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http://www.chicagoki...kiflyviofa.html Village of Antioch Family Kite Fly Oct 6th 2012 10-5 Tim Osmond Sports Complex FREE Come fly away with Chicago Kite/Kite Harbor and the Park District of Antioch . We will enjoy watching amazing kite stunts, tricks and flips.The guys in red will be there from the Illinois Kite Enthusiasts Club. Oome watch or fly your own kite . Chicagokite will be on hand for all your kiteing needs Tim Osmond Sports Complex It is located east of Main street and west of Deep lake rd on Depot Street.

http://www.qckiteclub.com/NEWSITE/ THANK YOU FOR MAKING KITE FEST - THE BEST FAMILY FESTIVAL IN THE QCA! Thank You Sponsors! Riverboat Development Authority World Leadership Institute Michael's Fun World SMART Toyota of the Quad Cities QC - Family Fun & Kite Festival - 2012 Sept. 22 & 23 • Centennial Park - Davenport IA Join us for the Best Family Fun Event in the Quad City area. Free kites for kids, Games, Activities and lots of fun for the whole family! Special Guests include 180Go! stunt team, Rascal the River Bandit, Happy from Happy Joes and many more.

http://www.chicagoki...gekifese17.html Geneva Kite Festival September 15th 2012 Area residents are invited to join the Geneva Park District and Chicago Kite from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, September 15th 2012 for a free Kite Festival at the Peck Farm Park athletic fields. Kite demonstrations and large kite flying will be part of the event. Vendors and food also will be on site. The first 200 children to attend will receive a free paper kite to color, assemble and fly. Visitors can park at Geneva Middle School North, 1415 Viking Drive, in Geneva:

http://www.chicagoki...m/se17deil.html September 9th 2012 Dekalb Colorful kites showcasing all types of whimsical and magical creations will fill the skies at the 8th Annual DeKalb Kite Festival Sunday, Sept. 9th, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. . Many featured kites defy description, including “fighting kites” and a “head-turning display of three, 90-foot-long octopus kites called octopile. Other kites will include: stunt and dancing kites, Mimi the Pink Ladybug, Teddy Bear, owl, manta ray and cat kites. Kite Fest 2012 will be held in the field of NIU’s “North 40,” at Lucinda Avenue and Kishwaukee Drive, DeKalb, near Annie’s Woods and Anderson Hall. Admission is free. Building on the success of last year’s family-oriented event, Kite Fest will feature kite-making for children, a candy drop, TAILS animal petting, give-aways and games. Food will be provided by DeKalb Elks Lodge 765. Other organizations participating include the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce/DeKalb Area Convention & Visitors Bureau; DeKalb Park District; and Art Attack. Some of the area’s best kite-­fliers and kite­-builders will be on hand to answer questions and demonstrate their skills. Among the kiters participating in the day’s event is Paul Fieber, of Madison, WI, who is chair of the American Kitefliers Association’s Kite Art Committee and a former Midwest director of that organization. Fieber loves building and flying single line kites. He has won several kitemaker awards at the AKA Nationals and the Smithsonian. Fieber also enjoys teaching kite making to adults and children. He is an instructor at the annual Midwest Area Kitemakers Retreat, in Oregon, IL. DeKalb Kite Fest 2012 offers plenty of space for participants to fly their own kites. Bring a kite, make a kite or buy a kite from ChicagoKite/Kite Harbor Kite Shop, which will be on-site. Spectators are invited to bring a chair to sit back and enjoy watching the sky fill with color. Food and water will be available for purchase. Also, WLBK will conduct a live broadcast from the kite field. “With so much to do and so many ways to participate, we hope folks will take time to enjoy all that we have in store,” said Jim and Chris Overmann, organizers of the event. David Gomberg, of the American Kite Association, encourages participating in this fun event. "If you haven't seen what modern kiting is all about, you really need to get out to a festival like DeKalb’s and check out the shapes, the colors, and the amazing things people are doing in the sky," he said. Sponsors of the event include KishHealth System/Kishwaukee Community Hospital, 1360AM WLBK Radio, National Bank & Trust Company, Northern Illinois University Athletics, The Gardens of RiverMist, NI Publishing, Target, DeKalb Area Convention & Visitors’ Bureau, Mike Mooney Chevrolet Cadillac Inc,Chicago kite and DeKalb Chamber of Commerce.

