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PAST EVENTS 2017 |
| JANUARY 2017 | |
| 1 | MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham B31 2BQ |
| 7 - 15 | 28th Ahmedabad International Kite Festival, Sabarmati Riverfront, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
| 8 | NKG fly-in, Roundhay Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| 8 | KCoS fly-in, The Low Green, Ayr, Scotland KA7 2AR |
| 8 | KCoS fly-in, West Sands beach, St Andrews, Scotland |
| 15 | NKG fly-in, New Brighton Dips, Wirral, Merseyside |
| 16 - 19 | 7th Goa International Kite festival, India |
| 20 - 22 | 7th Belgaum Kite Festival, India |
| 22 | MKF fly-in @ Market Bosworth Country Park, Market Bosworth, Near Nuneaton, Leicestershire CV13 0LP |
| 29 | KCoS fly-in, The Low Green, Ayr, Scotland KA7 2AR |
| 29 | KCoS fly-in, West Sands beach, St Andrews, Scotland |
| 29 | New Brighton Kite Day, New Brighton beach, Marine Parage, Christchurch, New Zealand 8083 |
| FEBRUARY 2017 | |
| 3 - 5 | Kite Mania / Feather Mania, Treasure Island Beach, Tampa Bay, Florida, Florida, USA |
| 5 | MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham B31 2BQ |
| 12 | WHKF fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wiltshire |
| 12 | MKF Fly-in @ Calke Abbey (National Trust), Ticknall, near Melbourne, Derbyshire DE73 7LE |
| 18 | KCoS fly-in, West Sands beach, St Andrews, Scotland |
| 18 | KCoS fly-in, The Low Green, Ayr, Scotland KA7 2AR |
| MARCH 2017 | |
| 5 | MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham B31 2BQ |
| 12 | WHKF fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wiltshire |
| 12 | NKG fly-in, near the Coast Guard Station, Burbo Bank Road North, Crosby, near Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 12 | MKF Fly-in @ Sconce and Devon Park, Boundary Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG24 4AU |
| 19 | NKG fly-in, on the beach, near the Leisure Centre, Fleetwood, Lancashire FY7 6HF |
| 19 | NKG fly-in, Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract, Yorkshire |
| APRIL 2017 | |
| 1 - 9 | 31st International Berck-sur-Mer Kite Festival, 5 Avenue Francis Tattegrain, 62600 Berck-Sur-Mer, Nord-Pas-De-Calais, France |
| 2 | Family Kite Day, Minchinhampton Common, near Stroud, Gloucestershire GL6 9AQ |
| 2 | MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham B31 2BQ |
| 9 | NKG fly-in, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 9 | NKG fly-in @ Roundhay Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS8 2ER |
| 9 | MKF Fly-in @ Apedale Community Park, Alsagers Bank, Apedale, nr Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 6AX |
| 9 | WHKF fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wiltshire |
| 15 & 16 | 6th Annual Newbiggin Kite Festival, on the beach, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland NE64 6DB |
| 15 & 16 | National Museum of Flight Kite Festival, with NEKF and KCOS, East Fortune Airfield, Edinburgh, Scotland EH39 5LF |
| 15 - 17 | Hadrian's Wall Kite Weekend, (English Heritage), Birdoswald Roman Fort, Gilsland, Brampton, near Carlisle, Cumbria CA8 7DD |
| 15 - 17 | 34th Weifang International Kite Festival, Weifang, China |
| 16 | KCoS fly-in, Irvine Beachpark, Irvine, Ayrshire KA12 8PP Scotland |
| 21 - 1/5 | 37th Cervia International Kite Festival, Spiaggia di Pinarella, Cervia, Italy |
| 22 & 23 | North Hants Kiters Jolly Up 20, on the field off Southlea, Farleigh Road, Cliddesden, near Basingstoke, Hampshire RG25 2JL |
| 23 | NKG fly-in, next to the Pier on the Beach, Lytham st Anne's, near Blackpool, Lancashire |
| 29 | KCoS fly-in, Irvine Beachpark, Irvine, Ayrshire KA12 8PP Scotland |
| 29 & 30 | MKF Kitefliers Rendezvous, Broad Haven beach, Pembrokeshire, Wales SA62 3JH |
| 30 | KCoS fly-in, West Sands beach, St Andrews, Scotland |
| MAY 2017 | |
| 1 | MKF Kitefliers Rendevous, Hilton Court Gardens, Roch, Pembrokeshire, Wales SA62 6AE |
| 6 | Flying Lunch, Yaverland, Sandown, Isle of Wight PO36 8QE |
| 6 & 7 | 2nd Bridlington Kite Festival in assoc. with the Northern Kite Group, Sewerby Fields, Bridlington, North Yorkshire YO15 1ER |
