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PAST EVENTS 2015 |
| JANUARY 2015 | |
| 7 - 15 | 27th International Kite Festival of Gujarat, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| 11 | NKG fly-in, Roundhay Park, Leeds, West Yokshire |
| 18 | MKF fly-in, Calke Abbey (National Trust), Ticknall, near Melbourne, Derbyshire DE73 7LE |
| 18 | NKG fly-in, New Brighton Dips, Wirral, Merseyside |
| 17 | South Island Kite Tour - Fun Fly, Nelson, New Zealand |
| 18 | South Island Kite Tour - Kite Day, Nelson, New Zealand |
| 24 | South Island Kite Tour - Christchurch Kite Festival, Marine Parade, New Brighton, Christchurch, New Zealand 8083 |
| 27 | South Island Kite Tour - afternoon kite fly near Lake Coleridge, overlooking the Rakaia Gorge, New Zealand |
| 31 | South Island Kite Tour - Ashburton Kite Festival, Lake Hood, Ashburton, New Zealand |
| FEBRUARY 2015 | |
| 1 | South Island Kite Tour - Ashburton fun fly, Lake Hood, Ashburton, New Zealand |
| 1 | KCoS fly-in, West Sands beach, St Andrews, Scotland |
| 1 | KCoS fly-in, on the big field in front of the beach, Ayr, Scotland |
| 1 | MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham, B31 2BQ |
| MARCH 2015 | |
| 1 | Indoor Kite Event (for Kitefliers only), St Josephs Catholic College, Swindon, Wiltshire SN3 3LR |
| 1 | MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham, B31 2BQ |
| 6 - 8 | 35th Satun International Kite Festival, Satun, Thailand |
| 7 & 8 | Rosebud Kite Festival, Rosebud Foreshore, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3839 |
| 8 | NKG fly-in, near the Coast Guard Station, Burbo Bank Road North, Crosby, near Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 8 | NEKF fly-in, Souter Lighthouse, Coast Rd, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR6 7NH |
| 15 | NKG fly-in, on the beach, near the Leisure Centre, Fleetwood, Lancashire FY7 6HF |
| 15 | NKG fly-in, Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract, Yorkshire |
| 29 | Kite Day, Rodborough Common, near Stroud, Gloucestershire |
| APRIL 2015 | |
| 12 | 21st Calke Abbey Kite Day, Calke Abbey (National Trust), Ticknall, near Melbourne, Derbyshire DE73 7LE |
| 12 | NKG fly-in, Next to the Pier on St Anne's Beach, Lancashire |
| 12 | NKG fly-in, Roundhay Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS8 2HH |
| 18 - 26 | 29th International Berck-sur-Mer Kite Festival, 5 Avenue Francis Tattegrain, 62600 Berck-Sur-Mer, Nord-Pas-De-Calais, France |
| 19 | NKG fly-in, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 25 & 26 | North Hants Kiters Jolly Up 16, on the field off Southlea, Farleigh Road, Cliddesden, near Basingstoke, Hampshire RG25 2JL |
| 24 - 3/5 | Cervia International Kite Festival, Cervia, Italy |
| MAY 2015 | |
| 2 - 4 | Blyth Kite Festival Weekend with NEKF, Links Road, South Beach, Blyth, Northumberland NE24 3PH |
| 2 - 4 | Weymouth Beach Kite Festival, The Seafront, Weymouth, Dorset |
| 2 & 3 | Broad Haven Kite Fliers 'Rendezvous', Beach flying at Broad Haven Pembrokeshire, Wales SA62 3JH |
| 4 | Broad Haven Kite Fliers 'Rendezvous', Flying at Hilton Court Gardens, Roch Pembrokeshire, Wales SA62 6AE |
| 10 | Flying Lunch Kite Day and Picnic, Yaverland Meadow (Yaverland car park), Sandown, Isle of Wight PO36 8QB |
| 16 & 17 | Rufford Abbey Spring Kite Weekend, Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire NG22 9DF |
