2009 Festivals

From Illinois Kite Enthusiasts

The festivals listed below are not organized by the Illinois Kite Enthusiasts club. They are events that are put on by individual cities, shops, and park districts. IKE lists them so that we have a convenient and centrally located listing of all the events that may be of interest to us as a club. Most festivals are open to the general public, although they may offer varying space accommodations for sport kite fliers. For further information on any festival, click on the link, if there is one.

2009 Festivals

• Cool Fool Kite Fest - January 1, 2009 - Milwaukee, WI
• Kites on the River - January 24, 2009 - Two Rivers, WI

• Kite Party 7 - February 28-March 1, 2009 - Huntington Beach, CA

• Glenview Kite Fest - April 4, 2009 - Glenview, IL
• Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Kite Festival - April 4-5, 2009 - West Chester, OH
• Oswego Earth Day Kite Festival - April 18, 2009 - Oswego, IL
• Decatur Kite Festival - April 25-26, 2009 - Decatur, IL
• 7th Annual Kites Over Lake Storey - May 2-3, 2009 - Galesburg, IL
• Mayor Daley's Kids and Kites - May 2, 2009 - Montrose Harbor
• Kites Over Grinnell - May 8-10, 2009 - Grinnell, IA
• Great Lakes Kite Festival - May 16-17, 2009 - Grand Haven, MI
• Roselle Kite Fest - May 16, 2009 - Roselle, IL
• Family Kite Festival - May 23-24, 2009 - Milwaukee, WI
• Pontiac Kite Festival - May 30-31, 2009, Pontiac, IL
• Frontier Kite Festival - June 6-7, 2009 - Naperville, IL
• Outta Sight Kite Flight - June 6-7, 2009 - Kenosha, WI
• Antioch Family Kite Fly - June 13, 2009 - Antioch, IL
• EAA's Wings on Strings - June 20, 2009 - Oshkosh, WI

• Chicago Botanic Garden (Room for kids kites, and professional demos. No room for sport kites) - August 8-9, 2009 - Glencoe, IL
• Perry Farms Kite Festival - August 15-16, 2009 - Bourbonnais, IL

• Kites Over Lake Michigan - September 5-6, 2009 - Two Rivers, WI
• Mots Kite Festival - September 12-13, 2009 - Milwaukee, WI
• Dekalb Kite Festival - September 13, 2009 - Dekalb, IL
• Quad Cities Kite Festival - September 19-20, 2009 - Davenport, IA
• Antioch Family Kite Fly - October 3, 2009 - Antioch, IL

There are also many Illinois Park District sponsored kite flys during the spring. We will post those dates as we learn of them on the Fly 4 Kids page.

Other Events

• MAKR - March 13-15, 2009
• 2009 American Kitefliers Association Grand National Convention - Rochester, MN

See also

• 2009 Festivals Archive
• 2008 Festivals Archive
• 2007 Festivals Archive
• Kite Flying Checklist