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Updated 12/14/2009

Note: If there are multiple events listed for a specific date the one identified by ** has been designated as the Main/Official WOW event for the day. Green highlighting indicates an official WOW-sanctioned event.

December 2009

Date Sanctioned* Event Location
2nd-9th   Happy Hanukkah!  
6th** y - WOW WOW - 1st Sunday Fly  Washington Monument Grounds
25th   Merry Christmas!  
January 2010
Date Sanctioned* Event Location
1st** Y - WOW WOW - New Years Day Fly (aka the Foolish Hat Fly!) Washington Monument Grounds
1st   RAF's "It's Too Darn Cold To Fly" Kite Fly Dorey Park, Richmond, VA

3rd**

Y - WOW

WOW - 1st Sunday Fly     

Washington Monument Grounds

15th-17th   Treasure Island Kite Festival  (for info visit http://sunsetflyers.com/) and the 2010 Treasure Island Sport Kite Championships (TISKC) (For info visit http://www.easternleague.net/Home.html ) Treasure Island Beach, FL
18th   Martin Luther King Day  
23rd   WOW Kitemaking and Kite Repair Workshop (contact Jeff) TBD

30th

 

WOW Annual "Picnic in January" Dinner and Auction 6:00 pm - ? (for info contact Jeff or Barbara Birnman

Bethesda Presbyterian Church, Bethesda, MD

       
February 2010
Date Sanctioned* Event Location
7th** Y - WOW WOW - 1st Sunday Fly Washington Monument Grounds
7th   Keystone Kiters' Winter Retreat (for info contact Todd Little) Camp Hill, PA
12th-15th   MKS - KiteMakers' Retreat (contact The Maryland Kite Society/Jon Burkhardt) Turf Valley Resort, Ellicott City, Maryland
14th   "Leave Your Lover Kite Fly" Dorey Park, Richmond, VA
15th   Presidents' Day  
       
March 2010
Date Sanctioned* Event Location
7th** Y - WOW WOW - 1st Sunday Fly Washington Monument Grounds
(6th)   Henrico County Kids Kite Festival Dorey Park, Richmond, VA
(13th or 20th)   Kite Day at the National Air and Space Museum   (contact Mike Mosman) National Air and Space Museum
27th   44th Annual Smithsonian Kite Festival (raindate March 28th) Washington Monument Grounds
 
April 2010
Date Sanctioned* Event Location
All Month   National Kite Month (Visit http://www.nationalkitemonth.org/ for info)   
3rd**   Solomons Island Kite Day (contact Richard Mervine)
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Calvert Marine Museum,
Solomons Island, MD
(4th)   Winchester Kite Flying Frenzy Sherrando Park, Winchester, VA
4th** Y - WOW WOW - 1st Sunday Fly Washington Monument Grounds
4th   Happy Easter!  
11th   3rd Annual Bel Air Kite Festival  (10am-4pm) (contact Al Ault) Rockfield Park, Bel Air, MD
(17th)   10th Annual Blue Ridge Kite Festival   (contact Terry Murray) Salem, VA
23rd - 25th   MIKE/MASKC (for info visit the Kite Loft http://www.kiteloft.com/events.asp and/or http://www.easternleague.net/Home.html ) Ocean City, MD
(24th)  

King George Kite Fly (contact Elizabeth Ames) 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Corner of Route 218 and Route 206 Rain Date Saturday, April 5th

Litchfield Farm, King George, VA
       
May 2010
Date Sanctioned* Event Location
(1st - 3rd)   Atlantic Coast Kite Festival (for info contact Chris Stankus) Viginia Beach-Portsmouth, VA
2nd** Y - WOW WOW - 1st Sunday Fly Washington Monument Grounds
2nd-3rd   Montpelier Wine/Kite Fest (for info contact Jim Hodges) Orange, VA
(9th)   Newport News Kite Festival Newport News, VA
(15th)   4th Annual Quetzal Kite Festival Fluvanna, VA
28th - 31st   Wildwoods International Kite Festival/ECSKC (contact Sky Festivals and/or visit www.easternleague.net) Wildwood, NJ
31st   Happy Memorial Day!  
       
