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PAST EVENTS 2014 |
| JANUARY 2014 | |
| 1 | GOKF fly-in, North Exhibition area, Grafham Water, near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire |
| 5 | MKF New Years fly-in, Apedale Country Park, Alsagers Bank, Apedale, nr Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire |
| 5 | AKF Fly-in, The Plateau, Ashton Court, Begger Bush Lane, Bristol, Somerset BS8 3TQ |
| 5 | KCoS fly-in, West Sands beach, St Andrews, Scotland |
| 5 | KCoS fly-in, on the big field in front of the beach, Ayr, Scotland |
| 7 - 15 | 26th Ahmedabad International Kite Festival, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| 12 | WHKF fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wilshire |
| 12 | NKG fly-in, Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract, Yorkshire |
| 17 - 19 | 23rd Nelson Kite Festival, Neale Park Nelson, New Zealand |
| 17 | 3rd Dubai International Kite Fiesta, Dubai Outlet Mall, Al Ain Road (Route 66), Dubai, UAE |
| 19 | NKG fly-in, New Brighton Dips, Wirral, Merseyside |
| 26 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 26 | KCoS fly-in, West Sands beach, St Andrews, Scotland |
| 26 | KCoS fly-in, on the big field in front of the beach, Ayr, Scotland |
| 26 | Pune International Kite Festival, Shri Shiv Chatrapati Sports Complex, Balewadi, Pune, Maharashtra 41104 India |
| FEBRUARY 2014 | |
| 2 | AKF Fly-in, The Plateau, Ashton Court, Begger Bush Lane, Bristol, Somerset BS8 3TQ |
| 9 | WHKF fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wilshire |
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| 22 & 23 | Isla Blanca Kite Festival, 77400 Quintata Roo, Mexico |
| 23 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 25 - 27 | 14th Al-Farsi International Kite Festival, Road 258, Bnaider, Kuwait |
| 28 - 2/3 | 34th Satun International Kite Festival, Satun, Thailand |
| MARCH 2014 | |
| 2 | AKF Fly-in, The Plateau, Ashton Court, Begger Bush Lane, Bristol, Somerset BS8 3TQ |
| 9 | KCoS fly-in, West Sands beach, St Andrews, Scotland |
| 9 | KCoS fly-in, on the big field in front of the beach, Ayr, Scotland |
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| 9 | WHKF fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wilshire |
| 16 | NKG fly-in, near the Coast Guard Station, Burbo Bank Road North, Crosby, near Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 23 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 23 | Kenya Kite Festival, Nairobi Polo Club, near Jamhuri Showground, Kenya |
| 30 | Indoor Kite Event, St Josephs Catholic College, Swindon, Wiltshire SN3 3LR |
| 30 | KCoS fly-in, West Sands beach, St Andrews, Scotland |
| 30 | KCoS fly-in, on the big field in front of the beach, Ayr, Scotland |
| APRIL 2014 | |
| 6 | 20th Calke Abbey Kite Day, Calke Abbey (National Trust), Ticknall, near Melbourne, Derbyshire DE73 7LE |
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| 6 | Minchinhampton Kite Day, Minchinhampton Common, near Stroud, Gloucestershire GL6 9AQ - relocated from Rodborough Common |
| 6 | 16th Streatham Common Kite Day, Streatham Common, London SW16 3DW |
| 6 | AKF Fly-in, The Plateau, Ashton Court, Begger Bush Lane, Bristol, Somerset BS8 3TQ |
| 12 & 13 | Rufford Abbey Spring Kite Weekend, Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire NG22 9DF |
| 12 - 21 | 28th International Berck-sur-Mer Kite Festival, 5 Avenue Francis Tattegrain, 62600 Berck-sur-Mer, Nord-Pas-De-Calais, France |
| 13 | NKG fly-in, Next to the Pier on St Anne's Beach, Lancashire |
| 13 | NKG fly-in, Roundhay Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| 13 | KCoS fly-in, Howden Park, Livingston, Scotland EH54 6AE |
