Kite Resources
This is your starting point for everything kiting. Here you’ll find practical guides, kite-making tutorials, competition resources, event planning tips, and recommended reading for kite enthusiasts of all levels. Whether you’re a builder, flyer, educator, or event organizer, this section connects you to the tools and knowledge you need to explore, learn, and share the joy of kiting.
AKA Club Organizers Manual
Kitelines Magazine
- KITELINES MAGAZINE (OLD ISSUES)
https://kitelife.com/magazine-archive/publications/kite-lines/
Find a Kite Store
Find a kite club
Kite making
Kite Bibliography – https://www.kite.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/kite_bibliography.pdf
Children’s/Beginner/No Sew Kite Plans
- https://www.wikihow.com/Category:Kite-Making-and-Kite-Flying
- https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Kite-Out-of-a-Plastic-Bag
- https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Fast-Kite-with-One-Sheet-of-Paper
- https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Kite-for-Kids
- https://www.wikihow.com/wikiHowTo?search=make+a+kite
- https://www.my-best-kite.com/kite-for-kids.html
- https://www.my-best-kite.com/how-to-make-a-paper-sled-kite-p1.html
Kite Plans organized by Kite Category
Kite Plans organized by Number of Lines
Kite Plans for Teachers and Students
Kites in the Classroom (English)
Kites in the Classroom (Spanish)
Kite Lesson in Education World
Miniature Kite Plans
Kites from Recycled Materials
Fighter Kite Plans
Miniature Kites
Kite Tricks (Multiline Kites):
Kite Making Tutorials
Gary Engvall’s Kite Sewing 101:
Kite Kits for Teachers
Kite Kits
Annual Kitemaking Retreats for Adults
- Oregon Kitemakers Retreat – http://kitemakersretreat.com/
- Fort Warden Retreat –http://www.kitemakers.org/
- Maryland Kite Society Annual Retreat – http://www.mdkites.org/
- Upper-Midwest Area Kitemaking Event – http://www.u-make.org/
- Keystone Kiters Retreat – http://keystonekiters.org/
Annual Kite Festivals
- Washington State International Kite Festival – http://kitefestival.com/
- Lincoln City Oregon Fall Kite Festival https://www.explorelincolncity.com/events/annual/fall-kite-festival/
- Lincoln City Oregon Summer Kite Festival https://www.explorelincolncity.com/events/annual/summer-kite-festival/
- Rockaway Beach Oregon Chamber of Commerce Kite Festival – https://www.rockawaybeach.net/kite-festival
- Long Beach Island N.J. –https://lbifly.com/lbi/
- Wildwood Kite Festival – https://wildwoodsnj.com/event/wildwoods-international-kite-festival-2/
- National Cherry Blossom Kite Festival https://nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/event/blossom-kite-fly/
- South Padre Island Festival https://www.spikitefest.com/
- Maryland International Kite Festival – https://kiteloft.com/kite-festival/maryland-international-kite-exposition/
- Jekyll Island Buggy Festival – http://www.coastalwindsports.com/JIBE.html
Wikipedia List of many Kite Festivals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_kite_festivals
Lots of kite manuals and publications https://www.google.com/search?q=kite+related+publications&rlz=1C1WPZA_enUS670US670&oq=kite+related+publications&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBggAEEUYOzIGCAAQRRg70gEINzE2N2owajSoAgCwAgE&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Worldwide Flying locations: https://kitemap.a-zcompanies.com/
United States Kiteboarding Association https://www.uskiters.org/about-us//
North American Fighter Kite Association https://northamericanfighterkites.wordpress.com/
Miniature Kite Guild https://www.facebook.com/miniaturekiteguild/