This annual kick-off-the New Year also kick-starts kiteflying for the New Year. Join the Washington Kitefliers Association at Golden Gardens Park in Ballard (Seattle) at the far north field. Some kids kites will be available. We bring hot dogs, chili, hot chocolate and potluck to share under a pop-up tent. Bring your chair for chat, dress warm, and don't forget to BRING YOUR KITES and ground art. Let's colorize the park in winter.
Join the Whidbey Island Kite Fliers at Fort Casey State Park for a cool New Year's Day fun fly. Bring your kites to color the park. Note: There might be a restriction on pounding stakes into the ground. A WA St Discover Pass is required to use this park. DiscoverPass.wa.gov. Annual pass is $50, single day pass is $11.50. You can also get this when you renew your vehicle license through the Dept of Licensing. Fort Casey State Park also sells the single day pass onsite and at the ranger office. DO GET ONE or you could get a ticket! Support your Washington State Parks. They do an incredible job with so little funding.
The 33rd Retreat. Let's keep these fun and enjoyable type events up and running into the future. Join kite makers and kite making instructors from all over the U.S. and the world. Learn from the best! The camp opens at 4pm Thursday (don't arrive early). Registration opens at 4:00 to check in and pick up your materials in the Hospitality Room of Hadley Hall. On Friday your classes start 8:30 am. See www.kitemakersretreat.com for all the details.
Discover Pass Required
Windless 2027 will be held in the Long Beach Elementary School January 23-25. The Virtual Windless Kite Festival will be April 3. Support the World Kite Museum by purchasing a Windless Kite Festival shirt. You can also make a donation when doing your ordering. Lots of colors, styles and sizes. Order by December 4 for before-Christmas delivery. A BIG SHOUT OUT AND THANK YOU TO ___________ for supporting the World Kite Museum and the event with this beautiful logo for 2027. This Festival is the longest running indoor kite festival in the world! The Best Western Long Beach Inn is once again the sponsoring hotel. Call them directly and mention you're with the Windless Kite Festival, or use code ____. Special rates are single queen from $xxx before tax, and double queens and king beds for $xxx. Good the 21 through 25th. A BIG THANK YOU to Best Western Long Beach Inn. Phone 360-642-8988, select 0 for the front desk. Address: 500 Ocean Beach Blvd S, Long Beach 98631 Watch the "Windless Kite Festival Long Beach WA" Facebook page for lots of detail.
Fun Fly: 1:00 pm Grayland Beach Road to the south of the beach approach. Meeting & Potluck: 6pm meeting at Westport VFW Hall behind main bldg. Follow the "Westport Windriders Kite Club" Facebook page. Facebook Page
Join Pierce Country Kitefliers Association for our monthly meeting and Show&Tell. During the cold months, we meet indoors at the Pierce Country Environmental Services Bldg in Tacoma, just above the Chambers Bay Golf Course. We do a quick business meeting of what's coming up, then we'll put together kids kites for the August Pierce County Kite Festival. If you have kites you've made, SHOW IT OFF and tell us about it! We're all about kitemaking.