| 13 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 13 | WHKF fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wilshire |
| 17 - 22 | Kite Weekenders Easter Bank Holiday Kite Flying & Camping, Horsham, Sussex |
| 20 | NKG fly-in, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 26 - 27 | North Hants Kiters Jolly Up 14, on the field off Southlea, Farleigh Road, Cliddesden, near Basingstoke, Hampshire RG25 2JL |
| 27 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU - Provisional |
| 27 | KCoS fly-in, the large field to the rear of the Magnum Centre, Irvine, Scotland |
| MAY 2014 | |
| 3 - 5 | Blyth Kite Festival Weekend with NEKF @ Meggies Burn Field, Links Road, South Beach, Blyth, Northumberland NE24 3PH |
| 3 - 5 | Weymouth Beach Kite Festival, The Seafront, Weymouth, Dorset |
| 3 - 4 | MKF Kitefliers Retreat, Broad Haven beach, Pembrokeshire, Wales SA62 3JH |
| 4 | AKF Fly-in, The Plateau, Ashton Court, Begger Bush Lane, Bristol, Somerset BS8 3TQ |
| 5 | MKF Kitefliers Retreat, Hilton Court Gardens and Craft Centre, Roch, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales SA62 6AE |
| 10 & 11 | 4th Western Lake District KiteFest 2014 in assoc. with NKG, Millom Rugby Union Club, Wilson Park, Haverigg, Cumbria LA18 4ES |
| 10 & 11 | 29th Ostende International Kite Festival, Ostend, Belgium |
| 11 | WHKF fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wilshire |
| 11 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 11 | Kite Day with the Wanza Community, Spinney Hill Park, East Park Road, Leicester LE5 5GY |
| 17 & 18 | |
| 18 | NKG fly-in, near the Coast Guard Station, Burbo Bank Road North, Crosby, near Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 24 - 26 | Amble Puffin Festival with the NEKF, Amble, Northumberland |
| 24 - 26 | Margam Kite Festival, Margam County Park, Margam, Port Talbot South Wales SA13 2TJ |
| 25 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 31 & 1 | Barmouth Kite Festival in conjunction with the Paddle Regatta, on the beach opposite the Lifeboat Station, Barmouth, Mid Wales |
| JUNE 2014 | |
| 1 | Barmouth Kite Festival in conjunction with the Paddle Regatta, on the beach opposite the Lifeboat Station, Barmouth, Mid Wales |
| 1 | AKF Fly-in, The Plateau, Ashton Court, Begger Bush Lane, Bristol, Somerset BS8 3TQ |
| 7 & 8 | 22nd Basingstoke Kite Festival, Down Grange Sports Complex, Pack Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG22 5SN |
| 8 | WHKF fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wilshire |
| 8 | NKG fly-in, Kites over Hoghton Tower, near Preston, Lancashire PR5 0SH |
| 8 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 14 & 15 | Beacon Park Kite Festival in assoc. with the NKG, Beacon Hill Country Park, Up Holland, nr Skelmersdale, Lancashire. WN8 7RZ |
| 14 & 15 | |
| 21 & 22 | Druridge Bay Kite Weekend, Druridge Bay Country Park, Widdrington, Northumberland NE61 5BX |
| 21 & 22 | Sumners Ponds Kite and RC Model Show, Barns Green, Horsham, West Sussex RH13 0PR |
| 21 & 22 | Catch the Wind Kite Festival, Morecambe Promenade, Marine Road West, Morecambe, Lancashire LA4 4BU |
| 22 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 29 | Herne Bay Kite Day, The Memorial Park, Kings Road, Herne Bay, Kent CT6 5DD |
| 31 & 1/6 | 1st Victoria International Kite Festival, Clover Point, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| JULY 2014 | |
| 5 & 6 | 5th Vliegerfeest Twenterand, The Netherlands |
| 5 & 6 | Kites over Souter Kite Festival, Souter Lighthouse, Coast Rd, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR6 7NH |
| 6 | AKF Fly-in, The Plateau, Ashton Court, Begger Bush Lane, Bristol, Somerset BS8 3TQ |
