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Updated 01/19/2012

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.

January 2012
Date Sanctioned* Event Location
1st Y - WOW WOW - New Years Day Fly (aka the Foolish Hat Fly!) / 1st Sunday Fly TBD
1st   RAF's "It's Too Darn Cold To Fly" Kite Fly Dorey Park, Richmond, VA
14th-16th   Treasure Island Kite Festival  (for info visit http://sunsetflyers.com/ or contact Sunsetflyers@msn.com) and the 2010 Treasure Island Sport Kite Championships (TISKC) (For info visit http://www.easternleague.net/Home.html ) Treasure Island Beach, FL
16th   Martin Luther King Day  
21st  

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

Bethesda Presbyterian Church, Bethesda, MD

       
February 2012
Date Sanctioned* Event Location
5th Y - WOW WOW - 1st Sunday Fly Washington Monument Grounds
5th   RAF - 1st Sunday Fly Dorey Park, Richmond, VA
TBD   Keystone Kiters' Winter Retreat (for info contact Todd Little) Camp Hill, PA
10th-13th   MKS - KiteMakers' Retreat (contact The Maryland Kite Society/Jon Burkhardt) Turf Valley Resort, Ellicott City, Maryland
(12th)   RAF - "Leave Your Lover Kite Fly" Dorey Park, Richmond, VA
TBD   Lake George Winter Carnival Fun Fly (visit www.nyke.org or contact nykiters@yahoo.com) Lake George, NY
20th   Presidents' Day  
       
March 2012
Date Sanctioned* Event Location
TBD   Henrico County Kids Kite Festival Dorey Park, Richmond, VA
4th Y - WOW WOW - 1st Sunday Fly Washington Monument Grounds
4th   RAF - 1st Sunday Fly Dorey Park, Richmond, VA
TBD   Fly Pittsburgh 15th Annual Indoor Fly (10am - 2pm) Slippery Rock University, Aebersold Center, Slippery Rock, PA
17th   King George Kite Fly (1pm-3pm) (Litchfield Farm, corner of Route 205 and Route 206) (contact Elizabeth Ames) King George, VA
24th   Kite Day at the National Air and Space Museum  (contact Barbara Birnman) National Air and Space Museum
TBD   New Era Kite Festival (Wood County) (New Era School) (contact Max Barker) Mineral Wells, WV
31st   Blossom Kite Festival Washington Monument Grounds
 
April 2012 (National Kite Month)
Date Sanctioned* Event Location
All Month   National Kite Month (Visit http://www.nationalkitemonth.org/ for info)   
TBD   85th Annual Jacksonville Kite Festival (For info Mercedes Parker) Jacksonville, FL
TBD   Frederick County Kitefest (11:00-3:00) (For info contact Michael Rose, RAF) Winchester, VA
TBD   Solomons Island Kite Day (contact Richard Mervine)
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Calvert Marine Museum,
Solomons Island, MD
TBD   7th Annual Kitty Hawk Kites Beach Kite Fest (FL)  (For more information email kittyhawkkitesfl@embarq.com) Fort Walton Beach, FL
1st Y - WOW WOW - 1st Sunday Fly Washington Monument Grounds
1st   RAF - 1st Sunday Fly Dorey Park, Richmond, VA
14th-15th   Airwaves Kite Festival (OH) West Chester, OH
TBD   Rockfish Valley Kite Festival Nellysford, VA
TBD   National Harbor Cherry Blossom Celebration National Harbor, DC
TBD   National Cherry Blossom Kite Festival Washington Monument Grounds
TBD   6th Annual Bel Air Kite Festival  (10am-4pm) (contact Al Ault) Rockfield Park, Bel Air, MD
TBD   11th Annual Blue Ridge Kite Festival   (contact Terry Murray) Salem, VA
TBD   Philip Carter Winery Family Fly Day (kite history, safety, kite fly, wine tasting and more) (contact Philip Carter Winery, 4366 Stillhouse Road, Hume, Virginia 22639; (540) 364-1203; email info@pcwinery.com)
Hume, VA
TBD   42rd Annual Great Delaware Kite Festival (Good Friday)
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
(for info see http://www.leweschamber.com/calendar/event/great-delaware-kite-festival.htm)
Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware
TBD   Kitty Hawk Kites' "Fly Into Spring and Easter Eggstravaganza" (10am to 4pm) (for info visit http://www.kittyhawkkites.com/community/allevents.cfm) Jockeys Ridge State Park, Nags Head, NC
TBD   Happy Easter!  
27th-29th   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
TBD   Atlantic Coast Kite Festival Viginia Beach-Portsmouth, VA
       