| 17 | NKG fly-in, Worden Park, Car park off Worden Lane, Leyland, Lancashire PR25 3DH |
| 17 | Poole Kite Picnic, Hamworthy Park, Lulworth Avenue, Poole, Dorset BH15 4DH |
| 22 - 25 | Margam Kite Festival, Margam County Park, Margam, Port Talbot, South Wales SA13 2TJ |
| 22 - 25 | La Ronde Des Vents Kite Festival, Bray-Dunes, Dunkirk, France |
| 23 | Skybums Eye Box Kite workshop, Margam Kite Festival, Margam County Park, Margam, Port Talbot, South Wales SA13 2TJ |
| 24 | Family Kite Day, Minchinhampton Common, near Stroud, Gloucestershire GL6 9AQ |
| 25 | Parachuting Teddy Bears, The Village Green, Trefonen, near Oswestry, Shropshire SY10 9FB |
| 29 - 31 | Exmouth Kite Festival, The Imperial Recreation Ground, Exmouth, Devon EX8 1DG |
| JUNE 2015 | |
| 6 & 7 | 23rd Basingstoke Kite Festival, Down Grange Sports Complex, Pack Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG22 5SN |
| 6 & 7 | Mawddach Paddlesports Festival and Kite Festival, on the beach opposite the Lifeboat Station, Barmouth, Mid Wales |
| 7 | MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham, B31 2BQ |
| 13 & 14 | |
| 13 & 14 | STACK UK National Sport Kite Championship, Dunstable Downs, Whipsnade Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire LU6 2GY |
| 14 | Poole Kite Picnic, Hamworthy Park, Lulworth Avenue, Poole, Dorset BH15 4DH |
| 18 - 21 | 31st Fano International Kite Fliers meeting, Fano Beach, Denmark |
| 20 & 21 | Shropshire Kite Festival, Lacon Childe School, Love Lane, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire DY14 8PE |
| 20 & 21 | 3rd Kite and RC Model Show, Sumners Ponds, Barns Green, Horsham, West Sussex RH13 0PR |
| 21 | 17th Streatham Common Kite Day, Streatham Common, London SW16 3DW |
| 21 | Beacon Park Kite Festival in assoc. with the NKG, Beacon Hill Country Park, Up Holland, nr Skelmersdale, Lancashire. WN8 7RZ |
| 27 & 28 | Catch the Wind Kite Festival, The Promenade, Marine Road West, Morecambe, Lancashire LA4 4BU |
| 27 & 28 | Kites over Souter Kite Festival, Souter Lighthouse, Coast Rd, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR6 7NH |
| 27 & 28 | Robert Brasington Kite Making Workshop, Longmead Centre, Epsom, Surrey |
| 28 | Herne Bay Kite Day, The Memorial Park, Kings Road, Herne Bay, Kent CT6 5DD |
| JULY 2015 | |
| 4 & 5 | 4th Prudhoe Kite Festival, Highfield Park, Prudhoe, near Newcastle, Northumberland NE42 6EY |
| 4 & 5 | 6th Kite Festival Twenterand, Leidijk East 40, 7676 TB Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk,The Netherlands |
| 5 | Hoghton Kite Festival, Hoghton, near Blackburn, Lancashire PR5 0SH |
| 5 | MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham, B31 2BQ |
| 5 | Poole Kite Picnic, Hamworthy Park, Lulworth Avenue, Poole, Dorset BH15 4DH |
| 11 & 12 | 37th Annual Brighton Kite Festival, Stanmer Park, Brighton, West Sussex |
| 11 & 12 | Barmouth Kite Festival, on the beach opposite the Lifeboat Station, Barmouth, Mid Wales |
| 18 & 19 | Leominster and Hereford Kite Festival, The National Trust, Berrington Hall, Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 0DW |
| 18 & 19 | Kites over Druridge with NEKF, Druridge Bay Country Park, Widdrington, Northumberland NE61 5BX |
| 25 & 26 | 4th St. Annes Kite festival, on the beach, Lytham st Annes, near Blackpool, Lancashire |
| 25 & 26 | 15th Dunstable Downs Kite Festival, Whipsnade Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire LU6 2GY |
| AUGUST 2015 | |
