Kites

Our family used to spend a week on the Oregon coast every summer. One of the fun things to do on the beach was to observe or fly kites, which meant we often stopped in kite shops to add to our collection. In Lincoln City, unless the weather is bad, there are usually gigantic spinner kites flying near the south end of town. Lincoln City actually has several kite festivals as well where you can see all kinds of unusual shapes and sizes, and kite stunts. In fact, they call themselves the Kite Capital of the World.

When we moved to Kansas from the Pacific Northwest we brought some of our west coast windspinners (small mounted kites) and the tough Kansas winds ripped the kites loose from their moorings, tore the fabric, and bent frames. You’d think with that kind of windpower there would be kite festivals here I’d have noticed. I haven’t, though, so had to do such internet searching and found the Kite Club in Kansas City, Missouri. (KCKC) In fact two weekends ago, they held their 2nd Kite Flying Festival Longview Community College Campus, Lee Summit, MO. Too bad I missed it!

KCKC also has regular Second and Fourth Weekend Flys from 1 to 4 pm:
2nd Sunday of the Month—Heritage Park, Olathe, KS
4th Sunday of the Month—New Mark Middle School, KC, MO and 106th and North Oak Trafficway, Kansas City, MO
(I might have to buy a new kite and check one out—fortunately, we sell some cool inexpensive kites on our site, so I don’t have to go to Oregon.)

Their site also told about the Topeka Kite Fliers, who meet the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month at Northern Hills Middle School, in Topeka, KS.

Do you know of other Kite festivals? Please let me know by commenting here.