http://www.chicagoki...175bibaoct.html Naperville June 3rd 2012 Chicagokite and friends will be performing for this event We will be there for all your kiteing needs. Location: Frontier Park It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a…kite! Keep your eyes to the skies for the City of Naperville's Kite Fly. Kites of all sizes, some as large as 90 feet, will be soaring through the sky for all to see. Plan to participate in learn-to-fly lessons, fun family flying, single-line flying . Join us and enjoy free musical entertainment, amazing demonstrations and stunts, raffles and a kite-flyin' good time. OH YA and dont forget to see the guys from the Illinois Kite Enthusiasts Club They will be happy to help you with any of your Kiteing ? Just look for the red shirts. http://www.maps.goog...1,0.020943&z=16

http://www.chicagoki...kidayap5th.html Glenview Kite Day June 2nd 2012 Come join Glenview park District and chicagokite for a family fun kite fly. Location in "The Glen" of Glenview at Attea Middle School, 2500 Chestnut Avenue. Event will run from 10am-4pm Free Admission, Kite Making for Kids • A Candy Drop • Single-line and Show Kites Plenty of space to fly your own kite! Bring a kite, make a kite, or buy one from Chicago Kite at the event.

http://www.chicagokite.com/madakiandkim.html CHICAGOKIDS AND KITES FESTIVAL May 19th 2012 14TH ANNUAL May 19th 2012 MONTROSE Harbor 10-4 Come make a kite with the kids FREE! This year 108 countries will be represented at the event for the Nato weekend being hosted in chicago ! Special kite demos will be going on all day . SEE THE VERY LARGE FORM KITES FROM Jeff Hale, Mike Holl,SPARLING KITES PRODUCTION . CHECK OUT THE SPORT KITES From Team Chicago Kite. Chicagokite/kiteharbor will be selling at the the event if you need a new kite . Event Highlights: Free kits for children to design and create their own kite Kohl’s Story Bus Giant Kite Flyer Face Painting Roaming Variety Entertainment Arts & Crafts and much more…… Free kits for children to design and create their own kite Kohl’s Story Bus Giant Kite Flyer Face Painting Roaming Variety Entertainment Arts & Crafts and much more…… Food will be available on the grounds from Robinson’s No. 1 Ribs. (Chicken Sandwiches & Boneless Rib Sandwiches – Hotdogs – Hamburgers – Fries – Nachos – Funnel Cakes – Chips/Popcorn – Pop & Water)

