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
Sunday 11th March 2018
NKG Fly-in – Crosby
Sunday 18th March 2018
NKG Fly-ins – Fleetwood Beach & Pontefract Racecourse
Sat 31st March / Sun 1st April 2018
Newbiggin Kite Festival
Sunday 15th April 2018
NKG Fly-in – Roundhay Park, Leeds
Sunday 22nd April 2018
NKG Fly-in – St Annes
Sunday 29th April 2018
NKG Fly-in – Otterspool (Note: New Date!)
Sat 12th / Sun 13th May 2018
Middleton Park Kite Festival
Sat 19th / Sun 20th May 2018
Bridlington Kite Festival
Sat 2rd / Sun 3th June 2018
Westmorland CountryFest
Sunday 17th June 2018
Beacon Park Kite Day
Sat 23th / Sun 24th June 2018
Morecambe Catch The Wind Kite Festival
Sunday 22nd July 2018
NKG Fly-in – Fleetwood (Note: New Date!)
BH Monday 27th August 2018
RNLI Open Day at Hoylake
Friday Evening 31st August 2018
St Annes Kite Festival Night Fly
Sat 1st / Sun 2nd September 2018
St Annes Kite Festival
Sunday 9th September 2018
Hoghton Tower
Sunday 16th September 2018
Taylor Park Kite Day
Saturday 29th September 2018
Fly South Pennines Kite Festival (near Halifax)
Sunday 30th September 2018
Wakefield Kite Festival (Heath Common, near Wakefield)
Sunday 14th October 2018
One Sky One World held at Pontefract Racecourse & Otterspool
Sunday 21th October 2018
Light Up The Sky, Otterspool (Note: This will cease to be an NKG fundraising event: the Auction and Teddy Bear Drop have been discontinued.)
(edited 05/10/18)
Sat 3rd / Sun 4th November 2018
End of Season Bash at the Westmorland County Showground (Note: New Date!)
Sunday 18th November 2018
NKG Fly-in – Worden Park
Sunday 9th December 2018
Otterspool Xmas Fly-in (Note: Now a Fly-in. Due to the former Harvester Pub having been rebranded as a Miller and Carter Steakhouse it is no longer viable for us to hold our Xmas meal at Otterspool. )
(edited 29/11/18)
2019
Sunday 13th January 2019
NKG Fly-in – Roundhay Park, Leeds
Sunday 20th January 2019
NKG Fly-in – New Brighton Dips
Sunday 17th February 2019
NKG – AGM – Oldham
Sunday 10th March 2019
NKG Fly-in – Crosby
Sunday 17th March 2019
NKG Fly-ins – Fleetwood Beach & Pontefract Racecourse
