Kite Festivals 2002

Event Reports:

Wellington Country Park Kite Festival - Sunday 7th April 2002

Streatham Common Kite Day - Sunday 21st April 2002

Weymouth International Beach Kite Festival - Sunday 5th & Monday 6th May 2002

Beverley Kite Festival - Sunday 5th & Monday 6th May 2002
Report by Peter Bindon at: http://www.peterbindon.com/Kites/KiteGallery/2002/Beverley_2002.htm

Swindon Kite Festival - Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th May
We enjoyed a pleasant Sunday out at Lydiard Park for the Swindon Kite Festival - but didn't take any photos.
However you can always read our festival report from 2001, or visit the White Horse Kite Flyers website.

Cleethorpes International Kite Festival - Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th May
Report by Peter Bindon at: http://www.peterbindon.com/Kites/KiteGallery/2002/Cleethorpes_2002.htm
Alternatively you can read our Festival Report from 1999.

Middle Wallop Kite & Buggy Festival - Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th May

Fylde Kite Festival - Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd June

Basingstoke Kite Festival - Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th June

X-Zone Summer Games - Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th June - festival report on the X-Zone website.

Beacon Kite Festival - Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th June - awaiting festival report.

Hunstanton Windfest - Friday 28th - Sunday 30th June
Read the report from Windfest.co.uk and the race results from kitesurfing.org

Sunderland International Kite Festival - Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th July
Peter Bindon has also added some photos on his site: http://www.peterbindon.com/Kites/KiteGallery/2002/Sunderland_2002a.htm

Kennet Valley Kite Festival - Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th July

Brighton Kite Festival - Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st July
Read Dicky Nourse's review of Saturday at the Brighton Kite Festival 2002: http://www.poolekites.freeserve.co.uk/reports/brighton2002.htm
Another report can be found at http://www.empress.org.uk/mobius

Shipley Kite Festival - Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th July
Report and photos by Peter Bindon at: http://www.peterbindon.com/Kites/KiteGallery/2002/Shipley_2002.htm

Dunstable Downs Kite Festival - Sunday 28th July
Report and photos from the event. Plus a personal account by Andrew Beattie here!

Blackpool Monster Kite Festival - Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th August
Event reports can be found at Children's BBC News and http://dh.kites.8m.com/photo5.html

Middle Wallop (Summer) Kite & Buggy Festival - Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th August
Report and photos, including first look at the new full suspension Parastorm ARB Pro racing buggy.

Portsmouth International Kite Festival - Saturday 24th - Monday 26th August
Report and photos from Sunday, including the amazing Alien Spaceship!
Read Dicky Nourse's account of Saturday at Portsmouth at http://www.poolekites.freeserve.co.uk/reports/southsea2002/southsea2002.htm
View Adam Buckley's photo gallery at: http://www.pbase.com/buckers/kites

Bristol International Kite Festival - Report Page 1 | Report Page 2 - Saturday 31st August & Sunday 1st September
Two pages of reports and photos from this great kite festival.

X-Zone Autumn Games: Friday 6th - Sunday 8th September
Report from the event at http://www.x-zone.co.uk, covering Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Trafalgar Square Kite Festival - Sunday 15th September

Paignton Windfest: Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th October - awaiting festival report

One Sky One World: Sunday 13th October
Reports of worldwide kite flying events to mark One Sky One World can be found at: http://subvision.net/sky/osow/osow2002

Links:

Other kite festival listings can be found at these sites:

Kitecalendar.co.uk

Kiteability Calendar of Events.

Midland Kite Fliers site.