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To see the calendar listed by the AKA
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Washington State and vicinity Kite Calendar |
The events below are by NO means all of the events in our Washington area. This is only a list of what we know of at the moment. If you have an event you would like to see posted here, or if one of these events needs corrected please let us know at Webmaster @ WKA-Kiteflyers.org
Thanks!
Last updated 7-26-08 (maybe)
2008
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JANUARY
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1 Protest the Bowls Kite Fly -
(and Amoeba Fly)
Golden Gardens Park North
Seattle
Directions
18 - 20 Windless Kites
An Indoor
Kite Flying Extravaganza and Competition
At Long Beach
school
SCHEDULE:
6:30am - 9:30 pm
Participants Warm-ups
8 am -
12 noon Rehearsals for Participants
1:30
- pm - 3 pm
Competition
3 pm -
5 pm
Indoor flying Lessons & Impromptu Performances
9am - 12
noon Impromptu Fun and Lessons
See World Kite Museum
web site for details!
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FEBRUARY
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15 - 18
John Freeman’s “ Kite making
workshop”
See World Kite Museum
web site for details!
15 - 17
Up The River Indoor Kite Festival
Arlington High School
See
web site or Email Alan Cunningham
17 Fun Fly Garry Point Park, Richmond
23 WPWR (Westport Windriders) - Grayland Beach - Fun Fly
28 Feb-02 Mar NW Sewing Expo, Puyallup Fairgrounds
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MARCH
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7 -8
MAKR Midwest Area
Kitemakers Retreat - 20th ANNIVERSARY
Oregon, IL
MAKR Website
- Or Contact:
Barbara Meyer
13 - 16 Fort Worden Kitemakers
Conference
See Kitemakers.org for all the details
16 Fun Fly Ambleside Park, West Vancouver
Indoor Kite
Festival
at Taft High School Lincoln City. Contact 1-800-452-2151
http://www.oregoncoast.org/pages/whats-happening.html
22 WPWR (Westport Windriders) - Grayland Beach - Fun Fly
28 - 30 Lincoln City, OR Indoor Kite
Festival
at Taft High School Lincoln City. Contact 1-800-452-2151
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APRIL
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NATIONAL KITE MONTH
3
Fort Lewis Fun Fair
There will be kite making for kids and kite flying
Contact:
gmakleppin @ usa.net
19
Earth Day - Arbor Day Fun Fly at Lewis
Creek Park Bellevue
10 AM till 3 PM
Contact Rick White at ssragtop @ aol.com
19 - 20
NWSKL Annual Seminar and Business Meeting
Gitchee Gumee Inn & Suites
19 - 20 WKM - Sam King Kite Making Class
Monthly kiting fun fly's
Ocean City Beach in Ocean City, Washington. This is rumored be an
exceptionally large gathering featuring many new kite fliers, tons of new
kites, large and small and a good old fashion pot luck hot dog, burger cook
out.
Kitemaking for Kids activity for the Cub Scouts
at Ft. Lewis.
2:00-5:00 PM
Activities: Make the kites and then (weather permitting) go outside and
fly.
You can bring some of your own kites for show and/or to fly.
There is plenty of room to fly outdoors.
25 - 27 A Festival
of Wind Waves and Water With the
BCKA
White Rock B.C. Just across the border.
26 PCKA Kitemaking For Kids - Summit Library
26 WPWR (Westport Windriders) - Grayland Beach - Fun Fly
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MAY
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11
Fun Fly Garry Point Park, Richmond
24 WPWR (Westport Windriders) - Grayland Beach - Fun Fly
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JUNE
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7
Bellevue Water Park Play area Dedication
14
Ft. Vancouver Flag Day Children's Patriotic Fair and Kite Fly
For more info. . . .Read the E-mail -
click here
Contact:
Michael
Hale
503-282-1214
14 - 15 Ocean Shores Kite Festival & NWSKL Challenge
14 - 15 Pacific Rim Kite Festival Vanier Park, Vancouver
15 WKA Fathers Day Kite Fly
Magnuson Park-- Seattle,
WA
Directions
28 WPWR (Westport Windriders) - Grayland Beach - Fun Fly
28 - 29
Lincoln City OR - Kite Festival
at the D River State Wayside. Lincoln City - Contact 800-452-2151.
http://www.oregoncoast.org/pages/whats-happening.html
Fun Fly and Sport Kite
Rodeo - Long Beach, WA
Above It All Kites
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JULY
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1
Canada Day Fun Fly Garry Point Park & White Rock
11 -13
Westport Windriders Kite Festival
at Grayland, Wa.
