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PAST EVENTS 2013 |
| JANUARY 2013 | |
| 1 | GOKF fly-in, North Exhibition area, Grafham Water, near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire |
| 6 | MKF New Years fly-in, Calke Abbey (NT), Ticknall, near Melbourne, Derbyshire DE73 7LE |
| 6 - 14 | 25th Ahmedabad International Kite Festival, Sabarmati River Front, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| 13 - 15 | Patna International Kite Festival 2013, Bihar, India |
| 17 & 18 | Ranchi International Kite Festival, Birsa Munda Stadium, Ranchi, India |
| 18 - 20 | 16th annual Treasure Island Kite Festival and Sport Kite Competition, Treasure Island, Florida, USA |
| 20 | |
| 20 | KCoS fly-in, West Sands beach, St Andrews, Scotland |
| 20 | KCoS fly-in, on the big field in front of the beach, Ayr, Scotland |
| 26 | Green Bay Winterfest, Leicht Park, 100 Dousman Street, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54303, USA |
| 27 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| FEBRUARY 2013 | |
| 10 | KCoS fly-in, West Sands beach, St Andrews, Scotland |
| 10 | KCoS fly-in, on the big field in front of the beach, Ayr, Scotland |
| 16 & 17 | 15th Le Festi-Vent, St-Placide, Canada |
| 17 | NKG fly-in, New Brighton Dips, Wirral, Merseyside |
| 17 | NKG fly-in, Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract, Yorkshire |
| 21 - 24 | Pasir Gudang World Kite Festival, Thailand |
| 24 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| MARCH 2013 | |
| 1 - 3 | Windsong Kites South Coast Kiting Weekend, Manaba Beach, Uvongo, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| 1 - 3 | 33rd Satun International Kite Festival, Satun, Thailand |
| 3 | 3rd Indoor Kite Event, St Josephs Catholic College, Swindon, Wiltshire SN3 3LR |
| 3 | KCoS fly-in, West Sands beach, St Andrews, Scotland |
| 3 | KCoS fly-in, on the big field in front of the beach, Ayr, Scotland |
| 3 | Zilker Park Kite Festival, Austin, Texas, USA |
| 17 | NKG fly-in, Beacon Hill County Park, Up Holland, nr Skelmersdale, Lancashire |
| 17 | NKG fly-in, Roundhay Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| 20 - 1/5 | Cervia International Kite Festival, Italy |
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| 24 | KCoS fly-in, West Sands beach, St Andrews, Scotland |
| 24 | KCoS fly-in, on the big field in front of the beach, Ayr, Scotland |
| 24 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 30 | Adelaide International Kite Festival, Esplanade, Semaphore, South Australia, Australia 5019 |
| 31 | Rodborough Common Kite Day 2013, Rodborough Common, near Stroud, Gloucestershire |
| APRIL 2013 | |
| 5 - 7 | 17th Houlgate Plein Vent International Kite Festival, Rue des Bains, 14510 Houlgate, France |
| 6 & 7 | Festival de Cometas Ciudad de Valencia, Playa de las Arenas, Valencia, Spain |
| 7 | |
| 7 | 14th Emu Park Festival of the Wind, Emu Park, Central Queensland, Australia |
| 7 | NEKF @ Souter Lighthouse, Coast Rd, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR6 7NH |
| 12 - 14 | 5th German Speedkite Contest, Nordseebad Dornumersiel, Hafenstraße 3, 26553 Dornumersiel, Niedersachsen, Germany |
| 13 & 14 | MKF fly-in @ Rufford Abbey Spring Kite Weekend, Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire NG22 9DF |
| 13 - 21 | 27th International Berck-sur-Mer Kite Festival, Berck-sur-Mer, Nord-Pas-De-Calais, France |
| 14 | NKG fly-in, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 14 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 20 - 23 | 30th Weifang International Kite Festival, Weifang, Shandong Province, China |
| 20 - 1/5 | Cervia International Kite Festival, Italy |
| 21 | NEKF @ Druridge Bay Country Park, Widdrington, Northumberland NE61 5BX |
| 21 | NKG fly-in, on the beach, near the Leisure Centre, Fleetwood, Lancashire |
| 27 | Children's Kite making workshop at Family Fun Day, Edgeside Park, Waterfoot, Rossendale, Lancashire BB4 9UE |