May 2012
Date Sanctioned* Event Location
TBD   Kite Day In The Park (for info contact Andy Gelinas and/or visit the AKA Calendar) Easton, PA
TBD   Debone Vineyards Kite Fly (for info contact Jim Gibson and/or visit the AKA Calendar) Madison, OH
TBD   Rabun County Earth Day Kite Festival (for info contact Tom Burns and/or visit the AKA Calendar) Rabun Gap, GA
6th

 

WOW - 1st Sunday Fly Washington Monument Grounds
6th   RAF - 1st Sunday Fly Dorey Park, Richmond, VA
TBD   Montpelier Wine/Kite Fest (for info contact Jim Hodges) Orange, VA
TBD   Go Fly A Kite Festival  (for info phone: 732-596-4048) Alvin P. Williams Memorial Park,
Sewaren, NJ
TBD   20th Annual Big Spring Fly 10am (Sat) to ??? (Sun) (Note: http://www.windstarkites.com/FlyPghKiteClub.htm#Cooper%27sLakeLink) Coopers Lake Campground, Slippery Rock, PA
TBD   Brunswick, MD Fun Fly (contact Jeff) Brunswick, MD
19th   7th Annual Quetzal Kite Festival (for info contact Lawrence Levine (Phone 434-531-5982)) Fluvanna, VA
TBD   Hammonasset Kite Festival 2010 (for info contact Greg Lamoureux (Phone: 781-925-3277) and/or visit the AKA Calendar) Madison, CT
TBD   Albemarle Kite Festival (tentative) Soccer Complex, Stanly Community College, Albemarle, NC
25th-28th   Wildwoods International Kite Festival/ECSKC (contact Sky Festivals and/or visit www.easternleague.net) Wildwood, NJ
TBD   4th Annual Kites for a Cure™ Southampton (for info contact Gina Manto and/or visit the AKA Calendar) Southampton, NY
28th   Happy Memorial Day!  
       
June 2012
Date Sanctioned* Event Location
3rd Y - WOW WOW - 1st Sunday Fly Washington Monument Grounds
3rd   RAF - 1st Sunday Fly Dorey Park, Richmond, VA
(9th-10th)   29th Annual Rogallo Kite Festival  (For more information call 1-877-FLY-THIS or 252-441-4124 or email http://www.kittyhawkkites.com/community/allevents.cfm.) Jockeys Ridge State Park, Nags Head, NC
(16th-17th)   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
TBD   Keene Valley Kite Fest (NY) (for info contact Leslie Shipps or visit the AKA Calendar) Keene Valley, NY
TBD  

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 2012

Date Sanctioned* Event Location
1st Y - WOW WOW - 1st Sunday Fly Washington Monument Grounds
1st   RAF - 1st Sunday Fly Dorey Park, Richmond, VA
4th   Happy Independence Day!  

 

TBD

  Wednesday Fun Fly (every Wednesday, 11AM-Noon)  (for info contact Flying Smiles Kites 252-453-8442) Currituck Heritage Park/Whalehead Club, Corolla, NC
TBD   Canaan Valley/Windfest   (for info contact Jim Hodges) Canaan Valley, WV
TBD   Newport Kite Festival (RI) Brenton Point State Park, Newport, RI
16th-17th   32nd Annual Wright Kite Festival  (For more information call 1-877-FLY-THIS or 252-441-4124 or email http://www.kittyhawkkites.com/community/allevents.cfm) Wright Brothers Monument, Kill Devil Hills, NC
20th   Take Your Child to Work Day 2011  (contact Barbara Birnman or visit http://kidsday.ncifcrf.gov/  for info) Frederick, MD
21st-18 Aug   Ramadan  
       
