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Africa & the Middle East

Africa


Middle East

 
Asia

Asia


Cambodia

China and the Paracel Islands

  •  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

India

Indonesia

Japan

  •  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

Malaysia

Pakistan

Taiwan

Thailand

 
Australia & Oceania

Oceania


Australia - Eastern (Queensland, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria & Tasmania)

Australia - Central (Northern Territory & South Australia)

Australia - Western Australia


New Zealand

 
Europe

Europe


Albania

Andorra

Armenia

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Faroe Islands

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Gibraltar

Greece

Guernsey

Holy See

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Isle of Man

Italy

  •  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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Jersey

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Malta

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Monaco

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

San Marino

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Svalbard

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)

 
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North America

  •  Mariposa Folk Festival - in Orillia, Canada; July, 2003

Caribbean


Canada - Alberta

Canada - British Columbia

Canada - Manitoba

  •  Winnipeg Family Kite Festival - in Winnipeg; June, 2001
    •  Winnipeg - report on family kite festival

Canada - Newfoundland

  •  Wireless Wizard Kite Festival - in St. John's; July, 2001

Canada - Ontario

Canada -Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia & New Brunswick

  •  Dieppe Canadian Kite Festival - in Dieppe, New Brunswick; August, 2002

Canada - Quebec

Canada - Saskatchewan

  •  Windscape Kite Festival - in Swift Current; June 1998

Canada - territories


Mexico

Puerto Rico


USA - Alabama

USA - Alaska

USA - Arizona

USA - Arkansas

  •  Kites Over Texarkana - in Texarkana; April 2, 2005; at Eagle Acres Ranch
  •  Eureka Springs Kite Festival - in Eureka Springs; March 22, 2008

USA - California

USA - Colorado

USA - Connecticut

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USA - Delaware

USA - District of Columbia

USA - Florida

USA - Georgia

USA - Hawaii

USA - Idaho

USA - Illinois

Adobe Acrobat

USA - Indiana

USA - Iowa

USA - Kansas

USA - Kentucky

USA - Louisiana

USA - Maine

USA - Maryland

USA - Massachusetts

USA - Michigan

USA - Minnesota

USA - Mississippi

  •  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

USA - Missouri

USA - Montana

USA - Nebraska

USA - Nevada

USA - New Hampshire

USA - New Jersey

USA - New Mexico

USA - New York

  •  Buffalo Kite Auction - in Depew; March 12, 2005; at Polish Falcon's Hall
  •  Niagara Falls Centennial International Kite Festival - in Niagara Falls; May, 1992

USA - North Carolina

USA - North Dakota

USA - Ohio

  •  North Coast Kite Festival - in Mentor on the Lake; April 23, 2006; at Mentor Headlands State Park

USA - Oklahoma

USA - Oregon

USA - Pennsylvania

USA - Rhode Island

USA - South Carolina

USA - South Dakota

USA - Tennessee

  •  Tennessee River Park Kite Fly - in Chattanooga; April 2, 2005

USA - Texas

USA - Utah

USA - Vermont

USA - Virginia

  •  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

USA - Washington

USA - West Virginia

USA - Wisconsin

USA - Wyoming

 
Central & South America

Central America

  •  Kogui Kite Club - Kite club in Santafe de Bogota Colombia
  •  Yaripa International Kite Festival - in Bogota & Medellin, Colombia; August, 2001

South America


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Belize

Costa Rica

El Salvador

Grenada

Guatemala

  •  All Saints Day Celebration - November 1

Honduras

Nicaragua

Panama

 
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