| 27 & 28 | North Hants Kiters Jolly Up 12, The Buggy Field, Cliddesden, near Basingstoke, Hampshire |
| 27 & 28 | NEKF @ Newbiggin Kite Display, Maritime Centre, Church Point, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland NE64 6DB |
| 28 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 28 | GOKF fly-in, North Exhibition area, Grafham Water, near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire |
| MAY 2013 | |
| 4 - 6 | Weymouth Beach Kite Festival, The Seafront, Weymouth, Dorset |
| 4 - 6 | Blyth Kite Weekend with NEKF @ Meggies Burn Field, Links Road, South Beach, Blyth, Northumberland NE24 3PH |
| 5 | KCoS fly-in, West Sands beach, St Andrews, Scotland |
| 11 & 12 | Barmouth Spring Kite Fly, opposite the Lifeboat Station, Barmouth, Mid Wales |
| 11 & 12 | 3rd Western Lake District KiteFest 2013, in assoc. with NKG, Millom Rugby Union Football Club, Wilson Park, Haverigg, Cumbria |
| 11 & 12 | 28th Lotto Kites International, Ostend, Belgium |
| 12 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 12 | NEKF @ Darlington Green Event, South Park , Parkside, Darlington DL1 5TG |
| 18 & 19 | 7th Harewood House Kite Festival, Harewood House, near Leeds, West Yorkshire LS17 9LG |
| 24 - 28 | Margam Kite Festival, Margam County Park, Margam, Port Talbot South Wales SA13 2TJ |
| 25 & 26 | Telephone Box kite making workshop with Sky Bums, Margam County Park, Margam, Port Talbot South Wales SA13 2TJ |
| 25 & 26 | 11th International Kite Festival, Russell Park, Bedford MK40 3RH |
| 26 | NEKF @ Amble Puffin Festival, Amble, Northumberland - now not cancelled :-) |
| 26 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 26 | Village Kite Day, Calvert Green, Buckinghamshire, MK18 2FR |
| 29 | Windsocks and Kite making workshop, Derbyshire Eco Centre, Porter Lane, Middleton-by-Wirksworth, Derbyshire DE4 4LS (fee applies, booking essential) |
| JUNE 2013 | |
| 1 | Kite Display at Little Downham Village Fete, The Sports Field, School Lane, Little Downham, Nr Ely CB6 2ST |
| 1 & 2 | 21st Basingstoke Kite Festival, Down Grange Sports Complex, Pack Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG22 5SN |
| 1 & 2 | |
| 7 - 9 | Suffolk Kite Flyers 20th Big BIrthday Bash, Rougham Airfield, near Bury st Edmunds, Suffolk IP30 9ND |
| 7 - 9 | BKSA Freestyle Kitelandboard and Kitebuggy Championships Round 2, Rougham Airfield, near Bury st Edmunds, Suffolk IP30 9ND |
| 8 | George Town Kite Festival, the Esplanade, George Town, Penang, Malaysia |
| 8 & 9 | Weston Kite Festival, The Beach, Weston super Mare, Somerset |
| 8 & 9 | |
| 8 & 9 | |
| 9 | Peterborough Kite Festival , Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 9 | NEKF @ Souter Lighthouse, Coast Rd, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR6 7NH |
| 15 & 16 | 17th Southampton Kite Festival, Lordshill Sports Ground, 5 Acre Field, Lordshill, Southampton, Hampshire |
| 16 | 15th Streatham Common Kite Day, Streatham Common, London SW16 3DW - NEW DATE |
| 16 | NEKF @ Sunderland Festival, Herrington Country Park, Chester Road, Penshaw, Sunderland, DH4 7EL - CONFIRMED AS A ONE DAY EVENT |
| 22 & 23 | Beacon Park Kite Festival in association with the NKG, Beacon Hill County Park, Up Holland, nr Skelmersdale, Lancashire |
| 22 & 23 | NEKF @ Seaton Delaval Hall, The Avenue, Seaton Sluice, Whitley Bay, NE26 4QR - provisional |
| 23 | 19th Calke Abbey Kite Day, Calke Abbey (National Trust), Ticknall, near Melbourne, Derbyshire DE73 7LE - NEW DATE |
| 23 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 29 & 30 | Morecambe Catch the Wind kite festival, Marine Road, Morecambe LA4 4BU |
| 29 & 30 | Shropshire Kite Festival, Lacon Childe School, Love Lane, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire DY14 8PE |
| 29 & 30 | Summer Kite Festival 'Touch the Sky', Tsarskoe Selo, Pushkin, near St. Petersburg, Russia |
| JULY 2013 | |
| 6 & 7 | 2nd Prudhoe Kite Festival, Highfield Park, Prudhoe, near Newcastle, Northumberland NE42 6EY |