| 1 & 2 | North Hants Kiters Jolly Up 17, on the field off Southlea, Farleigh Road, Cliddesden, near Basingstoke, Hampshire RG25 2JL |
| 2 | Royston Rotary Charity Kite Festival, Therfield Heath, Royston, Herts SG8 5BG |
| 2 | MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham, B31 2BQ |
| 2 | Downhill Demesne Kite Festival, Downhill Demesne and Hezlett House, Mussenden Road, Castlerock, County Londonderry, N. Ireland BT51 4RP |
| 8 & 9 | Rufford Abbey Summer Kite Weekend, Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire NG22 9DF |
| 8 & 9 | Teston Bridge Kite Festival, Teston Bridge Country Park, Teston Lane, nr Maidstone, Kent ME18 5BX |
| 9 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 15 & 16 | 24th Portsmouth International Kite Festival, Southsea Common, Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| 15 & 16 | 5th Western Lake District KiteFest 2015 in assoc. with the NKG, Millom Rugby Union Club, Wilson Park, Haverigg, Cumbria |
| 16 | Kite day at Croome, (NT), near High Green, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR8 9DW |
| 16 | Hunstanton Kite Festival, Hunstanton, Norfolk |
| 21 - 1/9 | Kite Weekenders Bank Holiday 2015 Fly-n-Camp, Barns Green, Horsham, West Sussex RH13 0PR |
| 22 & 23 | Bristol International Kite Festival, The Downs, Stoke Road, Durdham Down, Bristol BS9 1PG |
| 23 | Kite Flying Day, Stonham Barns, Stonham Aspal, Pettaugh Road, Suffolk IP14 6AT |
| 23 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 23 | NKG fly-in, on the beach, near the Leisure Centre, Fleetwood, Lancashire |
| 28 - 30 | 5th Leba International Kite Festival, Leba Plaza, Leba, Poland |
| 31 | Alcester and Worcester Kite Fliers Fly-in, Worcester Woods Country Park, Wildwood Drive, Worcester, WR5 2LG |
| SEPTEMBER 2015 | |
| 4 - 6 | XVIII Eurocup Sport Kite Championship 2015, Dunkerque, France |
| 5 & 6 | National Museum of Flight Kite Festival, with NEKF and KCOS, East Fortune Airfield, Edinburgh, Scotland EH39 5LF |
| 5 & 6 | Kites over Bewl, Bewl Water Country Park, nr Lamberhurst, Kent |
| 6 | Avon Kite Flyers Fly-in, Ashton Court, Beggar Bush Lane, near Bristol, North Somerset BS41 9JN |
| 6 | MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham, B31 2BQ |
| 6 | Poole Kite Picnic, Hamworthy Park, Lulworth Avenue, Poole, Dorset BH15 4DH |
| 6 | Stuart's Memorial Fly, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU< |
| 6 | Layer Marney Tower Kite Day, Layer Marney Tower, Nr Colchester, Essex CO5 9US |
| 11 - 13 | Festival of the Winds, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Bondi Beach 2026, Sydney, Australia |
| 12 & 13 | Middleton Park Kite Festival in assoc. with the Northern Kite Group, Middleton Park, Leeds |
| 12 & 13 | Burnham on Sea Kite Day, South Esplanade, Burnham on Sea, Somerset |
| 13 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 13 | 12th Kedleston Hall Kite Day, Kedleston Hall, near Quarndon, Derby, Derbyshire DE22 5JH |
| 20 | The Capstone Festival - a celebration of outdoor pursuits, Capstone Farm Country Park, Capstone Road, Chatham, Kent ME7 3JG |
| 20 | Alcester and Worcester Kitefliers Fly-in, Worcester Woods Country Park, Wildwood Drive, Worcester, WR5 2LG |
| 26 & 27 | The Gold Coast International Festival of Kites, Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach and Kirra Beaches, Queensland, Australia |
| 26 & 27 | Scheveningen Kite Weekend, Scheveningen, The Hague, The Netherlands |