http://www.mackite.com/glskc.htm 24th Annual Great Lakes Kite Festival At the State Park in Grand Haven, Michigan May 18, 19 & 20, 2012 Schedule of Events All events are subject to change due to wind and weather conditions. The giant kites will be in the air all day, wind permitting. Our main demonstration field will have new and different kite performances throughout the day. Featured Events: Main Demonstration Field with incredible kite ballets - Performances running continuously Saturday and Sunday. Watch some of the world’s best kite flyers look like the Blue Angels flying to music. Individuals, pairs and teams. World's Largest Outdoor Kite Store - See the best in new kite flying gear in our huge on-the-beach kite store. All the latest 2012 kites will be available for you to see, and there will be many that you can test fly. There will also be a fantastic selection of windsocks and toys being presented by our seriously fun staff. Open Friday afternoon through the close of the event on Sunday. Inflatable Obstacle Course - Tons of fun for all the kids. Let them run out some of their energy prior to heading home. Open Saturday 11-5 and Sunday 11-4. Proceeds benefit Love, INC. Manufacturers' Test Fields - Test fly the latest and greatest from some of the best names in kiting, including Prism and Revolution. Giant Kites - Kites as big as school buses – yes you read right – school buses. We will have anywhere from 3-6 kites that are 90 feet long and 40 wide depending on the wind conditions. Kites fly all day Saturday and Sunday. Indoor Fly - Head to White Pines Middle School Friday night from 7:00pm - 8:30pm to watch as some of the best performers compete for your applause in the Indoor Fly. Yes, that's right, indoor kite flying! Map Kiteboarding Demonstrations – If the wind is blowing strong enough we will have a few local riders out on the water. Check out our complete kiteboarding school and shop at www.mackiteboarding.com. Night Fly - Come back out Saturday night to watch us light up the sky as illuminated kites dance through the air. Open Flying Field - An open area where everyone has the ability to help us decorate the sky with their own kites. Schedule of Events All Day Saturday and Sunday Events - Kite Ballet Field – Teams, Pairs and Individuals flying to music. The highlight of Great Lakes Kite Festival - Giant Kites – If there is wind they will be flying as many big kites as possible - Test Flight Fields will be open to try new kites Friday, May 18, 2012 4:00 p.m. Friday Evening Kickoff - Come see Chicago Fire Kite Team, Team iQuad, and national Champion Zach Gordon turn the sky in to a ballet of color 7:00-8:00 p.m. Indoor Kite Fly at the White Pines Middle School Gym Map Saturday, May 19, 2012 10:00 a.m. Revolution Ballet with iQuad 10:30 Chicago Fire National Championship Team Demonstration 11:00 157-foot long Air Guitar Kite-- one of only two in the world-- and other giant kites 11:00 Inflatable Obstacle Course Opens 12:00 noon Windjammers Kite Team 12:30 p.m. Revolution Quadline Kite Demonstration 1:00 Chicago Fire National Championship Team Demonstration 1:30 iQuad Revolution Kite Team 2:00 Windjammers Kite Team 2:15 Candy Drop 2:30 Running of the Bols 3:00 iQuad Revolution Kite Team 3:30 Fire & Ice Team Demonstration 4:00 Mr. Incredible Flying Demonstration 4:45 Mega Team Stunt Kite Demonstrations 10:00-11:00 p.m. Night Fly on the Beach - Bring your Lighted Kites! Spot lights welcomed! Sunday, May 20, 2012 11:00 Opening Ceremonies 11:30 157-foot long Air Guitar Kite-- one of only two in the world-- and other giant kites 11:30 Inflatable Obstacle Course Opens 12:00 noon Stunt Kite Team and Pairs Ballet Routines 12:30 p.m. Revolution Quadline Kite Demonstration 1:00 Chicago Fire National Championship Team Demonstration 1:30 iQuad Revolution Kite Team 2:00 Windjammers Kite Team 2:15 Candy Drop 2:30 Running of the Bols 3:00 iQuad Revolution Kite Team 3:30 Fire & Ice Team Demonstration 4:00 Mr. Incredible Flying Demonstration 4:45 Mega Team Stunt Kite Demonstrations 5:00 Event Closing Ceremonies Featured Performers -<a class="pagelink" href="http://www.mackite.com/art/glkf07/428.jpg">Windjammers Kite Team - Celebrating 26 years of filling the skies! -Chicago Fire Kite Team - 10 time National Champions -iQuad Kite Team - This amazing quadline team flies indoors and out -Al Sparling - Giant Octopus and Trilobite -Darryl Waters - Rizzo the giant Gecko and other large showpieces -David & Susan Gomberg - President, American Kitefliers' Association and owner of Gomberg Kite Productions -Lee Sedgwick - World famous kite demonstrator and candy dropper -Sam and Anne Ritter - The King and Queen of HUGE stacks of Revolutions -Fred and Donna Taylor – Running of the bols and line laundry & ground show masters, including penguins and the famous "OpticalPile" -Mark Reed - Owner of Prism Kites -Something Old, Something New – 2008 Masters Pairs Quad Line National Champions w/Eric Wolff and Zach Gordon -Eos – 2007 Masters Pairs National Champion w/Josh and Zach Gordon -Zach Gordon – 2008 Quad Line National Champion For area and lodging information, visit Grand Haven Area Lodging or the Grand Haven Chamber of Commerce website or phone the Grand Haven Visitors' Bureau at 1-800-303-4097. See a map of Grand Haven. For more information, contact us. More info about the State Park. Proudly Sponsored By:

