The Kite Loft’s Sunfest Kite Festival 2024

The Kite Loft’s annual Sunfest Kite Festival 2024 is Thursday September 21-Sunday September 24 in Ocean City, Maryland between 4th thru 6th streets. This is a FREE event!

Hosted by The Kite Loft, the annual Sunfest Kite Festival in Ocean City is a kite flying extravaganza & funfest for kitefliers & spectators. Whether you have one kite, a collection of hand-crafted art kites or a trailer full of show kites, everyone is welcome to fly on the spacious Ocean City beach and to set up ground displays.

Single line kites will be flying in the area in front of The Kite Loft and to the south thru 4th Street. Multi-line Sport/Stunt kites will be flying north of the The Kite Loft near 6th Street.

Spectators are welcome and can view the kites from the Boardwalk or while walking on the beach.
Spectators can participate in some Sunfest Kite Festival group activities such as candy drops, kite games, boardwalk dancing, running of the bols, kids kite giveaway, and free kite flying lessons.

Kitefliers will fill the sky with hundreds of kites and decorate the beach with colorful banners, ground bouncers, bols and more. Kitefliers participate in pop-up themed kite flying activities: (The event has a flexible schedule based on wind and weather conditions). Team and individual sport kitefliers will demonstrate precision maneuvers and choreographed routines to music.