| 6 | MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham, B31 2BQ |
| 12 & 13 | 3rd Prudhoe Kite Festival, Highfield Park, Prudhoe, near Newcastle, Northumberland NE42 6EY |
| 12 & 13 | Barmouth Kite Festival, on the beach opposite the Lifeboat Station, Barmouth, Mid Wales |
| 12 & 13 | 36th Annual Brighton Kite Festival, Stanmer Park, Brighton, West Sussex |
| 13 | WHKF fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wilshire |
| 13 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 19 & 20 | Silloth Kite Festival in assoc. with the NKG, The Green Silloth, Cumbria CA7 4AB |
| 19 & 20 | NEKF @ Kites over Druridge, Druridge Bay Country Park, Widdrington, Northumberland NE61 5BX |
| 19 & 20 | Leominster and Hereford Kite Festival, The National Trust, Berrington Hall, Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 0DW |
| 26 & 27 | Dunstable Downs Kite Festival, Whipsnade Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire LU6 2GY |
| 26 & 27 | 3rd St. Annes Kite festival, on the beach, Lytham st Annes, near Blackpool, Lancashire |
| 27 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| AUGUST 2014 | |
| 2 & 3 | North Hants Kiters Jolly Up 15, on the field off Southlea, Farleigh Road, Cliddesden, near Basingstoke, Hampshire RG25 2JL |
| 2 & 3 | 5th Malmesbury International Kite Festival, The Wortheys, Malmesbury, Wiltshire SN16 9JX |
| 3 | Royston Kite Festival, organised by the Rotary Club of Royston, Therfield Heath, Royston, Herts SG8 5BG |
| 3 | AKF Fly-in, The Plateau, Ashton Court, Begger Bush Lane, Bristol, Somerset BS8 3TQ |
| 9 & 10 | Shropshire Kite Festival, Lacon Childe School, Love Lane, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire DY14 8PE |
| 9 & 10 | Rufford Abbey Summer Kite Weekend, Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire NG22 9DF |
| 9 & 10 | The Ron Dell Kite Festival, Teston Bridge Country Park, Teston Lane, nr Maidstone, Kent ME18 5BX |
| 9 & 10 | MKF Kite Weekend, Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire NG22 9DF |
| 10 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 10 | WHKF fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wilshire |
| 16 & 17 | 6th Annual Rijsbergse Vliegerdagen (Rijsbergen Kite Festival), the meadows of the Family Machielsen, Tiggeltsestraat 13 at 4891ZP Rijsbergen, The Netherlands |
| 17 | NKG fly-in, on the beach, near the Leisure Centre, Fleetwood, Lancashire |
| 23 - 25 | 23rd Portsmouth International Kite Festival, Southsea Common, Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| 24 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 30 & 31 | |
| 31 | Kite flying day at Croome, (NT), near High Green, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR8 9DW |
| 31 | Family Kiteflying Day, Stonham Barns, Pettaugh Road, Stonham Aspal, Suffolk IP14 6AT |
| SEPTEMBER 2014 | |
| 6 - 14 | Dieppe Capitale du Cerf-Volant 2014, The Seafront, Dieppe, Normandy, France |
| 6 | 12th Day of the Kite, Museum of Printing and Literature, Grębocin, Poland |
| 7 | AKF Fly-in, The Plateau, Ashton Court, Begger Bush Lane, Bristol, Somerset BS8 3TQ |
| 7 | WHKF fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wilshire |
| 7 | |
| 7 | MKF @ 'Rush for Health', Rushcliffe Country Park, Mere Way, Ruddington, near Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG11 6JS |
| 12 - 14 | Festival Internacional de barriletes, Parque Scalabrini Ortis. Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina |
| 13 & 14 | National Museum of Flight Kite Festival, joint effort between NEKF and KCOS, East Fotrune Airfield, Edinburgh EH39 5LF |
| 14 | NKG fly-in, Worden Park, Car park off Worden Lane, Leyland PR25 3DH |
