Got Wind? Kite Club

10/20/2023

Planning a fly at Green Hill Park in Salem on Sunday. Around 12 to 1 to gather, I'm sure some will be early and others later. Y'all come!

12/16/2018

Smart bird, even ordered himself a kite!

Rocco the parrot has used the device to order watermelon and strawberries. He also attempted to order light bulbs, ice cream and a kite.

03/24/2018

So apparently there will be something on CBS Sunday Morning tomorrow about kite flying. I haven't seen any information on it other than kite flying. 9 am tomorrow so set your dvd's or get up and about to see what's up. :-)

01/15/2018

Magazine article on its way to the AKA people. We should have Region 3 Kite Festival Schedule in the magazine.

01/01/2018

If you wish to add this Calendar to your google calendar.

12/31/2017

Hello Region 3, Hope everyone had a great Christmas, and with the upcoming New Year I would like to get a early start on the Calendar for 2018. Please send me a list of Kite Festivals that you know of. To help get started here is what I currently have.

Jan 1st - Hangover Kite Fly and Crazy Hat Day, Sandy Point State Park, MD
Jan 20th -Richmond Air Force Chinese Gift Exchange, Richmond, VA
Jan 20th - Wings over Washington Christmas Party, Same as Last Year, DC
Feb 16th – 19th Maryland Kite Retreat, Ellicott City, MD
March 24th - New Era Kite Fest, Mineral Wells, WV
March 30th - Great Delaware Kite Festival, Cape Henlopen State Park, DE
March 31st - Blossom Festival, Washington, DC
April 14th - Bel Air Kite Festival, Bel Air, MD
April 14th – Yorktown Kite demo and Gathering, Yorktown Beach, VA
April 15th – Rockfish Valley Kite Festival, Rockfish Valley, VA
April 21st - Blue Ridge Kite Festival, Salem, VA
April 22nd - Buena Vista Kite Festival, Buena Vista, VA
April 27th – 29th - Maryland International Kite Expo, Ocean City, MD
April 28th - WV KITE Festival, Wellsburg, WV
April 28th - Prince George Park and Rec Kite Fly, Temple Park, VA
May 5th - Atlantic Coast Kite Festival, Virginia Beach, VA
May 6th – Atlantic Coast Kite Festival, Portsmouth, VA
May 12th - Quetzal Fest, Palmyra, VA
May 19th - Bedford Park and Rec, Bedford, VA
May 26th - Chantilly Farms Bluegrass and BBQ Fest, Floyd, VA
June 9th - North Bend Kite Festival, Northbend State Park, WV
June 29th – 1st - Canaan Valley Resort Windfest, Davis, WV
Sept 20th -23rd - Sunfest Kite Festival, Ocean City, MD
Oct 6th – Coyner Springs Kite Festival, Coyner Springs Park, VA
Oct 27th - Sailwinds Park Kite Festival, Cambridge, MD

Not in our area but close:

Jan 13th – 14th - Treasure Island Competition & Kite Festival, Treasure Island, FL
Feb 2nd – 4th - Kite Mania 2018, Treasure Island, FL
March 30th – 31st - Fly into Spring Kite Festival, Ft Walton Beach FL
May 25th – 28th - Wildwoods International Kite Festival, Wildwood, NJ
June 15th – 16th - Rogallo Kite Festival, Nags Head NC
July 14 – 15th - Wright Kite Festival, Wright Memorial, NC
Sept 1st – 2nd - Mile High Kite Festival, Beech Mountain, NC
Sept 8th – 9th - OBX Stunt Kite Competition & Festival, Nags Head, NC
Oct 6th – 7th - LBI FLY International Kite Festival, Long Beach Island, NJ
Oct 15th – 20th - AKA Convention, Shreveport, LA
Nov 3rd -4th - Cape Fear Kite Festival, Fort Fisher, NC
Nov 23rd - 24th - Kites with Lights and Hanging with Santa, Kill Devil Hills, NC

11/25/2017

After decades of beating men in world kite competitions, Lisa Willoughby is bored. Now she's inventing her own own style.

11/10/2017

10/25/2017

Special kite cartoon made for KiteLife Magazine, courtesy of Dan Thompson (Funny Cartoonist)... All images © KiteLife.com.

10/22/2017