Events
This list is for the official Northern Kite Group fly-ins and events as well as some up t’North festivals often visited by NKG folk.
For details of where to find the above venues click here
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Any list published in advance is subject to change and events are liable to alteration or cancellation. It is strongly advised that you check with the NKG contacts, the alternative organising group, or on the NKG Facebook Group that the event is going ahead before travelling.
For details of other national and international events see Kite Calendar
2020 Update – Coronavirus Pandemic.
Please Note:
Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic most of our events for 2020 have been cancelled or postponed. Please check before travelling to any event.
Sunday 12th January 2020
NKG Fly-in – Roundhay Park, Leeds
Sunday 19th January 2020
NKG Fly-in – New Brighton Dips
Sunday 16th February 2020
NKG – AGM – Oldham
Sunday 8th March 2020
NKG Fly-in – Crosby
Sunday 15th March 2020
NKG Fly-ins – Fleetwood Beach & Pontefract Racecourse
Sat 11th / Sun 12th April 2020
Newbiggin Kite Festival – Postponed
Saturday 18th April 2020 – Cancelled
NKG Fly-in – Otterspool This is a Saturday, to coincide with the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation Children’s Day – Not part of this event but flying alongside as a normal fly-in.
Sunday 19th April 2020 – Cancelled
NKG Fly-in – Roundhay Park, Leeds.
Sat 2nd / Sun 3rd May 2020 – Cancelled
St Annes Kite Maynia? (Proposed Smile Factor 10 Event)
Sun 3rd May 2020
St Annes Fly-in – or Day 2 of above – Fly-in Cancelled
Sat 16th / Sun 17th May 2020
Bridlington Kite Festival – Cancelled
Sat 30th / Sun 31st May 2020
Westmorland CountryFest – Cancelled
Sunday 14th June 2020
Fleetwood Fly-in – Cancelled
Sunday 21st June 2020
Beacon Park Kite Day – Cancelled
Sat 27th / Sun 28th June 2020
Morecambe Catch The Wind Kite Festival – Cancelled
Sat 4th / Sun 5th July 2020
Barmouth Kite Festival – Cancelled
Sat 11th / Sun12th July 2020
Rossendale Kite Festival – Postponed till 2021
Sat 1st / Sun 2nd August 2020
Sunderland Kite Festival – Cancelled
Fri 7th / Sun 17th August
PERSEIDS – the 2nd Westmorland Meet and Fly Event.
Kite Flyers camping event on the Westmorland County Showground, Lane Farm, Crooklands, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, LA7 7NH
To contact the organisers email hello@smilefactor10.co.uk for more information
BH Monday 31st August 2020
RNLI Open Day at Hoylake – Cancelled
Fri 11th / Sat 12th / Sun 13th September 2020
St Annes Kite Festival – Cancelled
Sat 19th / Sun 20th September 2020
Barnoldswick Kite Festival – Cancelled
Sunday 27th September 2020
Wakefield Kite Festival (Heath Common, near Wakefield) – Cancelled
Sunday 4th October – 2020
Hoghton Tower – Cancelled
Sunday 11th October 2020
One Sky One World held at Pontefract Racecourse & Fleetwood – Cancelled
Sat 7th / Sun 8th November 2020
End of Season Bash at Whittingham & Goosnargh Sports & Social Club – Cancelled
Sunday 15th November 2020
NKG Fly-in – Worden Park – Cancelled
Sunday 13th December 2020
Otterspool Xmas Fly-in – Cancelled
2021
Sunday 10th January 2021
NKG Fly-in – Roundhay Park, Leeds – Cancelled
Sunday 17th January 2021
NKG Fly-in – New Brighton Dips – Cancelled
Sunday 14th February 2021
NKG – AGM – Oldham
Sunday 14th March 2021
NKG Fly-in – Crosby
Sunday 21st March 2021
NKG Fly-ins – Fleetwood Beach & Pontefract Racecourse