| 14 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 21 | Taylor Park Kite Day in Association with the NKG, Taylor Park, off Grosvenor Road, St Helens, Merseyside WA10 3HX |
| 21 | Kites and bikes over Capstone, Capstone Farm Country Park, Capstone Road, Gillingham, Kent ME7 3JG |
| 21 | 19th Eggardon Kite Festival, Eggardon Hill, Kings Lane, Powerstock, near West Compton, near Bridport, Dorset DT6 3TG |
| 19 - 28 | 1st Brazil International Kite Festival, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 28 | 11th Kedleston Hall Kite Day, Kedleston Hall, Derby, Derbyshire DE22 5JH |
| 28 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| OCTOBER 2014 | |
| 5 | ExKitement, Apedale Community Park, Alsagers Bank, Apedale, nr Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 7LB |
| 12 | OSOW = ONE SKY ONE WORLD - an Annual Worldwide event, flying kites for peace: |
| 12 | KKF / Jilly Pelham OSOW, Radnor Park Folkestone, Kent CT19 5BP |
| 12 | WHKF OSOW, Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wilshire |
| 12 | NKG OSOW, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 12 | PKF OSOW, Hamworthy Park, Lulworth Avenue, Poole, Dorset BH15 4DH |
| 12 | KCoS fly-in and OSOW, on the big field in front of the beach, Ayr, Scotland |
| 12 | NKG OSOW, Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract, Yorkshire |
| 12 | GOKF OSOW, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 12 | MKF OSOW, War Memorial Park, Kenilworth Road, Coventry, Warwickshire CV3 6PT |
| 12 | MKF OSOW, Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire NG22 9DF |
| 12 | Shropshire Kite Group OSOW, Roden Nurseries and Garden Centre, Roden, between Shrewsbury and Newport, (B5062) Shropshire TF6 6BP |
| 12 | AKF OSOW, Taurus Crafts, Old Park, Lydney Park Estate, Lydney, Gloucestershire GL15 6BU |
| 12 | NEKF OSOW, Souter Lighthouse, Coast Rd, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR6 7NH |
| 19 | NKG Light up the Sky for BBC Children In Need Appeal, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 19 | MKF fly-in @ Burton Dassett Hills Country Park, Southam, Warwickshire. CV47 2AB |
| 26 | KCoS fly-in, West Sands beach, St Andrews, Scotland |
| 26 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| NOVEMBER 2014 | |
| 2 | MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham, B31 2BQ |
| 6 - 9 | XXVIl Festival Internacional de Cometas, parque Natural Dunas de Corralejo, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands |
| 9 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 9 | WHKF fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wilshire |
| 9 | KCoS fly-in, West Sands beach, St Andrews, Scotland |
| 9 | KCoS fly-in, on the big field in front of the beach, Ayr, Scotland |
| 16 | Indoor Kite Event, St Josephs Catholic College, Swindon, Wiltshire SN3 3LR |
| 16 | NKG fly-in, on the beach, near the Leisure Centre, Fleetwood, Lancashire |
| 23 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 30 | KCoS fly-in, West Sands beach, St Andrews, Scotland |
| 30 | KCoS fly-in, on the big field in front of the beach, Ayr, Scotland |
| 30 | NEKF fly-in and Christmas Craft Fayre, Souter Lighthouse, Coast Rd, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR6 7NH |
| DECEMBER 2014 | |
| 7 | MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham, B31 2BQ |
| 14 | NKG Xmas fly-in, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 14 | WHKF fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wilshire |
| 14 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 27 | WHKF Christmas Pudding Fly (with hot pudding and brandy) @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wiltshire |