Set in the beautiful countryside of the Haute-Normandie region of northern France, Dieppe is an historic town, strategically important since the 11th Century. There is a magnificent Chateau and an eclectic mix of architecture that add a sense of character and history to the town. All this was the back drop to the Dieppe Kite Festival 2014, one of […]
Last year’s annual Dunstable Downs Kite Festival was the best attended on record. That is until now. The Dunstable Downs Kite Festival 2014 was a weekend of hot summer sun, cool gentle breezes and kites, kites, kites! The festival has the special mixture of wonderful displays of colour, shapes and sounds for the public and at the same […]
Yes we know, you are expecting us to talk about how very (that’s VERY) windy it was at the 29th Ostend Lotto Kites International. It was indeed very windy – with wind speed well over 60 kph and another kite festival further east on the same coast recorded gusts of over 100 kph. Saturday saw […]
The world famous Berck sur Mer Kite Festival (Rencontres Internationales de Cerfs–Volants ) is without question one of the must attend festivals on the kite circuit. With everything kite related from miniature kites to the world’s largest kite, art kites to sport kites, banners to wind gardens this festival really does have it all and in […]
For our last kite festival of the season we were lucky enough to be off to Berlin. At first glance it seems a long way for a one day festival so was it worth it? Well, of course it was! This was our second visit to Germany this year and we have to say we […]
The last August Bank Holiday saw us make our annual pilgrimage to the Portsmouth International Kite Festival 2013. Their website says: We are inclined to agree! This year’s festival was no exception with a truly impressive array of single line kites from across the world and a who’s who of sport kite fliers from as […]
Once again our theory about the best wind (and the beer) is put to the test… this time at the Drachen Uber Lemwerder festival in Northern Germany. Two great flying days, an amazing night fly and most importantly two lovely evenings, enjoying the company of friends, some cold beer, beautiful sunsets and a […]
The Peterborough Kite Festival is held every June at the beautiful Ferry Meadows park, with kites filling the sky above cyclists, canoes, rowing boats, train rides, wildlife safaris and many other outdoor activities. We were made extremely welcome by our hosts: The Great Ouse Kite Flyers (we should probably tell you that the Great Ouse […]
Well, we couldn’t have asked for much more from the Lodden Valley Kite Flyers team this year – congratulations to all involved in this wonderful event. The weather couldn’t have been better (although the wind was a little tricky) with blue skies to show off the amazing artistic kites on display. We were thrilled to […]
The Bedford International Kite Festival is the closest kite festival to us, yet this year is the first time we have visited this popular event. With fliers from across Europe and as far away as Vietnam the festival boasts an impressive line up of guests and kites. The festival is held in a busy town centre […]