| 7 | Telford Town Park Festival of Kites, Queen Elizabeth II Arena, Town Park, Telford, Shropshire TF3 4BZ |
| 7 | MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham B31 2BQ |
| 13 | UK Phoenix Kite Collective Fly-In, Roundhay Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS8 2ER |
| 14 | MKF Fly-in @ Kedleston Hall, near Quarndon, Derby, Derbyshire DE22 5JH |
| 14 | 19th Streatham Common Kite Day, Streatham Common, London SW16 3BZ |
| 14 | WHKF fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wiltshire |
| 20 & 21 | 3rd Middleton Park Kite Festival in assoc. with the Northern Kite Group, Middleton Park, Town Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS10 3SH |
| 21 | The Felixstowe KIte, Craft, Kids & Car Festival, Felixstowe International College, 99 Garrison Lane, Felixstowe, Suffolk IP11 7RE |
| 26 - 30 | Margam Kite Festival, Margam County Park, Margam, Port Talbot, South Wales SA13 2TJ |
| 27 - 29 | Scarborough Castle Kite Weekend, (English Heritage), Castle Road, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO11 1HY |
| 28 | Minchinhampton Kite Day, (National Trust), Minchinhampton Common, near Stroud, Gloucestershire GL6 9AQ |
| JUNE 2017 | |
| 3 & 4 | 25th Basingstoke Kite Festival, Down Grange Sports Complex, Pack Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG22 5SN |
| 4 | MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham B31 2BQ |
| 10 | Kites on Walmer Beach, The Beach, Walmer, Deal, Kent CT14 7HJ |
| 10 & 11 | 5th Kite and Model Show, Sumners Ponds, Barnes Green, Horsham, West Sussex RH13 0PR |
| 11 | MKF Fly-in @ Sconce and Devon Park, Boundary Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG24 4AU |
| 11 | WHKF fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wiltshire |
| 17 & 18 | Beeston Castle Kite Weekend, (English Heritage), Chapel Lane, Beeston, Cheshire CW6 9TX |
| 18 | Beacon Park Kite Festival, in association with the NKG, Beacon Hill County Park, Up Holland, nr Skelmersdale, Lancashire |
| 18 | Layer Marney Car and Kite, Layer Marney Tower, Colchester, Essex CO5 9US |
| 18 | MKF Fly-in @ Calke Abbey (National Trust), Ticknall, near Melbourne, Derbyshire DE73 7LE |
| 24 & 25 | Cardigan Bay Kite Festival, Cardigan Island Coastal Farm Park, Gwbert, Cardigan, Ceredigion, West Wales SA43 1PR |
| JULY 2017 | |
| 2 | Kites fly Wild, Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Aldington Road, Port Lympne, Hythe, Kent CT21 4LR |
| 2 | MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham B31 2BQ |
| 8 & 9 | Barmouth Kite Festival, on the beach opposite the Lifeboat Station, Barmouth, Mid Wales |
| 8 & 9 | 39th Annual Brighton Kite Festival, Stanmer Park, Brighton, West Sussex BN1 9SE |
| 9 | KCoS Mass fly-in, The Low Green, Ayr, Scotland KA7 2AR |
| 15 & 16 | Leominster and Hereford Kite Festival, The National Trust's Berrington Hall, Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 0DW |
| 16 | NKG fly-in, on the beach, near the Leisure Centre, Fleetwood, Lancashire FY7 6HF |
| 16 | Loughton Fun Day, Jessel Green, Loughton, Essex IG10 2EQ |
| 22 & 23 | Shropshire Kite Festival, Lacon Childe School, Love Lane, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire DY14 8PE |
| 29 & 30 | Richmond Kite Weekend, Richmondshire RUFC, Theakston Lane, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL10 4LL |
| 29 & 30 | 17th Dunstable Downs Kite Festival, Whipsnade Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire LU6 2GY |
| AUGUST 2017 | |
| 5 & 6 | Exmouth Kite Festival, The Imperial Recreation Ground, Exmouth, Devon EX8 1DG |
| 5 & 6 | North Hants Kiters Jolly Up 21, on the field off Southlea, Farleigh Road, Cliddesden, near Basingstoke, Hampshire RG25 2JL |
| 6 | Wind in your Sails, Betteshanger Country Park, Sandwich Road, Deal, Kent CT14 0BF |
| 6 | MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham B31 2BQ |
| 6 | Royston Rotary Charity Kite Festival, Therfield Heath, Royston, Herts SG8 5BG |
