Summer Kite Festivals from Coast to Coast
Have a little kite-flying enthusiast on your hands? Check out some the festivals across Canada featuring skilled kiters and tons of fun things for the whole family
By Bob White
Canadian Family Magazine
Bell Kite Festival and Harvest Home Picnic (in conjunction with the Silver Dart celebration) September 17″“19, 2009 Baddeck, NS
flightofthesilverdart.ca (click on events)
New Brunswick
Dieppe International Kite Festival August 12″“15, 2009
Dieppe, New Brunswick
knowmoncton.com • This major international festival is held on alternating years with Dieppe, France. It features kite flyers from more than 15 nations.
Quebec
11th Annual Festival Saint-Honoré Dans l’Vent June 19″“22, 2009
Saint-Honoré, PQ
Festival Vent at Cap Chat August 18″“21
Cap-Chat, PQ
Phone: 888-786-5518
Les Grands Aires de Varennes Dates to be announced
La Comme parc, Varennes, PQ
Ontario
17th Annual Strawberry Fields Kite Festival May 31, 2009
St. Thomas, ON
Dumfries Kitefest (Kitchener Waterloo Wind Climbers)
June 7, 2009
Cambridge, ON
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10th Annual Father’s Day Weekend KiteFest June 20″“21, 2009
Wasaga Beach, ON
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17th Annual Canal Days Kite Festival Aug. 1, 2009
Lakeview Park, Port Colborne, ON
windriders.niagara.com • This international kite festival attracts 90+ serious kite fliers from Ontario, Quebec, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan to participate in one of Canada’s best known festivals.
Saskatchewan
5th Annual Windscape Kite Festival June 20″“21, 2009
Swift Current, SK
windscapekitefestival.ca/ • This event blends kites and the arts in a unique setting in the prairies.
British Columbia
33rd Annual Pacific Rim Kite Festival June 13″“14, 2009 Vainer Park, Vancouver
Parksville Kite Festival July 18″“19, 2009
Parksville Beach, Vancouver Island Visit Website
https://canadianfamily.ca/activities/travel/summer-kite-festivals/
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