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10 MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES TO FLY A KITE

Kites Over Lake Michigan, 2014, Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Photo by Lester Public Library.
by Lester Public Library. Kites Over Lake Michigan, 2014, Two Rivers, Wisconsin.

We’ve got 10 beautiful kite flying places to delight you as you enjoy the Beautiful Wind.

Lighthouse pier at sunset on Lake Michigan.

1. LAKE MICHIGAN

The Great Lakes are edged with kite-flying meccas due to their consistently favorable ocean-like winds and expansive beachside parks such as that of Two Rivers, Wisconsin and Grand Haven State Park in Grand Haven Michigan.

 

People climb Kill Devil Hills, in North Carolina as they prepare to fly their kites.

2. KILL DEVIL HILLS - NORTH CAROLINA

The Wright Brothers found the winds blowing off North Carolina’s Outer Banks perfect for catching some air. While they helped the first human flight to happen, they consistently thrill kiters too... Check out Kitty Hawk Kites, a fabulous local kite store.

And pay a visit to the 37th Annual  American Kite Association Convention, happening right now.

One-of-a-kind flying art by builders from all over the world will be flying and competing for Grand Champion honors. Kites of all sizes, from 1 inch to 100 feet long will be on display. And hundreds will be aloft.

 

Large round kite at Uttarayan Kite Festival, in India.

3. UTTARAYAN KITE FESTIVAL - UTTARAYAN, INDIA

The Uttarayan Kite Festival in Uttarayan India celebrates the end of winter with a flurry of patangs, Indian fighter kites, sailed from the rooftops of this far flung place. In two locations, the White Desert of Dhordo and the Sabarmati Waterfront in Ahmedabad.

 

Rainbow colored kite with long tail flies in sky at Cesar Chavez Park, in California.

4. CESAR CHAVEZ PARK- CALIFORNIA

Kite lovers love the wind at Cesar Chavez Park partly because it offers incredible views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and Angel Island.

Man and boy fly kites at Cesar Chavez Park, California.

Named after César Chávez, this 90 acre open stretch of grass, is the city park of Berkeley, California. It sits on the peninsula, on the north side of the Berkeley Marina, in the San Francisco Bay.

The annual Berkeley Kite Festival is held there the last weekend in July, when hundreds of kites rise up and play with the wind.

 

Kites fly high in the sky at Wildwood International Kite Festival, New Jersey.

5. WILDWOOD BEACH - NEW JERSEY

The Jersey Shore is known as the birthplace of sport kiting — flying controllable kites with two or more strings. Check them out at Wildwood Beach, considered one of New Jersey’s top beaches. Its wide open sandy beaches and lively ocean breezes make Wildwood home to several important kite festivals, including the Wildwood International Kite Festival.

 

Colorful kites fly in the sky at South Padre Island Kite Festival, in Texas.

6. SOUTH PADRE ISLAND- TEXAS

South Padre Island has some great kite loving beaches. Spring break college kids mix with locals to play with the wind here.

 

Round kites and other colorful kites at Long Beach Peninsula, Washington State.

7. LONG BEACH PENINSULA - WASHINGTON STATE

Get inspired at the American Kite Flying Museum, then head to the area’s wonderful kite stores, then check out the 28 miles of beach and ride the wind. You find consistent breezes of 5 to 12 mph to keep your beautiful kite up in the air a good long time.

 

Colorful kites fly during Festival of the Winds at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia.

8. FESTIVAL OF THE WINDS- BONDI BEACH, AUSTRALIA

The Festival of the Winds, held each year at Bondi Beach in Sydney Australia, hosts an international crowd of kite flyers.

 

9. SANTA MONICA BEACH - CALIFORNIA

The Otis College of Art runs an annual kite festival on the buzzy Santa Monica beach. And nearby Venice Beach is a magnet for colorful fliers catching the wind with their equally colorful kites. Kite surfing is popular here too.

 

10. LAKE ERIE - CLEVELAND, OHIO

Kiteboarding over Lake Erie is a windy dream. Kite fliers also enjoy the Lake’s wind effects.

The Cleveland Kite Festival, which takes place on the edge of Lake Erie is chock full of wind loving spectacles, with incredible aerial acts performed. The fest is full of kite delights such as kite craft booths and shops, a corral of Flying bird Kites, a Learn To Fly Sport Kites field, and Fighter Kite Competitions

But beyond the festival, kite fliers gravitate to Edgewater State Park for its big grassy field its view of the city skyline.

Kite surfboards lined up on a beach.

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PHOTO CREDITS:

  1. Photo: by Lester Public Library. Kites Over Lake Michigan, 2014, Two Rivers,
  2. Wisconsin.
  3. Photo: by Gbozik Photography. Grand Haven State Park, Michigan.
  4. Photo: by Geoff Livingston. Kill Devil Hills, NC.
  5. Photo: by Tom Robinson. Uttarayan Kite Festival.
  6. Photo: by Jack Wolf. Kite Hill, Cesar Chavez Park.
  7. Photo: by Jeff Robinson. Kites at Cesar Chavez Park.
  8. Photo: by Mike Carroll. Wildwood International Kite Festival.
  9. Photo: Courtesy of SPI Kite Fest 2013. South Padre Island Kite Festival.
  10. Image: Courtesy of Long Beach Peninsula Visitors Bureau. Long Beach Peninsula.
  11. Photo: by DrawnOutDoors. Festival of the Winds, Bondi Beach.
  12. Photo: by Boqiang Liao. Santa Monica, California.
  13. Photo: by SchultzLabs. Sunset at Erie Lake.
  14. Photo: by Lester Public Library. More Banners.
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