http://www.sbkitefest.com/ 2013 Santa Barbara Kite Festival Date is set for: Sunday April 14th, 2013 11am to 4pm Santa Barbara City College West Campus

http://wingsonstrings.org/ Wings on Strings is North Dakota's Club for Kite Flying We consider anyone who flies a kite in North Dakota a member of the club. You may already be a member, but did not know it. We have no dues and no meetings. If you like kites, fly kites, make kites, or want to know more about kites, we'll help you out. It may be a small state, but North Dakota has its share of nationally recognized kite enthusiasts as well as kite festivals that attract people from across the U.S. and Canada. Come to the 18th Annual Jamestown Kite Festival, June 9 and 10, 2012 Wings on Strings Kite Club The 17th Annual Jamestown Kite Festival Was a Great Success. We have lots and lots of pictures. Check them out here And here And upload your own here The 16th Annual Jamestown Kite Festival was a great event. Check out the pictures.

KITEFEST 2012 See the Gallery for event pictures and click here to view Seattle PI article. 10th Annual Seattle Family Kite Festival presented by The Model Family Mentorship Program Description: Join us for a family & kids funfly. Pack up the family and a picnic basket and come enjoy the festivities! Family funFly, team & individual stunt kite demonstrations, kids kite building booths, music, family wellness village vendor booths, prize giveaways. Date : Saturday, July 28th Time : 11am-5pm Location : Sandpoint Magnuson Park (Kite Hill), 7400 SandPoint Way, Seattle, WA. 98115 (Enter the park at 65th & Sandpoint Way) CLICK HERE FOR PARK DIRECTIONS Festival Highlights: PCC Natural Markets Kid Picks Mobile, Family Wellness Village of Vendors- all good things for families, Jamba Juice. Plan for a host of afternoon fun! University Curves offers some great sign-up speacials. Seattle Family Kite Festival began in 2003, as a welcomed annual kiting event for Northwest kite enthusiasts, families, and community. This one day event presented by The Model Family Mentorship Program is designed to engage the whole family, teaches & promotes the life-long hobby of kiting, and supports Youth & Family Wellness. At KiteFest, Model Families teams up with a number of great corporate supporters, and the community to discover the "art of kite-flying". Come out and enjoy fun for the whole family building, learning and flying kites. With your support...the "sky's the limit"!

Kite carnival joy for Putrajaya youth gathering KUALA LUMPUR: The Putrajaya Kite Association (PPPj) will organise a ‘Mari Terbang’ (Come Fly) kite carnival in conjunction with the Gathering of a Million Youths 2012 programme at Precinct 4 in Putrajaya from May 23 to 27. Association president Nasri Ahmad said various kinds of traditional, modern and giant kites would be flown during the carnival. “We will fly more than 20 giant squid kites of various kinds, the Rokkaku kites and other big kites,” he said in a statement. Nasri said more than 100 kite flyers from Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand were expected to join their Malaysian counterparts at the carnival, bringing along their own kites and concepts. Other activities during the carnival include an exhibition, fireworks, a kite-making workshop, kite painting for children and a photography contest, he said. “The highlight will be the ‘Karunia dari Angkasa’ (Gift from Space) for visitors in the form of souvenirs dropped periodically from giant kites up in the sky,” he said. — Bernama Read more: http://www.theborneo.../#ixzz1uwmeQ7UB

