sand castle contest
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- Buffalo Kite Auction - in Depew; March 12, 2005; at Polish Falcon's Hall
- Niagara Falls Centennial International Kite Festival - in Niagara Falls; May, 1992
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- North Coast Kite Festival - in Mentor on the Lake; April 23, 2006; at Mentor Headlands State Park
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- Tennessee River Park Kite Fly - in Chattanooga; April 2, 2005
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- Sweet Virginia Breeze - From the beaches to the mountains, from the State Capital to the Nation's Capital, kite enthusiasts are found
throughout Virginia. SVB is dedicated to inform and unite these kite flyers
- Hang-em-high Fabrics - store in Richmond
- Jackite - store in Virginia Beach
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- Kogui Kite Club - Kite club in Santafe de Bogota Colombia
- Yaripa International Kite Festival - in Bogota & Medellin, Colombia; August, 2001
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- All Saints Day Celebration - November 1
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- American Kitefliers Association - The authority for events in the USA
- Central USA Kite Fest Calender - Maintained by Troy Gunn
- Eastern League Competition Calendar - Sport kite flying on the East Coast of the USA
- Hot Air Ballooning & Kite Festival Events
- Kite Buggy Resource Page - Lots of information on buggying and home of the Northwest Buggy Pilots Association (NWBPA)
- kite calendar UK
- Kite Flyer's Site - Andrew Beattie's Kite Flier's Site is maintained as a service to kite fliers. It contains over 500 URLs to places of
interest to kite fliers, indexed and sorted, together with nearly 200Mb of archive material, reference and pictures
- Kite Flying Fool's Site
- Kite Machine
- Kite Paradise - a Cybergallery of Kites with tips, animations, pictures and an interactive game. Home to the World Buggy-Location
Database
- The Power Kite Site - A well maintained site on sport and power kiting, with kite reviews of the hottest freestyle, precision, power and
traction kites, kite buggies, database, festival dates, store listing for US/UK and Europe, photos, links etc
- Serebella.com Recreation, Kites, Events
- World Wind Kites - Events in Central USA
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