| 27 | Family Kite Day, Brean Down Cove Café, Brean, North Somerset TA8 2RS |
| 27 | GOKF fly-in, Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 27 | MKF fly-in @ Market Bosworth Country Park, Market Bosworth, Near Nuneaton, Warwickshire CV13 0LP |
| 27 | Wakefield Kite Day, Heath Common, Wakefield, Yorkshire WF1 5SL |
| OCTOBER 2015 | |
| 3 | Kite Day, Norton Lodge, Old Harbour Farm, Norton Disney, Lincolnshire LN6 9JR |
| 4 | ExKitement, Apedale Community Park, Alsagers Bank, Apedale, nr Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 7LB |
| 4 | MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham, B31 2BQ |
| 11 | 30th OSOW = ONE SKY ONE WORLD - an Annual Worldwide event, flying kites for peace: |
| 11 | MKF OSOW @ Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire NG22 9DF |
| 11 | MKF OSOW @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham, B31 2BQ |
| 11 | NKG OSOW @ Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract, Wakefield, Yorkshire WF8 4QD |
| 11 | NKG OSOW @ overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 11 | PKF OSOW @ Hamworthy Park, Lulworth Avenue, Poole, Dorset BH15 4DH |
| 11 | Minchinhampton OSOW @ Minchinhampton Common, near Stroud, Gloucestershire GL6 9AQ |
| 11 | GOKF OSOW @ Ferry Meadows Country Park, Ham Lane, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire PE2 5UU |
| 11 | AKF OSOW @ Taurus Crafts, Lydney, Gloucestershire GL15 6BU |
| 11 | NEKF OSOW @ Lord Stones Country Park, Carlton Banks, Chop Gate, Middleborough, North Yorkshire TS9 7JH |
| 11 | KKF OSOW @ Radnor Park, Radnor Park West, Folkestone, Kent |
| 18 | NKG Light up the Sky for BBC Children In Need Appeal, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 18 | Alcester and Worcester Kite Fliers Fly-in, Worcester Woods Country Park, Wildwood Drive, Worcester, WR5 2LG |
| 24 & 25 | 1st Bognor Regis Kite Festival, West Park, Bognor Regis, West Sussex |
| 24 & 25 | 17th Frejus International Kite Festival, Frejus, near Cannes, France |
| 25 | Eden Kite Festival, Garden Route, Karatara, Western Cape, South Africa |
| 30 & 1/11 | Cape Town International Kite Festival, Zandvlei, Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa |
| NOVEMBER 2015 | |
| 1 | KCoS fly-in, West Sands beach, St Andrews, Scotland |
| 1 | KCoS fly-in, on the big field in front of the beach, Ayr, Scotland |
| 1 | Avon Kite Flyers Fly-in, Ashton Court, Beggar Bush Lane, near Bristol, North Somerset BS41 9JN |
| 1 | MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham, B31 2BQ |
| 5 - 8 | XXVIIl Festival Internacional de Cometas, parque Natural Dunas de Corralejo, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands |
| 15 | NKG fly-in, on the beach, near the Leisure Centre, Fleetwood, Lancashire FY7 6HF |
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| 22 | KCoS fly-in, West Sands beach, St Andrews, Scotland |
| 22 | KCoS fly-in, on the big field in front of the beach, Ayr, Scotland |
| DECEMBER 2015 | |
| 6 | Avon Kite Flyers Fly-in, Ashton Court, Beggar Bush Lane, near Bristol, North Somerset BS41 9JN |
| 6 | MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham, B31 2BQ |
| 13 | NKG Xmas fly-in, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 20 | Mince Pie Fly-in @ Jolly-up field off Southlea, Farleigh Road, Cliddesden, near Basingstoke, Hampshire RG25 2JL |
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