Let KONE help fund your kite festival. KONE has limited funds available via application to help spread the joy and fun of kiting. If you have a festival, school program, or want to add kiting to other local events please fill out the form. and email it to koneinfo@gmail.com
Events
Other kite clubs
http://www.nyke.org New York Kite Enthusiasts NYKE
Nor'Easter Kite Club Maine
The link for Massachusetts Kite Fliers is https://www.facebook.com/groups/2338942759764794/
http://www.connectikiters.org ConnetiKiters CtK
https://sjkf.webs.com/ South Jersey Kite Flyers SJKF
Ralph Reed Un-official KONE Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2371494061/
Event Listings
A Few Kite Events in the New England area and beyond for 2024
Be Happy Fly a kite Be Safe
Most events are open to the public. Some places charge to park.
All are welcome at KONE Club Fly events
This info is for fun and may not be 100% correct, but its close
If you need more information, email me and I’ll try to get it to you.
If you have more info, email me and I’ll try to share it
If you show up and no else does, fly a kite, it’s fun.
No whining.
April is National Kite Month – fly something, fly somewhere
Apr 13 Sat Kite Day at Cogswell’s Grant 10AM – 4PM Essex MA
Apr 16-17 USS Constitution Museum Charleston Navy Yard, Charlestown MA
Apr 20 Sat 4th Annual North Babylon Chamber Kite Festival
Robert Moses Field 4 Fire Island New York
Apr 21 Sun FRIENDLY Rokkaku Fly Bug Light South Portland ME
Apr 26-28 MIKE Maryland International Kite Expo Ocean City MD
On the beach between 4th thru 6th Streets
MAY
May 4 Concord Recreation at Rideout Park Concord MA
May 4 SUNY Sullivan County Com. College Loch Sheldrake NY
May 18 Sat Bug Light Fun Fly Bug Light Park South Portland ME
May 18 Franklin Park Coalition Kite and Bike Festival Boston MA
May 19 Sun Revere Beach Kite Festival @ Kelly’s Roast Beef Revere MA
May 23 Thu Aviation and Maritime STEM Expo
Logan Airport Bost MA Contact Glenn Davison
May 25 Sat Bug Light Park South Portland Kite fly South Portland ME
May 25 Sat Fruitlands Museum Kite Fly Harvard MA
May 24-27 Wildwood International Kite Fly – Wildwood NJ.
JUNE
Jun 15 Sat Hank's Critter Fly Bug Light South Portland ME
Jun 22 Sat Greg L. Celebration of Life Fly Pope John Paul II Park
Dorchester / Boston MA
Jun 23 Sun Keene Valley Father’s Day Fly ,Keene Valley NY – Jim Peck
Jun 29 Steampunk Tea Potluck Party , Larz Anderson Park Brookline MA
JULY
July 4 Thu RWB Fly Bug Light South Portland ME , till it gets too crowded for the fireworks.
July 4 Thu RWB Fly Brenton Point State Park Newport RI
July 13-14 Newport Kite Festival (Official or Not)
The Newport Kite Festival
July 20 Sat Celebration of Life – Greg Lamoureux Marlboro Country Club Marlboro MA RSVP required. See the KONE Facebook page.
AUGUST
Aug 3 Sat Kite Day at Apex Orchards 225 Peckville Road, Shelburn MA Email Glenn Davison for details.
Aug 10 Sat Vintage Kite Fly Bug Light South Portland ME
Aug 17 Sat Pigs Can Fly / Potluck Colt State Park Bristol RI
SEPTEMBER
Sep 7 Sat 23rd annual Capriccio Festival of Kites and Art
Main Beach Ogunquit ME
Sep 27-28 Cherry Valley Kite Festival (a favorite event)
Cherry Valley NY
Sep 19-22 The Kite Loft’s Sunfest Kite Festival Ocean City MD
On the beach between 4th thru 6th Streets
OCTOBER
Oct 13 Sun One Sky One World – a sky near you
Clubs and pages:
https://www.kite.org/ American Kite Association
http://www.kone.org Kites Over New England K.O.N.E. https://tinyurl.com/mr3wp7xj Maine Nor'easters Kite https://connectikiters.blogspot.com/p/home.html ConnectiKITERS
https://sjkf.webs.com/ South Jersey Kite Flyers SJKF
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2371494061/events KONE unofficial
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2338942759764794/events Massachusetts Kite Flyers
https://narragansetthistoricalsociety.org/
Central Mass.
Flying Locations in New England:
https://www.kone.org/places-to-fly-kites