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 funding request form, and email it to koneinfo@gmail.com
Event Listings 2026
A Few Kite events in the New England Area for 2026
Kites Over New England _ AKA Kite club of the Year 2018
Be Happy Fly a Kite Be Safe
By RJ REED
Kite Events for 2026
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.
FEBruary:
Feb 28 KONE Annual Auction – Lunch Meeting etc. China King Super Buffet, Haverhill MA Noon till 2:25PM
MARCH
Mar 21 147th Annual St Patrick’s Day and Vernal Equinox Kite Fly
Ashworth Hotel, Hampton Beach, Hampton NH 10AM
Mar 28 Cherry Blossom Kite Festival
Washington DC
APRIL
April is National Kite Month
Apr 5 Easter Kite Fly @ Fort Williams
Portland Head Light South Portland ME 10AM
Apr 3-4 Outer Banks Fly
Kill Devil Hills NC
Apr 11 Love the Bay Kite Fly
Colt State Park Bristol RI 10AM
Apr 11 The Big Baltimore Kite Festival
Patterson Park @ Observatory Hill Baltimore MD
Apr 12 Free (the) Public Kite Fly
Bug Light Park South Portland ME 10AM
Apr 18 Cogswell’s Grant Spring Kite Fly
Essex MA
Apr 19 Fly the Beach
Nahant Beach Lynn MA 10AM
Apr 25 Kite Month Kite Fly
Bug Light Park South Portland ME 10AM
Apr 25 Sustainability Day at Trillium (kites and beer)
Canton MA
Apr 25 Babylon Kite Fly
Babylon NY
MAY
May 1-3 21st Annual Atlantic Coast Kite Festival
Virginia Beach VA
May 2 Rideout Park (Rain date MAY 9)
Concord MA
May 2 Atlantic Coast Kite Festival
Virginia Beach VA
May 16 Bug Light Non-Festival Fun Fly
Bug Light Park South Portland ME 10AM
May 16 Brooklyn Bridge Park Kite Festival 11-3PM
Brooklyn NY
May 17 New London NH Historic Society Kite fly
New London NH
May 22-25 40th Annual Wildwood International Kite Festival
Wildwood NJ
May 30 Nahant Fun Fly
Lynn MA
JUNE
Jun 7 Kites against Cancer 11AM till 1PM
@ Seashell Stage Hampton Beach Hampton NH
Jun 13 Hank’s Kites and Critters
Bug Light Park South Portland ME 10AM
JULY
July 4 Red-White and Blue Kite Fly
Bug Light Park South Portland ME 9AM
July 11-12 Newport Kite Festival
Brenton Point Newport RI
July 17-18 Wright Kite Festival
Outer Banks NC
AUGUST
Aug 8 South Burlington Kite Fly @ Dorset Park
Dorset Park South Burlington VT
Aug 15 Vintage Kite Fly @ Bug Light
Bug Light Park South Portland ME 10AM
Aug 29 Fruitlands Museum Kite Fly (Rain date Aug 30)
Harvard MA
SEPTEMBER
Sep 5-7 Sam and Frodo Fun Fly
Dorset Park South Burlington VT
Sep 12 Capriccio Festival of Kites
Ogunquit Main Beach Ogunquit ME
Sep 25 Indoor Kite Festival – Cherry Valley
Cherry Valley NY
Sep 26 Cherry Valley Kite Festival
Cherry Valley NY
OCTOBER
More to come
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 2026