| 11 - 13 | 10th National Kite Festival, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 11 - 13 | Sri Lanka National Kite Festival, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 12 & 13 | 26th Portsmouth International Kite Festival, Southsea Common, Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| 12 & 13 | Teston 30th Anniversary Weekend, Teston Bridge Country Park, Teston Lane, nr Maidstone, Kent ME18 5BX |
| 12 & 13 | |
| 20 | 21st Hunstanton Kite & Classic Car Festival, Smithdon High School Sports Field, Hunstanton, Norfolk PE36 5HY |
| 25 | Solfest 2017, Tarnside Farm, Tarns, Aspatria, Cumbria CA7 4NG
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| 25 - 27 | 7th Leba International Kite Festival, The Plaza, Łeba, Poland |
| 26 - 28 | 3rd Bognor Regis Kite Festival, West Park, Silverston Avenue, Bognor Regis, West Sussex PO21 2RB |
| 31 & 1/9 | UK Quad Clinic, on the beach, Lytham st Annes, near Blackpool, Lancashire |
| SEPTEMBER 2017 | |
| 1 | UK Quad Clinic, on the beach, Lytham st Annes, near Blackpool, Lancashire |
| 2 & 3 | 6th St. Annes International Kite festival, on the beach, Lytham st Annes, near Blackpool, Lancashire |
| 2 & 3 | Kites up the Creek, Milton Creek Country Park, Grovehurst Road, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 2DE |
| 3 | MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham B31 2BQ |
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| 9 & 10 | Essex Kitefest and Family Show, Barleylands, Barleylands Road, Billericay, Essex CM11 2UD |
| 9 & 10 | 4th Beach Kite Fest, Burnham on Sea, Somerset |
| 10 | Layer Marney Kite Festival, Layer Marney Tower, Colchester, Essex CO5 9US |
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| 17 | Wick Country Park Kite Festival, Wick Country Park, Wickford, Essex SS12 9GP |
| 17 | MKF Fly-in, Kedleston Hall, near Quarndon, Derby, Derbyshire DE22 5JH |
| 17 | 1st Middle Down Kite Festival, on the hill beside the Old Coach Drove, at Middle Down, between Ansty and Alverdiston, near Salisbury, Wiltshire SP5 5JT |
| 24 | The Capstone Festival, Capstone Country Park, Capstone Road, Chatham, Kent ME7 3JG |
| 24 | UK Phoenix Kite Collective Fly-In, Whipsnade Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire LU6 2GY |
| OCTOBER 2017 | |
| 1 | 2nd Kite Day, Jinney Ring Craft Centre, Hanbury Rd, Hanbury, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire B60 4BU |
| 1 | MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham B31 2BQ |
| 7 & 8 | North Hants Kiters Light Up The Sky and One Sky One World Weekend, on the field off Southlea, Farleigh Road, Cliddesden, near Basingstoke, Hampshire RG25 2JL |
| 8 | 32nd ONE SKY ONE WORLD - an Annual Worldwide event, flying kites together for peace: |
| 8 | NKG OSOW, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 8 | NKG OSOW, Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract, Yorkshire |
| 8 | MKF OSOW, Apedale Community Park, Alsagers Bank, Apedale, nr Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 6AX |
| 8 | North Hants Kiters OSOW, on the field off Southlea, Farleigh Road, Cliddesden, near Basingstoke, Hampshire RG25 2JL |
| 15 | NKG Light Up The Sky, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 22 | 3rd Eden Kite Festival, Sedgefield, Western Cape, South Africa |
| NOVEMBER 2017 | |
| 5 | MKF Fly-in, Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham B31 2BQ |
| 12 | KCoS fly-in, The Low Green, Ayr, Scotland KA7 2AR |
| 12 | KCoS fly-in, West Sands beach, St Andrews, Scotland |
| 19 | NKG fly-in, Worden Park, Car park off Worden Lane, Leyland, Lancashire PR25 3DH |
| DECEMBER 2017 | |
| 3 | Indoor Kite Event (for Kitefliers only), St Josephs Catholic College, Swindon, Wiltshire SN3 3LR |
| 3 | KCoS fly-in, The Low Green, Ayr, Scotland KA7 2AR |
| 3 | KCoS fly-in, West Sands beach, St Andrews, Scotland |
| 3 | MKF Fly-in, Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham B31 2BQ |
| 10 | WHKF fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wiltshire |
| 10 | NKG Xmas fly-in, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside |
| 27 | WHKF Christmas Pudding fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wiltshire - CANCELLED DUE TO HEAVY SNOW |