| 6 & 7 | 4th Vliegerfeest Twenterand, Leidijk-Oost 40, Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk. The Netherlands |
| 13 & 14 | 35th Annual Brighton Kite Festival, Stanmer Park, Brighton, West Sussex - Provisional date |
| 13 & 14 | Barmouth Kite Festival, on the beach opposite the Lifeboat Station, Barmouth, Mid Wales |
| 14 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 20 & 21 | Leominster and Hereford Kite Festival, The National Trust, Berrington Hall, Leominster, Herefordhire HR6 0DW |
| 20 & 21 | Silloth Kite Festival in assoc. with the NKG, The Green, Silloth on Solway, Cumbria |
| 20 & 21 | 4th Malmesbury Kite festival, The Worthys, Malmesbury, Wiltshire SN16 9JX |
| 20 & 21 | NEKF @ Kites over Druridge, Druridge Bay Country Park, Widdrington, Northumberland NE61 5BX |
| 27 & 28 | Dunstable Downs Kite Festival, Whipsnade Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire LU6 2GY |
| 27 & 28 | 2nd St. Annes Kite festival, on the beach, Lytham st Annes, near Blackpool, Lancashire |
| 27 & 28 | Golden Valley Kite Fliers “Kite Kamp”, Newlands Park, Bishops Cleeve, Nr. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL52 3PE |
| 27 & 28 | Kiteflying weekend, Goats on the Roof, Fontburn, Ewesley, near Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 4PH |
| 28 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| AUGUST 2013 | |
| 2 - 4 | |
| 3 & 4 | North Hants Kiters Jolly Up 13, The Buggy Field, Cliddesden, near Basingstoke, Hampshire RG25 2JL |
| 3 & 4 | NEKF @ Souter Lighthouse, Coast Rd, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR6 7NH |
| 4 | 4th Vintage Kite Meet, Shipley Country Park, Slack Lane, Heanor, near Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE75 7GX |
| 4 | Downhill Demesne Kite Festival, Downhill Demesne and Hezlett House, Mussenden Road, Castlerock, County Londonderry, N. Ireland BT51 4RP |
| 4 | Royston Charity Kite Festival, Therfield Heath, Royston, Hertfordshire |
| 10 & 11 | Teston Big Kite Weekend, Teston Bridge Country Park, Teston Lane, nr Maidstone, Kent ME18 5BX |
| 11 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| 11 | NKG fly-in, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 17 & 18 | MKF fly-in @ Rufford Abbey Kite Weekend, Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire NG22 9DF |
| 17 & 18 | 5th Rijsbergsen Kitefestival, Tiggeltsestraat 13 in 4891ZP Rijsbergen, The Netherlands |
| 18 | NKG fly-in, on the beach, near the Leisure Centre, Fleetwood, Lancashire |
| 23 - 25 | Kite Displays at Solfest, Tarnside Farm, Tarns, Nr Aspatria, Cumbria |
| 24 - 26 | 22nd Portsmouth International Kite Festival, Southsea Common, Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| 24 - 26 | Kiteflying weekend, Goats on the Roof, Fontburn, Ewesley, near Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 4PH |
| 25 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| 31 - 1/9 | 26th Bristol International Kite Festival, The Plateau, Ashton Court, Begger Bush Lane, Bristol, Somerset BS8 3TQ |
| SEPTEMBER 2013 | |
| 1 | 26th Bristol International Kite Festival, The Plateau, Ashton Court, Begger Bush Lane, Bristol, Somerset BS8 3TQ |
| 1 | 16th Rushcliffe Kite Day, Rushcliffe Country Park, Mere Way, Ruddington, near Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG11 6JS |
| 1 | 5th Layer Marney Tower Kite Festival, Layer Marney Tower, Nr Colchester, Essex CO5 9US |
| 5 - 8 | 9th Borneo International Kite Festival, Old Bintulu Airport, Bintulu, Sarawak, Borneo |
| 8 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 13 - 15 | XIII Festival Internacional de barriletes, Parque Scalabrini Ortis. Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina |
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| 15 | 10th Kedleston Hall Kite Day, Kedleston Hall, Kedleston Road, Derby, Derbyshire DE22 5JH |
