Initial Year | Season | Month | Day(s) | Event Name | Last years attendance | Continent | Country | Region | City | Venue | Notes | Website |
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1929 | Spring | March | | Zilker Annual Kite Festival | 30,000 | North America | United States | Southwestern United States | Austin, TX | Zilker Park | Oldest continuously operating kite festival. | http://www.abckitefestival.com |
1967 | Spring | March or April | Last Saturday of March or first Saturday of April | Blossom Kite Festival (formerly Smithsonian Kite Festival) [1] | | North America | United States | Eastern United States | Washington, D.C. | National Mall | National Cherry Blossom Festival | https://nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/event/blossom-kite-festival/ |
1969 | Spring | May | Third Saturday | Franklin Park Kite and Bike Festival [2] (Formerly Great Boston Kite Festival) | | North America | United States | Northeastern | Boston, Massachusetts | Franklin Park | | |
1977 | Autumn | September | Second Sunday | Bondi Beach Festival of the Winds | 40,000 [3] | Australia | Australia | NSW | Sydney | Bondi Beach | | |
1978 | Summer | September | First weekend after Labor Day | Frank Mots International Kite Festival | 60,000 | North America | United States | Midwest | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Veteran's Park | Coordinated by the Kite Society of Wisconsin and Illinois with Gift of Wings | http://www.giftofwings.com/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/events/frankmots/index.html?L+mystore1+yqfj3562ff7d0f7d+1400875708 Frank Mots International Kite Festival |
1979 | | October | | Bali Kite Festival | | Asia | Indonesia | Bali | Denpasar | Padang Galak beach, Sanur | | |
1984 | Spring | April | Third weekend | Weifang International Kite Festival | | Asia | China | Shandong Province | Weifang | Binhai beach | | http://www.weifangkitefestival.com/ |
1986 | Spring | April | 9 days | Berck Sur Mer International Kite Festival [4] | 700,000 [5] | Europe | France | Pas de Calais | Berck Sur Mer | Berck Sur Mer beach | | http://www.cerf-volant-berck.com/ |
1986 | Summer | July | Second weekend of July | Newport Kite Festival | 30,000 | North America | United States | Northeastern United States | Newport, RI | Brenton Point State Park | | https://www.newportkitefestival.com |
1986 | | | | Berkeley Kite Festival | | North America | United States | South-Western United States | Berkeley, California | Cesar Chavez park Berkeley Marina | Festival ended in 2022 citing permit costs. [6] | |
1986 | | September | | Bristol International Kite Festival | 30,000 | Europe | England | North Somerset | Bristol | Ashton Court estate | | |
1989 | | January | 14-15 | International Kite Festival India [7] | 500,000 | Asia | India | Gujarat | Ahmedabad | Sabarmati River Front @ Ashram Road | | |
1991 | Summer | August | | Portsmouth International Kite Festival [8] | | Europe | United Kingdom | South East England | Portsmouth, Hampshire County | Southsea Common | Listed as one of the 23 biggest kite festivals in the world | http://www.portsmouthkitefestival.org.uk/ |
1996 | | August | Third weekend | Washington State International Kite Festival | 100,000 | North America | United States | Washington (state) | Long Beach, Washington | Long Beach | | http://kitefestival.com/ |
1999 | Autumn | April | Usually close to Easter | Festival of the Wind | | Australia | Australia | Central Queensland | Emu Park, Queensland | Fisherman's Beach | Local Lions Club event, organised as an alcohol-free family day with free entry | https://www.festivalofthewind.com/ |
2001 | Winter | February | Third Saturday | Color the Wind | 7,500 | North America | United States | Midwestern United States | Clear Lake, Iowa | | Largest Winter kite festival in the Midwest, held on the frozen waters of a 3600-acre lake. | http://www.colorthewind.org |
2001 | Winter | January | | Windless Kite Festival [9] | | North America | United States | North-western United States | Long Beach, Washington | Long Beach School Gymnasium, and virtual online | Indoor kite festival with an additional virtual online event | https://www.worldkitemuseum.com/key-events/windless-kite-festival/ and Official Facebook group |
2004 | | | | Windscape Kite Festival [10] | | North America | Canada | Western Canada | Swift Current | Marston Street and 11th Avenue SW | | |
2005 | Spring | April or May | Weekend, typically scheduled around school summer break | Kite Fest Louisiane [11] [12] | 15,000 | North America | United States | Southwestern United States | Port Allen, LA | West Baton Rouge Soccer Complex | Community fly and assorted venders and free booths. 3 teams (Go Big or Go Home with show kites, Riders with quad line, Austin End of the Line with dual line), indoor demos, plus fireworks and LED kites one night of the event. | https://westbatonrouge.net/kite-fest-louisiane/ |
2006 | Summer | August | Labor Day Weekend | Kites Over Lake Michigan | 30,000 | North America | United States | Midwestern United States | Two Rivers, Wisconsin | | Largest summer kite festival in the Midwest. Held along Lake Michigan. | http://www.uniqueflyingobjects.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=116 |
2008 | | | | NTUC Income Kite Festival Singapore [13] | 250,000 | Asia | Singapore | | Singapore | The Promontory @ Marina Bay | | |
2010 | | | | Dieppe Kite International [14] | 30,000 | North America | Canada | Atlantic Canada | Dieppe | Dover Park | | |
2012 | Summer | January | | Jeevan Kite & River Festival, Guwahati [15] | | Asia | India | Assam | Lower Assam | Guwahati | | |
2014 | Summer | March | March | Festival de pipas de Osasco | | South America | Brazil | Southern Brazil | Osasco, São Paulo state | |