August 2012
Date Sanctioned* Event Location
5th Y - WOW WOW - 1st Sunday Fly Washington Monument Grounds
5th   RAF - 1st Sunday Fly Dorey Park, Richmond, VA
    Dieppe Kite International Festival - Canada  (for info e-mail: denis.leblanc@dieppe.ca or phone: (506) 877-5031) Dover Community Park
2093 Amirault RD
Dieppe, NB CA
19th   Eid al-Fitr  
20th-26th   Washington State International Kite Festival (WSIKF) Long Beach, WA
       
September 2012
Date Sanctioned* Event Location
2nd Y - WOW WOW - 1st Sunday Fly Washington Monument Grounds
2nd   RAF - 1st Sunday Fly Dorey Park, Richmond, VA
3rd   Happy Labor Day!  
TBD   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
(8th)   Richmond Washington Sport Kite Competition (RWRSKC)  INFO Ashland, VA
    Cleveland Kite Festival Edgewater Park, Cleveland, OH
16th-18th   Rosh Hashanah  
25th-26th   Yom Kippur  
20th-23rd   SUNFEST (for info visit the Kite Loft http://www.kiteloft.com/events.asp) Ocean City, MD
30th-7th   35th AKA Annual Convention and Grand Nationals  (contact annual_meeting@aka.kite.org) Enid, OK
       

October 2012

Date Sanctioned* Event Location
30th (Sep)-7th   35th AKA Annual Convention and Grand Nationals  (contact annual_meeting@aka.kite.org) Enid, OK
    Coyner Springs (VA) Kite Festival (contact Jeff King) Waynesboro, VA
7th Y - WOW WOW - 1st Sunday Fly Washington Monument Grounds
7th   RAF - 1st Sunday Fly Dorey Park, Richmond, VA
8th   Columbus Day  
    Yom Kippur  
(13th-14th)   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 http://www.kittyhawkkites.com/community/allevents.cfm) Kill Devil Hills, NC
    Lincoln City 33rd Annual Fall Kite Festival (for info e-mail: maggiec@lincolncity.org or phone: 800-452-2151) D-River State Wayside
Lincoln City, OR
    Sailwinds Kite Festival (contact Jeff) Cambridge, MD
   

2nd Annual Unorganized Columbus Day Kite Fly

Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis, MD
    Girl Scout Adventure Day 2011 (contact Jeff)
Prince William County Fairgrounds, Manassas, VA
    Carolina Kite Festival (for info visit http://www.kites-birdstuff.com/ckf.html) Sheraton Atlantic Beach, Atlantic Beach, NC
26th   Eid al-Adha  
31st   Happy Halloween!  
       

November 2012

Date Sanctioned* Event Location
    Cape Fear Kite Festival (NC)(for info visit http://www.capefearkitefestival.com/ or contact Dennis or Jeff) Wrightsville Beach, NC
4th y - WOW WOW - 1st Sunday Fly  Washington Monument Grounds
4th   RAF - 1st Sunday Fly Dorey Park, Richmond, VA
11th   Happy Veteran's Day!  
22nd   Happy Thanksgiving!  
    Thanksgiving On The Outer Banks Currituck Heritage Park/Whalehead Club, Corolla, NC
    Kitty Hawk Kites' Kites With Lights (NC)  (For more information call 1-877-FLY-THIS or 252-441-4124 or email http://www.kittyhawkkites.com/community/allevents.cfm) Jockey's Ridge State Park, Nags Head, NC
       

December 2012

Date Sanctioned* Event Location
2nd** y - WOW WOW - 1st Sunday Fly  Washington Monument Grounds
2nd   RAF - 1st Sunday Fly Dorey Park, Richmond, VA
8th-16th   Happy Hanukkah!  
25th   Merry Christmas!  
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       

 

 

*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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