ANNUAL SOUTHERN OREGON KITE FESTIVAL
Brookings, WA.
19 - 20 Parksville Lions International Kite Festival
Third annual
Parksville Community Park
Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
http://members.shaw.ca/lionsclub/
For more info contact:
John Freeman at; marzlie @ shaw.ca
24
PCKA will be meeting at Browns Point Beach at 6:30 pm.
Bring a kite or two and your own picnic dinner.
26
WPWR (Westport Windriders) - Grayland Beach - Fun Fly
For info contact
kytpepl2@aol.com
26 - 27
Steveston Sport Kite Comp Garry Point Park, Richmond,
BC
Registration Form or email
Ron Hardie
or Jerry Perceval
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AUGUST
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2 - 3 PCKA
- Orting Kite and Bluegrass Festival
At the Orting Lions Community Park
Demonstrations / Mass Ascensions / Kitemaking for Kids
Summer Heat by:
Cutting Edge Kites &
NWSKL
Chance Approach (by Shilo), Ocean
Shores WA
Registration Form or email
Cutting Edge Kites
10
August Fun Fly East Beach, White Rock
18 - 24
WASHINGTON STATE INTERNATIONAL
KITE FESTIVAL
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SEPTEMBER
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5 - 7
Pacific Beach "UP YOUR WIND" Kite Festival
14
September Fun Fly Blackie Spit, Crescent Beach
20 -
21
Whidbey Island Kite Festiva
22 - 27
AMERICAN
KITEFLIERS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
In Gettysburg, PA
26 - 27
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OCTOBER
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Fall Kite Festival
at the D River State Wayside. Lincoln City -
Contact 800-452-2151
http://www.oregoncoast.org/pages/whats-happening.html
11 - 12 Lincoln City OR - Kite Festival
11 - 12
"ONE SKY, ONE WORLD"
Fly for Peace Vanier Park, Vancouver
Everywhere! Everyone, go fly a kite on this day!
11 - 12
30th annual Fall Kite festival and will include
demonstrations,
kid's kite making and fun for the whole family. FMI call 800-452-2151
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WKA INDOOR KITE FLY see WKA web site for details
9 Remembrance Day Fly Garry Point Park, Richmond
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6
PCKA/WKA Christmas Dinner and Indoor Kite Fly
Raffle Proceeds will go to Pierce County Food bank!
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Weekly or Monthly events for every year
Every Tuesday
Lilac City Wind Chasers Fun
Fly
Spokane, Friendship Park - 4:00pm
Bill Cox 509-327-7974
Every Wednesday
Squalicum kite fliers, fly at Squalicum Harbor Park
every Wednesday afternoon until sunset during daylight
savings time.
Contact - Michael Button
kite102 @ aol.com
Every Last Thursday
PCKA Meeting
Puyallup Library - 7:00pm
prez @ pcka.org -
http://www.pcka.org
Every 3rd Saturday
Whidbey Island Kite Flyers Fun Fly
Whidbey Island - All Day
360) 678-7052
Every 4th Saturday
Westport Windriders Fun Fly & Potluck
Westport - All Day
(360) 678-7052 -
bearkites @ aol.com
Every Sunday
Squalicum kite fliers, fly at Squalicum Harbor Park
every Sunday afternoon until sunset during daylight
savings time.
Contact - Michael Button
kite102 @ aol.com
2nd Sunday
Lavender Winds Kite Club
March - October
meets at the west end of Sid Snyder Dr. in
Long Beach, WA at noon.
Look for the rainbow flags!
Contact: Brian Bradley at kitebear @
aol.com
3rd
Saturday
Whidbey Island Kite Fliers Fun Fly, Fort Casey, WA
11 am
- 3 p.m e mail LRoot0208@aol.com
360-678-7052
dates and times
BFKS - Ben Franklin Kite Society
zilarlm @ charter.net
Squalicum Kite Flyers fly every Wensday afternoon until sunset during day-light saving time and every Sunday afternoon in the park at Squaicum Harbor
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Last years calendar:
2007
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JANUARY
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1
Protest the Bowls Kite Fly - (and Amoeba Fly)
Golden Gardens Park North
Seattle
Directions
11 - 14 Oregon Kitemakers Retreat
12 -
14 Windless Kites
An Indoor Kite Flying Extravaganza and Competition
At Long Beach school
SCHEDULE:
12 6:30am
- 9:30 pm
Participants Warm-ups
13 8 am -
12 noon Rehearsals for Participants
1:30 - pm - 3 pm
Competition
3 pm - 5 pm
Indoor flying Lessons & Impromptu Performances
14 9am -
12 noon Impromptu Fun and Lessons
See World Kite Museum web site for details!
