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PAST EVENTS 2016
This is a list of past kite events that were listed on KiteCalendar.co.uk during 2016
THE CURRENT KITE CALENDAR IS HERE

 
JANUARY 2016
3 MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham, B31 2BQ
9 - 14 27th Gujarat International Kite Festival, Sabarmati Riverfront, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad, India
10 NKG fly-in @ Roundhay Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS8 2HH
17 NKG fly-in @ New Brighton Dips, Wirral, Merseyside
24 MKF Fly-in @ Calke Abbey (National Trust), Ticknall, near Melbourne, Derbyshire DE73 7LE
31 Essex Kite Group fly-in, Hainault Country Park, Chigwell, Essex IG7 4QW
FEBRUARY 2016
7 MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham B31 2BQ
14 MKF fly-in @ Market Bosworth Country Park, Market Bosworth, Near Nuneaton, Leicestershire CV13 0LP
MARCH 2016
6 MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham B31 2BQ
13 NKG fly-in @ near the Coast Guard Station, Burbo Bank Road North, Crosby, near Liverpool, Merseyside
13 WHKF fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wiltshire
20 NKG fly-in @ on the beach, near the Leisure Centre, Fleetwood, Lancashire FY7 6HF
20 NKG fly-in @ Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract, Yorkshire
20 Fly Kites not Drones, Bellahouston Park, Mosspark Boulevard/Auldbar Road, Glasgow G41 5BW
20 Fly Kites Not Drones, The Meadows, by the Meadows Pavilion Café, Edinburgh EH9 9EX
28 Minchinhampton Easter Kite Day (hosted by Stroud Kite Flyers), Minchinhampton Common, near Stroud, Gloucestershire
APRIL 2016
3 MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham B31 2BQ
9 - 17 30th International Berck-sur-Mer Kite Festival, 5 Avenue Francis Tattegrain, 62600 Berck-Sur-Mer, Nord-Pas-De-Calais, France
10 WHKF fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wiltshire
10 NKG fly-in, Next to the Pier on St Anne's Beach, Lancashire
10 NKG fly-in, Roundhay Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire
17 Annual Spring Kite Day @ Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire NG22 9DF
17 NKG fly-in, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside
21 - 1/5 36th Cervia International Kite Festival, Spiaggia di Pinarella, Cervia, Italy
23 & 24 North Hants Kiters Jolly Up 18, on the field off Southlea, Farleigh Road, Cliddesden, near Basingstoke, Hampshire RG25 2JL
30 - 2/5 Blyth International Kite Festival with NEKF, Links Road, South Beach, Blyth, Northumberland NE24 3PH
30 - 2/5 MKF Kitefliers Rendevous, Broad Haven beach, Pembrokeshire, Wales SA62 3JH - POSTPONED DUE TO THE TIDE TIMES
30 - 2/5 Weymouth Beach Kite Festival, The Seafront, Weymouth, Dorset
MAY 2016
1 MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham B31 2BQ
1 & 2 Weymouth Beach Kite Festival, The Seafront, Weymouth, Dorset
1 & 2 Blyth International Kite Festival with NEKF, Links Road, South Beach, Blyth, Northumberland NE24 3PH
7 & 8 Bridlington Kite Festival in assoc. with the Northern Kite Group, Sewerby Fields, Bridlington, North Yorkshire YO15 1ER
8 WHKF fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wiltshire
15 MKF Fly-in @ Kedleston Hall, near Quarndon, Derby, Derbyshire DE22 5JH
15 18th Streatham Common Kite Day, Streatham Common, London SW16 3EN
20 - 22 Victoria International Kite Festival, British Columbia, Canada
21 & 22 2nd Middleton Park Kite Festival in assoc. with the Northern Kite Group, Middleton Park, Town Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS10 3SH
21 & 22 20th Le Festival Plein Vent, Plage d'Houlgate, Houlgate, Côte Fleurie, Normandy, France
27 - 30 Kite flying and drumming: drumming for kitefliers, kiteflying for drummers, The Hub, Barnard Castle Co. Durham DL12 8TD
27 - 31 Margam Kite Festival, Margam County Park, Margam, Port Talbot, South Wales SA13 2TJ
