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Kites with Lights

Kites with Lights

Come spread the holiday cheer with Kitty Hawk Kites and a kite light show on Jockey’s Ridge! Be sure to make it out on Saturday, November 29th from 4 – 7 PM for a light display like no other. Kites with Lights, at Jockey’s Ridge State Park, features large...
Outer Banks Kite Festival

Outer Banks Kite Festival

September 12-13, 2025 10:00 am – 4:00 pm A regional kite festival that brings some of the nation’s best stunt kite pilots right here to our backyard. Come out and join us for two days of kite-flying fun (Fri-Sat) for the whole family. Enjoy massive display kites...
WRIGHT KITE FESTIVAL

WRIGHT KITE FESTIVAL

Take flight where flight first began with Kitty Hawk Kites and the Wright Brothers National Memorial. Enjoy a walk on the hallowed grounds where Wilbur and Orville took their historic first flight in 1903, then come join us for some fun flight of your own. Large 30 –...
Outer Banks Kite Festival

Outer Banks Kite Festival

A regional kite festival that brings some of the nation’s best stunt kite pilots right here to our backyard. Come out and join us for two days of kite-flying fun (Fri-Sat) for the whole family. Enjoy massive display kites flying high, including a 100-foot octopus, an...
Rogallo Kite Festival

Rogallo Kite Festival

Francis Rogallo was a NASA scientist and inventor of the flexible wing. His inventions started the sport of hang gliding and his designs have carried over into the development of stunt kites, power kites, and hang gliders that are flown today. We invite you to join us...