http://www.seacoasto...-NEWS-120519954 http://www.seacoasto...-NEWS-205150307 By Aaron Sanborn asanborn@seacoastonline.com May 11, 2012 1:13 PM EXETER — Hundreds of kites will be flying over Hampton Beach next weekend in support of those battling against cancer. Exeter Hospital’s Beyond the Rainbow Fund will hold its annual Kites Against Cancer fund-raiser on Sunday, May 20 from noon-3 p.m., near the new Seashell Complex on Hampton Beach. The event will feature kite flying, face-painting, raffles, refreshments and music provided by 107.1 FM WERZ radio personalities. Those looking to get a jump on the event are welcomed to take part in Zumba on the beach at 11 a.m. Jennifer Cook, an instructor at Synergy Health & Fitness, will be leading the Zumba session. This year marks the fourth Kites Against Cancer event, which is the Beyond the Rainbow Fund’s largest fund-raiser of the year. Hospital spokesperson Ryan Lawrence calls the fund-raiser an inspiring community event that continues to grow each year and brings families and people of all ages together. “Everyone involved shares a collective passion of helping make a difference and supporting oncology patients in need,” he said. “The event has a lot of symbolism and for many individuals represents hope, remembrance, inspiration and support.” All proceeds from the event will support the Beyond the Rainbow Fund at Exeter Hospital, a fund that was founded by late Hampton resident Anne-Marie Viviano in 2002, to assist uninsured and under-insured oncology patients at Exeter Hospital with medical expenses and any other practical needs that may become unmanageable during their treatment. Lawrence said the fund supports needs such as transportation, child care, wigs, fuel, medication co-pay and heating to name a few. “Through the fund and together with the community, we collectively strive to help carry out Anne-Marie’s aspiration to provide support and lessen financial stress for oncology patients in need,” he said. Kites for the event are available in advance at Me & Ollie’s Cafes in Exeter and Greenland, Synergy Health & Fitness Center and the Exeter Hospital gift shop. The cost is $8 for one kite and $15 for two. A one-week free membership to Synergy Health & Fitness is available with purchase of each kite. Lawrence said he has been amazed not only by the past support of the event but by how the community continues to rally in support of the Beyond the Rainbow Fund. “The event continues to gain interest and support to the point where we now have individuals who have attended in the past contacting us several months in advance wanting to know the date of the event in anticipation,” he said. “Despite the challenging economic times we continue to receive donations for the Beyond the Rainbow Fund, a testament to how loyal and supportive individuals are in the Seacoast region to helping those in need.” For information, call Exeter Hospital at 580-6668 or email vbrown@ehr.org.

http://www.northumbe...in-campbellford CAMPBELLFORD -- Ferris Provincial Park plans to invade the skies on May 27 with their annual kite day. Friends of Ferris Park board members Barb Hogan, Sandy Chapman and Carol Robertson are in charge of kite construction, for the annual event, and with this being their 14th year, they have got it down to a science. "We hold it in the field south of the main entrance, to Ferris Park, and children of all ages come from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. They get their kites, decorate them, then we put tails on them and they go fly a kite," Ms. Chapman said, adding there is no charge for the event, but donations will be accepted. The event has been a huge hit in the past, Ms. Chapman said, and this year they are putting together 150 kites and are confident no kite will be left behind. "There have been more than 400 people come out. It's a real family affair," Ms. Hogan said. Kite day draws people from all over the area and along with a barbecue, it makes for a great day, she said. Ms. Hogan added kite day is just one of the many activities they do to promote the park that has more than 163 camp sites, many walking trails, the Ranny Falls and the suspension bridge, just to name a few, she said. The main ingredient for the kites is tyvek house wrap, which is used to wrap lumber for shipping, and all the area lumber stores have been wonderful in donating their used materials as well as other local businesses who have made donations, she said. However the three women have to still cut all the kites out and attach the dowels to reinforce the design so when it comes to kite day, all that has to be done after the kids decorate their kites is attach the tails, she said. Inspired by Fred and Carol Ellis who got kite day off the ground 14 years ago, the three women have taken up the task of aerodynamic construction with enthusiasm. For them, promoting the park is a pleasure because it provides something for everyone and it's a real jewel in the Trent Hills landscape.

Flagstaff Recreation Services is hosting its 10th annual Soar Into Spring Kite Festival Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. at Foxglenn Park (4200 E. Butler Ave.). Admission is free. Voted Arizona Parks and Recreation’s Most Outstanding Community Event, the day includes kit flying, arts and crafts with the Northern Arizona Celtic Heritage Society, carnival games, bounce houses, carnival food, face painting, the Flagstaff Library Bookmobile and Kiddie Kaboose train. There will be prizes and giveaways. Read more: http://m.azdailysun.com/news/local/around-the-town-kite-festival-set-for-saturday/article_101f393c-9a65-11e1-bab5-001a4bcf887a.html#ixzz1uYUwTgYL