28 Kites on Walmer Beach, The Beach, Walmer, Deal, Kent CT14 7HJ
28 - 30 Birdoswald Hadrian's Wall Kite Festival, Birdoswald Roman Fort, Gilsland, Brampton, Cumbria CA8 7DD
29 MKF fly-in @ Market Bosworth Country Park, Market Bosworth, Near Nuneaton, Warwickshire CV13 0LP
29 Family Kite Day, Minchinhampton Common, near Stroud, Gloucestershire GL6 9AQ
JUNE 2016
4 & 5 24th Basingstoke Kite Festival, Down Grange Sports Complex, Pack Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG22 5SN
5 MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham B31 2BQ
11 & 12 STACK UK National Championship – Southern Rounds at Dunstable Downs Whipsnade Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire LU6 2GY
12 WHKF fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wiltshire
16 - 19 32nd Fano International Kite Fliers meeting, Fano Beach, Denmark
18 & 19 Kites over Souter Kite Festival, Souter Lighthouse, Coast Rd, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR6 7NH
18 & 19 4th Kite and RC Model Show, Sumners Ponds, Barns Green, Horsham, West Sussex RH13 0PR
19 Layer Marney Tower Classic Car Show and Kite Display, Layer Marney, Colchester, Essex CO5 9US
19 Beacon Park Kite Festival in association with the NKG, Beacon Hill County Park, Up Holland, nr Skelmersdale, Lancashire WN8 7RZ
19 22nd Calke Abbey Kite Day, Calke Abbey (National Trust), Ticknall, near Melbourne, Derbyshire DE73 7LE
25 & 26 Kites at Sellindge, Sellindge Sports & Social Club, Swan Lane, Sellindge, Kent TN25 6HB
25 & 26 Barmouth Kite Festival, on the beach opposite the Lifeboat Station, Barmouth, Mid Wales
JULY 2016
2 & 3 2nd Bognor Regis Kite Festival, West Park, Bognor Regis, West Sussex
2 & 3 7th International Vliegerfeest Twenterand, Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk, Overijssel, Netherlands
3 MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham B31 2BQ
9 - 30 Far Horizons, an exhibition of kites from around the world, Artlink Centre for Community Arts, 87 Princes Avenue, Hull HU5 3QP
9 & 10 38th Annual Brighton Kite Festival, Stanmer Park, Brighton, West Sussex BN1 9SE
10 MKF Fly-in @ Sconce and Devon Park, Boundary Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG24 4AU
10 WHKF fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wiltshire
16 & 17 Leominster and Hereford Kite Festival, The National Trust, Berrington Hall, Leominster, Herefordshire HR6 0DW
16 & 17 Catch the Wind Kite Festival, The Promenade, Marine Road West, Morecambe, Lancashire LA4 4BU
23 & 24 Shropshire Kite Festival, Lacon Childe School, Love Lane, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire DY14 8PE
9 - 30 Far Horizons, an exhibition of kites from around the world, Artlink Centre for Community Arts, 87 Princes Avenue, Hull HU5 3QP
27 - 31 Annual Camber Kite Festival Weekend, Camber, near Rye, East Sussex TN31 7PA
30 & 31 5th St. Annes International Kite festival, on the beach, Lytham st Annes, near Blackpool, Lancashire
30 & 31 16th Dunstable Downs Kite Festival, Whipsnade Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire LU6 2GY
30 & 31 Far Horizons International Kite Weekend, Beverley Racecourse, Beverley, near Hull, East Yorkshire HU17 8QZ
AUGUST 2016
6 & 7 North Hants Kiters Jolly Up 19, on the field off Southlea, Farleigh Road, Cliddesden, near Basingstoke, Hampshire RG25 2JL
7 Royston Rotary Charity Kite Festival, Therfield Heath, Royston, Herts SG8 5BG
7 MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham B31 2BQ
13 & 14 Teston Bridge Kitebility Kite Weekend, Teston Bridge Country Park, Teston Lane, nr Maidstone, Kent ME18 5BX
13 & 14 5th Prudhoe Kite Festival, Highfield Park, Prudhoe, near Newcastle, Northumberland NE42 6EY
13 & 14 25th Portsmouth International Kite Festival, Southsea Common, Portsmouth, Hampshire
14 KCoS fly-in, Howden Park, Livingston, Scotland EH54 6AE