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9-11
Up The River Indoor Kite Festival
Arlington High School
See web site or Email
Alan Cunningham
17 - 19
John Freeman’s “Not a Peter Lynn” Kite
See World Kite Museum web site for details!
22 - 25 Fort Worden Kitemakers
Conference
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MARCH
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10 -
11 MAKR Midwest
Area Kitemakers Retreat
Oregon, IL Contact:
Barbara Meyer
10 - 11 Mick's "Scrap Bag" Wave
Train
See World Kite Museum web site for details!
31 - April 1 Bob & Charmayne Umbowers Arno Haft Bird Kite
workshop
See World Kite Museum web site for details!
30 -
April 1 Indoor Kite Festival
at Taft High School Lincoln City. Contact 1-800-452-2151
http://www.oregoncoast.org/pages/whats-happening.html
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APRIL
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NATIONAL KITE MONTH
http://www.nationalkitemonth.org/
5
Fort Lewis Fun Fair
There will be kite making for kids and kite flying
Contact:
gmakleppin @ usa.net
7
"West Challenge"
at Fort Steilacoom Park in Lakewood, Washington.
Contac Herb at
Mainframe Kites
14
"East Challenge"
at the "Orting Lions Field" in Orting, Washington.
Contac Herb at
Mainframe Kites
14 -
15 Don Mock's painting on ripstop
workshop
See World Kite Museum web site for details!
21
Sat only
The Puffin Kite Festival in Cannon Beach,
OR.
21 - 22
Monthly kiting fun fly's
Ocean City Beach in Ocean City, Washington. This is rumored be an
exceptionally large gathering featuring many new kite fliers, tons of new
kites, large and small and a good old fashion pot luck hot dog, burger cook
out.
22
Kitemaking for Kids activity for the Cub Scouts at
Ft. Lewis.
2:00-5:00 PM
Activities: Make the kites and then (weather permitting) go outside
and fly.
You can bring some of your own kites for show and/or to fly.
There is plenty of room to fly outdoors.
28 - 29 Festival of Wind Waves and
Water
White Rock B.C. Just across the border.
28 - 29 Kathy Goodwind's
Astrofighter workshop
See World Kite Museum web site for details!
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MAY
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19 - 20
Dan Kurahashi's Giant Rokkaku workshop
See World Kite Museum web site for details!
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JUNE
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1 -3
Ocean Shores Kite Festival & NWSKL Challenge
17
WKA Fathers Day Kite Fly
Magnuson Park-- Seattle, WA
Directions
23 - 24
Fun Fly and Sport Kite Rodeo - Long Beach, WA
Above It
All Kites
23 - 24
Summer Kite Festival
at the D River State Wayside. Lincoln City -
Contact 800-452-2151.
http://www.oregoncoast.org/pages/whats-happening.html
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JULY
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13 - 15
Westport Windriders Kite Festival
at Grayland, Wa.
21 -22
ANNUAL SOUTHERN OREGON KITE FESTIVAL
Brookings, WA.
28
Steveston Sport Kite Comp Richmond,
BC
Registration Form or email
Ron Hardie
or
Jerry Perceval
21-22
Parksville Lions International Kite Festival
Second annual
Parksville Community Park
Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
http://members.shaw.ca/lionsclub/
For more info contact:
John Freeman
marzlie @ shaw.ca
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AUGUST
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4 - 5
PCKA - Orting KiteFest
At the Orting Lions Community Park
Demonstrations / Mass Ascensions / Kitemaking for Kids
11
Summer Heat by:
Cutting
Edge Kites & NWSKL
Chance
Approach (by Shilo), Ocean Shores WA
Registration Form or email
Cutting
Edge Kites
20 - 26
WASHINGTON STATE
INTERNATIONAL
KITE FESTIVAL
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SEPTEMBER
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8 - 9
Pacific Beach Kite Festival "UP YOUR WINDS!"
22 - 23
Whidbey Island Kite Festival
********************** OCTOBER *************************
1 - 6 AMERICAN KITEFLIERS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
13
-14
Fall Kite Festival
at the D River State Wayside. Lincoln City - Contact 800-452-2151
http://www.oregoncoast.org/pages/whats-happening.html
13 -
14 ONE SKY, ONE WORLD
Everywhere! Everyone, go fly a kite on this day!
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NOVEMBER
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3 WKA INDOOR KITE FLY see WKA web site for details
********************* DECEMBER ************************
1
PCKA/WKA Christmas Dinner and Indoor Kite Fly
Raffle Proceeds will go to Pierce County Food bank!
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