June 2010
Date Sanctioned* Event Location
6th** Y - WOW WOW - 1st Sunday Fly Washington Monument Grounds
(12th-13th)   27th Annual Rogallo Kite Festival  (For more information call 1-877-FLY-THIS or 252-441-4124 or email cpalmer@kittyhawk.com.) Jockeys Ridge State Park, Nags Head, NC
19th-20th   ODSKC: 2010 Old Dominion Sport Kite Championship(for info contact Marc Conklin 804-347-6241 or visit http://www.richmondairforce.com/ODSKC/index.htm) Richmond, VA
(26th-27th)  

Kites Over The Cape (For info see http://www.kitebuilder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7861 or contact Phil Broder; or Jeff)

Cape May, NJ
       

July 2010

Date Sanctioned* Event Location
4th** Y - WOW WOW - 1st Sunday Fly Washington Monument Grounds
4th   Happy Independence Day!  
TBD   Canaan Valley/Windfest   (for info contact Jim Hodges) Canaan Valley, WV
(10th-11th)   31st Annual Wright Kite Festival  (For more information call 1-877-FLY-THIS or 252-441-4124 or email cpalmer@kittyhawk.com.) Wright Brothers Monument, Kill Devil Hills, NC
17th-18th   NJSKC: New Jersey Sport Kite Championships (for info contact Rosanna Rosanova 845-628-8245 or visit http://www.njskc.com/) Liberty State Park         Jersey City, NJ
(24th)   Hatteras Kite Festival (for info contact cpalmer@kittyhawk.com) Hatteras Landing, NC
(29th)   Take Your Child to Work Day 2008                                          (contact Barbara Birnman or visit http://kidsday.ncifcrf.gov/  for info) Frederick, MD
       
August 2010
Date Sanctioned* Event Location
1st** Y - WOW WOW - 1st Sunday Fly Washington Monument Grounds
       
September 2010
Date Sanctioned* Event Location
(5th**) Y - WOW

Irvington Stomp  (http://www.irvingtonstomp.com/whitefences2.asp)

(contact Barbara Birnman)

White Fences Vineyard & Winery, Irvington, VA

5th** Y - WOW WOW - 1st Sunday Fly Washington Monument Grounds
6th   Happy Labor Day!  
(4th-5th)   Mile High Kite Fly (for info click on http://www.richmondairforce.com/BeechMtn.htm or contact the Beech Mountain Chamber of commerce at 4seasons@beech.net, or (828)387-4211, or Will Smoot at willsmoot@comcast.net or (540) 471-4949. Beech Mountain, NC
9th-10th   Rosh HaShanah  
(11th-12th)   Rockaway Kite Festival (contact Sky Festivals.) Rockaway, NY
12th   Mt. Aventine Open House, Chapman State Park (contact Jeff) Indian Head, MD
17th - 18th   Yom Kippur  
(19th)   Coyner Springs (VA) Kite Festival (contact Jeff King) Waynesboro, VA
(19th)   Richmond Washington Sport Kite Competition (RWRSKC)  INFO Ashland, VA
22nd-26th   Niagara International Kite Festival (contact Meg Robinson-Albers) Niagara Falls, NY
23rd-26th   SUNFEST (for info visit the Kite Loft http://www.kiteloft.com/events.asp) Ocean City, MD
       

October 2010

Date Sanctioned* Event Location
3rd** Y - WOW WOW - 1st Sunday Fly Washington Monument Grounds
(10th) y Sailwinds Kite Festival (for info contact Jim Hodges) Cambridge, MD
12th-16th   AKA National Convention and Grand Nationals  (contact Maggie Vohs) Seaside, OR
(16th-17th)   Outer Banks Stunt Kite Competition (Competitive flyers can register for the competition at www.easternleague.net - For more information call 1-877-FLY-THIS or 252-441-4124 or email cpalmer@kittyhawk.com.) Kill Devil Hills, NC
(16th-17th**) y - WOW Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard Grape Stomp (contact Barbara Birnman) Dickerson, MD
31st   Happy Halloween!  
       

November 2009

Date Sanctioned* Event Location
1st** y - WOW WOW - 1st Sunday Fly  Washington Monument Grounds
7th-8th   Cape Fear Kite Festival (NC)(for info visit http://www.capefearkitefestival.com/ or contact Dennis or Jeff) Wrightsville Beach, NC
11th   Happy Veteran's Day!  
14th** Y - WOW WOW Indoor Fun Fly/Annual Elections (12:00 to 6:00 PM)  (contact Dave Ashworth) Bay Area Community Church Crownsville, MD
26th   Happy Thanksgiving!  
28th   Kitty Hawk Kites' Kites With Lights (NC)(for info visit http://www.kitty18hawk.com/info/santa07.cfm) Jockey's Ridge State Park, Nags Head, NC
       
       

 

 

*Sanctioning: "Sanctioned" basically means insured. In our case(s), sanctioning means applied for and approved AKA sanctioning. See "What Is AKA Sanctioning?" for more information.

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