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U-MAKE

U-MAKE

Upper Midwest Area Kitemaking Event U-MAKE 2024, March 1-3rd, 2024, will have 14 instructors presenting 17 different classes. Please make plans to attend our Friday Night Class with Steve Ferrell…..What It Takes To Make An Award Winning Kite Our entire 2024 Line...

Maryland Kite Society Kitemaking Retreat

The 2024 Retreat begins Friday evening February 16 and ends on Monday noon February 19. As we decided at our last retreat, we’ll be featuring a number of kitemaking projects in 2024, so you can depart with one or more brand new finished flyable gems. We’re pleased to...

Maryland Kite Society’s 2024 Winter Retreat

The Maryland Kite Society will be holding its 44th Winter Retreat at the Turf Valley Resort in Ellicott City, Maryland. T his event officially starts at 8 pm EST on February 16, 2024 and ends at 2 pm EST on February 19, 2024. The program is not yet finalized; more...
Art with Altitude Kite Festival

Art with Altitude Kite Festival

Join us for our 31st annual kite festival at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Free kite making for the kids! Fun family event!
The 18th Annual Atlantic Coast Kite Festival is Inviting You!

The 18th Annual Atlantic Coast Kite Festival is Inviting You!

The 18th Annual Atlantic Coast Kite Festival is Inviting You! For a Friday night kite fly and 2 days of Kite Flying Fun in the sand and sun, Saturday and Sunday, at 17th Street, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Our schedule consists of: The Friday Night Kite Fly, May 5th (6...