Events

New England Kiting Events

*Please note: Certain events may be listed as a KONE Monthly Fly to encourage participation by KONE members. Unless otherwise indicated all events listed below even if designated as a monthly fly are not sponsored nor organized by Kites Over New England. KONE members may participate, but that does not constitute KONE sponsorship. In most cases the event sponsor is listed as the contact for the event. Please contact the event organizer for more info. Contact info at bottom of listings.*

Jun 27 Charlton Lions Kite day. 10:00-12:00

Memorial Field, behind the Charlton Library. 40 Main Street, Charlton, Mass

contact: Glenn Davison

Jun 27 Ground Work Lawence Kite Day kite_festival.pdf. 11:00 to 3:00

Pemberton Park, Lawrence, MA - Archie Stewart

JUL 04 Kite Day at Blue Hills 3PM to Dusk

Don McCasland, Program Director

Blue Hill Observatory Science Center, Milton MA

Jul 04 Hatherly Golf Club Celebration, 3:00, Scituate, MA

Sea Side Kites

Jul 04 Patriotic Celebration and Night Fly

S. Portland ME Ralph Reed

Jul 04 Marblehead Festival of The Arts, Deveraux Beach Marblehead, MA

Kite making and demonstrations. contact Archie Stewart

Jul 09 Kite Day with Ruff Ruffman, Children's Museum in Easton

Sponsor's contact info www.childrensmuseumineaston.org

9 Sullivan Avenue, North Easton, MA 02356 10:00AM - 3:00PM

contact Archie Stewart

Jul 11 Kite Fly and Pot Luck Picnic at Bug Light Park, South Portland

Tony turns 60! Cake! So does John

July 11-12 Newport Kite Thing @ Brenton Point KONE Monthly Fly

Newport RI

July 18-19 NJSKC - Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ - http://www.njskc.com

Jul 19 ConnetiKiters Night Fly

West Haven, CT Richard Bromley

Jul 25 Kite Day @ Tucker Castle

Wiscasset ME Tony Heeschen

Jul 25 Alzheimer's Memory Ride

Devens, MA contact Ralph Reed

Jul 26 Bay Day, Brenton Point, Newport RI

Ocean Themed Kites please.

Aug 1 Pigs CAN Fly @ Colt Park KONE Monthly Fly

Bristol RI Ralph Reed

Aug 9 Quincy Beach Bash Kite Fest. 10:00-3:00

Pageant Field, 1 Merrymount Parkway, Quincy

sponsored by Quincy Beaches and Coastal Commission

Aug 9 Christmas in August Kite Fly & Pot Luck

Waterford, CT Richard Bromley CtK

Aug12-16Dieppe Kite Festival

Moncton/Dieppe, New Brunswick ,Canada

Aug 16 ConnetiKiters Night Fly CtK

West Haven, CT Richard Bromley

Sep 06 Harkness Days CtK

Waterford, CT Richard Bromley

Sep 12 Capriccio Festival of Kites KONE Monthly Fly

Ogunquit ME Tony Heeschen

Nov 08 Veterans Day Fly CtK

Madison, CT Richard Bromley

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These are some of the events happening 2009.

Please contact the contact person for the event, for information about start times and weather changes, or with offers to help. Most events are free and open to the public. Some places charge to park. Check for time and date changes.

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To email any contact person, please remove (kite)at and replace it with an @ sign

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There is a Kite Fly in Burlington VT every 3rd Sunday all year.

Contact Paul Carpenter for times and directions and to check if any one

else is going to be there.

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Ralph Reed, 978-937-8290 rreed3(kite)at comcast.net MA

Greg Lamoureux 781-925-3277 info(kite)at seasidekites.com MA

Gary Quinton 781-595-7687 gquinton(kite)at verizon.net MA

John Ruggiero 781-631-1438 johnruggiero(kite)at verizon.net MA

Don McCasland 617-696-0562 japankite(kite)at iwon.com MA