| 15 | NKG fly-in, Worden Park, Car park off Worden Lane, Leyland. Lancashire PR25 3DH |
| 15 | 18th Eggardon Kite Festival, Eggardon Hill, Kings Lane, Powerstock, near West Compton, near Bridport, Dorset DT6 3TG |
| 15 | Kite Building Workshop, Jockey Club (Ngong Racecourse), Nairobi, Kenya |
| 21 | 4th Annual Baird Festival, Bute, Scotland |
| 21 & 22 | Kite Festival Shabla, The Black Sea beach to the south of Shabla Lighthouse, Shabla Municipality, Bulgaria |
| 22 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 26 - 29 | 10th Le Derby Kite de la Baule, 1 Quai de la Touche, 44500 Escoublac-La-Baule, Pays De La Loire, France |
| 27 - 29 | 23rd International Sprintkite, Lungomare Cervia, Via Lungomare D'Annunzio, Cervia, 48015 Province of Ravenna, Italy |
| 28 & 29 | WHKF Fun Fly, Lechlade on Thames, Gloucestershire GL7 3AT |
| 29 | Wakefield Kite Festival organised by Warmfield cum Heath Parish Council, Heath Common, Wakefield, Yorkshire WF1 5SL |
| OCTOBER 2013 | |
| 5 & 6 | WHKF Lattice Banner making workshop with Linda Sanders, St Joseph's College, Swindon SN3 3LR |
| 6 | Ex-kite-ment kite Day, Apedale Country Park, Alsagers Bank, Apedale, nr Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire |
| 13 | OSOW = ONE SKY ONE WORLD - an Annual Worldwide event, flying kites for peace: |
| 13 | Avon Kite Flyers OSOW, Taurus Crafts, The Old Park, Lydney, Gloucestershire GL15 6BU |
| 13 | Great Ouse Kite Flyers OSOW and BBQ, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 13 | Kent Kite Club OSOW, Radnor Park, Folkestone, Kent |
| 13 | Midlands Kite Fliers OSOW, Rufford Abbey, Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire NG22 9DF |
| 13 | Midlands Kite Fliers OSOW, War Memorial Park, Kenilworth Road, Coventry CV3 6PT |
| 13 | North East Kite Fliers OSOW, Souter Lighthouse, Coast Rd, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR6 7NH |
| 13 | Northern Kite Group OSOW, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 13 | Northern Kite Group OSOW, Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract, Yorkshire |
| 13 | Shropshire Kite Group OSOW, Roden Nurseries and Garden Centre, Roden, between Shrewsbury and Newport, (B5062) Shropshire TF6 6BP |
| 13 | Thorpe Kite Fliers OSOW, Behind Munchies Cafe, North Beach, North Drive, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR30 4ET |
| 20 | NKG Light up the Sky for BBC Children In Need Appeal, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 20 | KCoS fly-in, West Sands beach, St Andrews, Scotland |
| 26 & 27 | 15th International Kite Festival, 83600 Fréjus-Plage, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, France |
| 27 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| NOVEMBER 2013 | |
| 2 & 3 | 19th Cape Town International Kite Festival, Axminster Road, Muizenberg, 7945 Cape Town, South Africa |
| 3 | KCoS fly-in, West Sands beach, St Andrews, Scotland |
| 3 | KCoS fly-in, on the big field in front of the beach, Ayr, Scotland |
| 7 - 10 | XXVI Festival Internacional de Cometas, parque Natural Dunas de Corralejo, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands |
| 17 | Indoor Kite Event, St Josephs Catholic College, Swindon, Wiltshire SN3 3LR |
| 17 | NKG fly-in, Beacon Hill County Park, Up Holland, nr Skelmersdale, Lancashire |
| 24 | KCoS fly-in, West Sands beach, St Andrews, Scotland |
| 24 | KCoS fly-in, on the big field in front of the beach, Ayr, Scotland |
| 24 | GOKF Light up the Sky for BBC Children In Need Appeal, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| DECEMBER 2013 | |
| 8 | NKG Xmas fly-in, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 8 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| 15 | KKK monthly fly-in, Brogdale Farm, Faversham, Kent ME13 8XZ |
| 15 | KCoS fly-in, West Sands beach, St Andrews, Scotland |
| 15 | KCoS fly-in, on the big field in front of the beach, Ayr, Scotland |
| 27 - 29 | Kenya Kite Festival, Indian ocean beach club, Diani near Mombasa, Kenya |