Happy Hollow Room, Immanuel Hospital Conference Center, North side of Hospital.

Happy Hollow Room, Immanuel Hospital Conference Center, North side of Hospital.

Color The Wind Kite Festival

Downtown seawall, Clear Lake, Iowa.  This is a very well organized ice fly held on the frozen surface of Clear Lake.  http://www.colorthewind.org/

8th Annual Arvada Kite Festival.  Robby Ferrufino Park, 75th Ave. & Carr Street, Arvada, CO  

There will be competitions for two age groups: 10 & under and 11 & over in four categories: smallest kite, largest kite, most visually appealing kite and highest kite. The Foothills Kite Club will also demonstrate kite flying. Trophies will be given. Also have many activities for the entire family, many food vendors and community vendors plus the Jeffco Brass Band will play for an hour. Everything is free! A fun family event.

For more information contact Dudley Weiland at:  jdweiland@comcast.net

Longview Community College, 500 SW Longview Road, Lee's Summit, MO 64081 City, MO.  For more info:   http://www.mccflightsoffancy.org/

Sun. Apr. 25

LaVista Soccer Complex, just South of 66th & Harrison Streets., LaVista, Neb

Beulah, North Dakota.  To be held in NE Beulah near the Vet Clinic.

Sat. May 29 - Mon. May 31

Skydance Sakakawea Festival

Ft. Stevenson State Park, Garrison, North Dakota  Kite flying festival for all ages.  Fly your own.  See kites of all shapes and sizes being flown.  Stunt kite flying demonstrations.  Prizes awarded.  For more info call 701-751-1414 or email skydance@bis.midco.net.

Sat 10am - 9pm

Sun 10am - 3pm

Grinnell, Iowa is located about 50 miles East of Des Moines -80 Exit several  miles North of I-80 Exit 182.  The festival is held at at Ahrens Park, 1510 Penrose St. on the East side of Grinnell.  This is a great festival attended by many kiteflyers from several States.  For additional information please click here: http://sites.google.com/site/kitesovergrinnell/

Topeka, Kansas  (21 & Urish by the fire station).  For more information please click here: http://www.topekakitefliers.com/

Jamestown Kite Festival

The Jamestown, North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department and the “Wings on Strings” Kite Club are sponsoring the 14th annual kite festival on Saturday, June 7, 10:30am to 4:00pm, with a fun fly on Sunday, June 8 at Meidinger Park Field (17th ST. & 17th AVE. S.W.). Kite Fest has become a premier kiting event, attracting kite enthusiasts from across the country and Canada. The event is free and open to everyone. Events include fun contests for kids, kite making, demonstrations, door prizes and music. For more information call Mike Gee, 701-952-1965, Chris Dodson at 701-251-9212 or Doug Hogan at 701-252-3982. Visit the Wings on Strings website at www.wingsonstrings.org.

Callaway, Nebraska is about 40 miles North of Lexington off I80 on Highway 40 in the center of Nebraska.  This is a very large kite festival which has been known to attract over 225 kite fliers from seven or more States and several Foreign Countries.  For more info click here:  http://www.callaway-ne.com/   

Ditmars Orchard is located at: 19475 225th Street Council Bluffs, Iowa (712-256-7053)  For more info click here:  http://www.ditmarsorchard.com/

LaVista Soccer Complex, just South of 66th & Harrison Streets., LaVista, Neb

Seaside, OR.  Several of our members usually attend the American Kitefliers Association annual convention.  The AKA is the largest kite association in the world.  For more info please click here:  http://www.aka.kite.org/

Happy Hollow Room, Immanuel Hospital Conference Center, North side of Hospital.