14 WHKF fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wiltshire
21 NKG fly-in, on the beach, near the Leisure Centre, Fleetwood, Lancashire FY7 6HF
21 20th Hunstanton Kite Festival and Classic Car Rally, Smithdon High School Sports Field, Hunstanton, Norfolk PE36 5HY
26 - 28 6th Leba International Kite Festival, The Beachfront, Łeba, Poland
27 & 28 Exmouth Kite Festival, The Imperial Recreation Ground, Exmouth, Devon EX8 1DG
28 KCoS Mass fly-in, The Low Green, Ayr, Scotland KA7 2AR
28 MKF Fly-in @ Croome, (NT), near High Green, Worcester, Worcestershire WR8 9DW
SEPTEMBER 2016
3 & 4 National Museum of Flight Kite Festival, with NEKF and KCOS, East Fortune Airfield, Edinburgh, Scotland EH39 5LF
4 Layer Marney Tower Kite Festival, Layer Marney, Colchester, Essex CO5 9US
4 Telford Kite Festival, Town Park, Telford, Shropshire TF4 3NZ
10 - 18 Dieppe Capitale du Cerf-Volant 2016, The Seafront, Dieppe, Normandy, France
11 WHKF fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wiltshire
11 Hoghton Tower Kite Festival, Near Blackburn, Lancashire PR5 0SH
11 Wick Country Park Kite Festival and Classic Car Show, Wickford, Essex SS12 9GP
17 & 18 16th Festival Internacional de Barrilete, Parque Scalabrini Ortiz, 2000 Rosario, Argentina
18 13th Kedleston Hall Kite Day, Kedleston Hall, near Quarndon, Derby, Derbyshire DE22 5JH
18 EKG Kite Meeting, Hainault Forest Country Park, Romford Road, Chigwell, Essex IG7 4QN
24 & 25 Scheveningen International Kite Festival Scheveningen beach, Strandweg, 2586 JK, The Hague, The Netherlands
25 1st Kite Day, Jinney Ring Craft Centre, Hanbury Rd, Hanbury, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire B60 4BU
25 Wakefield Kite Day, Heath Common, Wakefield, Yorkshire WF1 5SL
25 The Capstone Festival, Capstone Country Park, Chatham, Kent ME7 3JG
OCTOBER 2016
2 ExKitement, Apedale Community Park, Alsagers Bank, Apedale, nr Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire ST5 7LB
7 - 9 Jakarta International Kite Festival, Garden City, Cakung, East Jakarta
9 31st ONE SKY ONE WORLD - an Annual Worldwide event, flying kites for peace:
9 WHKF OSOW @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wiltshire
9 NKG OSOW @ overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside
9 NKG OSOW @ Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract, Yorkshire
9 MKF OSOW @ Rufford Country Park, near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire NG22 9DF - CANCELLED
9 MKF OSOW @ Market Bosworth Country Park, Market Bosworth, Near Nuneaton, Warwickshire CV13 0LP
9 MKF OSOW @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham, B31 2BQ
9 KKF OSOW @ Radnor Park, Folkestone, Kent CT19 5HY
9 EKG OSOW, Hylands Park, London Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 8WQ
9 NHKF OSOW, on the field off Southlea, Farleigh Road, Cliddesden, near Basingstoke, Hampshire RG25 2JL
15 & 16 WHKF Ralf Maserski workshop, Hook Village Hall, Wiltshire - Nearest post code is SN4 8EF
16 NKG Light Up The Sky, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside
NOVEMBER 2016
5 NHKF Light Up The Sky, on the field off Southlea, Farleigh Road, Cliddesden, near Basingstoke, Hampshire RG25 2JL
6 MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham B31 2BQ
10 - 13 XXIX Festival Internacional de Cometas, parque Natural Dunas de Corralejo, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
13 WHKF fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wiltshire
20 NKG fly-in, Worden Park, Car park off Worden Lane, Leyland, Lancashire PR25 3DH
DECEMBER 2016
4 MKF Fly-in @ Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham B31 2BQ
11 WHKF fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wilshire
11 NKG Xmas fly-in, overlooking the Mersey, Otterspool, South Liverpool, Merseyside
27 WHKF Christmas Pudding Fly-in @ Barbury Castle Country Park, near Swindon, Wiltshire