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This is a list of kite festivals.
Annual kite festivals
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| Initial Year
|
Season
|
Month
|
Day(s)
|
Event Name
|
Last years attendance
|
Continent
|
Country
|
Region
|
City
|
Venue
|
Notes
|
Website
|
| 1929
|
Spring
|
March
|
|
Zilker Annual Kite Festival
|
30,000
|
North America
|
United States
|
Southwestern United States
|
Austin, TX
|
Zilker Park
|
Oldest continuously operating kite festival.
|
http://www.abckitefestival.com
|
| 1967
|
Spring
|
March or April
|
Last Saturday of March or first Saturday of April
|
Blossom Kite Festival (formerly Smithsonian Kite Festival)[1]
|
|
North America
|
United States
|
Eastern United States
|
Washington, D.C.
|
National Mall
|
National Cherry Blossom Festival
|
https://nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/event/blossom-kite-festival/
|
| 1977
|
Autumn
|
September
|
Second Sunday
|
Bondi Beach Festival of the Winds
|
40,000[2]
|
Australia
|
Australia
|
NSW
|
Sydney
|
Bondi Beach
|
|
|
| 1978
|
Summer
|
September
|
First weekend after Labor Day
|
Frank Mots International Kite Festival
|
60,000
|
North America
|
United States
|
Midwest
|
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
|
Veteran's Park
|
Coordinated by the Kite Society of Wisconsin and Illinois with Gift of Wings
|
http://www.giftofwings.com/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/events/frankmots/index.html?L+mystore1+yqfj3562ff7d0f7d+1400875708 Frank Mots International Kite Festival
|
| 1979
|
|
October
|
|
Bali Kite Festival
|
|
Asia
|
Indonesia
|
Bali
|
Denpasar
|
Padang Galak beach, Sanur
|
|
|
| 1984
|
Spring
|
April
|
Third weekend
|
Weifang International Kite Festival
|
|
Asia
|
China
|
Shandong Province
|
Weifang
|
Binhai beach
|
|
http://www.weifangkitefestival.com/
|
| 1986
|
Spring
|
April
|
9 days
|
Berck Sur Mer International Kite Festival[3]
|
700,000[4]
|
Europe
|
France
|
Pas de Calais
|
Berck Sur Mer
|
Berck Sur Mer beach
|
|
http://www.cerf-volant-berck.com/
|
| 1986
|
|
|
|
Berkeley Kite Festival
|
|
North America
|
United States
|
South-Western United States
|
Berkeley, California
|
Cesar Chavez park Berkeley Marina
|
|
|
| 1986
|
|
September
|
|
Bristol International Kite Festival
|
30,000
|
Europe
|
England
|
North Somerset
|
Bristol
|
Ashton Court estate
|
|
|
| 1989
|
|
January
|
14-15
|
International Kite Festival India[5]
|
500,000
|
Asia
|
India
|
Gujarat
|
Ahmedabad
|
Sabarmati River Front @ Ashram Road
|
|
|
| 1991
|
Summer
|
August
|
|
Portsmouth International Kite Festival[6]
|
|
Europe
|
United Kingdom
|
South East England
|
Portsmouth, Hampshire County
|
Southsea Common
|
Listed as one of the 23 biggest kite festivals in the world
|
http://www.portsmouthkitefestival.org.uk/
|
| 1996
|
|
August
|
Third weekend
|
Washington State International Kite Festival
|
100,000
|
North America
|
United States
|
Washington (state)
|
Long Beach, Washington
|
Long Beach
|
|
http://kitefestival.com/
|
| 1999
|
Autumn
|
April
|
Usually close to Easter
|
Festival of the Wind
|
|
Australia
|
Australia
|
Central Queensland
|
Emu Park, Queensland
|
Fisherman's Beach
|
Local Lions Club event, organised as an alcohol-free family day with free entry
|
https://www.festivalofthewind.com/
|
| 2001
|
Winter
|
February
|
Third Saturday
|
Color the Wind
|
7,500
|
North America
|
United States
|
Midwestern United States
|
Clear Lake, Iowa
|
|
Largest Winter kite festival in the Midwest, held on the frozen waters of a 3600-acre lake.
|
http://www.colorthewind.org
|
| 2001
|
Winter
|
January
|
|
Windless Kite Festival[7]
|
|
North America
|
United States
|
North-western United States
|
Long Beach, Washington
|
Long Beach School Gymnasium, and virtual online
|
Indoor kite festival with an additional virtual online event
|
https://www.worldkitemuseum.com/key-events/windless-kite-festival/ and Official Facebook group
|
| 2004
|
|
|
|
Windscape Kite Festival[8]
|
|
North America
|
Canada
|
Western Canada
|
Swift Current
|
Marston Street and 11th Avenue SW
|
|
|
| 2006
|
Summer
|
August
|
Labor Day Weekend
|
Kites Over Lake Michigan
|
30,000
|
North America
|
United States
|
Midwestern United States
|
Two Rivers, Wisconsin
|
|
Largest summer kite festival in the Midwest. Held along Lake Michigan.
|
http://www.uniqueflyingobjects.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=116
|
| 2008
|
|
|
|
NTUC Income Kite Festival Singapore[9]
|
250,000
|
Asia
|
Singapore
|
|
Singapore
|
The Promontory @ Marina Bay
|
|
|
| 2010
|
|
|
|
Dieppe Kite International[10]
|
30,000
|
North America
|
Canada
|
Atlantic Canada
|
Dieppe
|
Dover Park
|
|
|
| 2012
|
Summer
|
January
|
|
Jeevan Kite & River Festival, Guwahati[11]
|
|
Asia
|
India
|
Assam
|
Lower Assam
|
Guwahati
|
|
|
| 2014
|
Summer
|
March
|
March
|
Festival de pipas de Osasco
|
|
South America
|
Brazil
|
Southern Brazil
|
Osasco, São Paulo state
|
|
|
| 1969
|
May
|
Third Saturday
|
Franklin Park Kite and Bike Festival[12] (Formerly Great Boston Kite Festival)
|
|
North America
|
United States
|
Northeastern
|
Boston, Massachusetts
|
Franklin Park
|
|
|
| 1986
|
Summer
|
July
|
Second weekend of July
|
Newport Kite Festival
|
30,000
|
North America
|
United States
|
Northeastern United States
|
Newport, RI
|
Brenton Point State Park
|
|
https://www.newportkitefestival.com
|
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