2009 California Kiting Schedule

 

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Who's Who:

  • BASKL = Bay Area Sport Kite League
  • NCKC = Northern California Kite Club
  • So CoMe Fly = The Sonoma County Monthly Flying Club
  • Kite Festivals or Other Kiting Events

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Please use the contact information  provided to double check dates. I try my best to have accurate information here, it is always possible that I have been given incorrect information or a date has been moved or canceled


So CoMe Fly Feb 1st, Sonoma County Monthly Fly 
Location: Piner Elementary, 2590 Piner Avenue, Santa Rosa
Time: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM (or as long as the wind holds out)
For more information contact:
E-mail: Arnold Stellema
http://kitenerd.com/socomefly.htm

 

Feb 21  Baskl Indoor and Kite Repair (Only one Indoor planned this season)
Foothill Middle School Walnut Creek, 1 to 5pm
http:baskl.org

 

March  NCKC spring Campout              NO Date and Location yet

contact  Brian or Pete

 

So CoMe Fly Mar8th   Sonoma County Monthly Fly 
Location: Piner Elementary, 2590 Piner Avenue, Santa Rosa
Time: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM (or as long as the wind holds out)
For more information contact:
E-mail: Arnold Stellema
http://kitenerd.com/socomefly.htm

 

March - Kites Over Yucca Valley   no date yet
Location: Yucca Valley High School. Yucca Valley 1pm to 5 pm
Contact: Frank Sheckler                
Phone: (760) 369-7211

March 6th  35th annual Redondo beach kite festival        (  I have no date yet)
Sunshine Kite Company  http://pierkites.com
           Redondo Beach, California 90277
              
BASKL - March 21st   BASKL@Berkeley Caesar Chavez park **
Time: 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Contact: info@baskl.org
map on baskl site

March 27/28/29 Indoor fly new
Lincoln City, Oregon
contact: Ron Sears
Special Events Assistant
Lincoln City Visitor & Convention Bureau
Lincoln City, Oregon 97367
541-557-1110
more info here
rons@lincolncity.org


 April  4 Roseville Kite Festival & Fun Fly    
Location:
Buljan Middle School And Park
100 Halissy Drive
Roseville, CA 
95661    
Contact: Robert Bell
Phone: (916) 782-3401
Detailed information   or
Detailed information

Mar231  to April 05 Spring Buggy Blast, NOW called NABAX
Main event April 1 thru 7

Ivanpah  and Roach dry lake, Prim Nevada    All kiters welcome 
Contact    http://www.nabx.net/

So CoMe Fly April 5, Sonoma County Monthly Fly 
Location: Piner Elementary, 2590 Piner Avenue, Santa Rosa
Time: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM (or as long as the wind holds out)
For more information contact:
E-mail: Arnold Stellema
http://kitenerd.com/socomefly.htm

 April ? - Up UP and Away Fun fly
Seal Beach Pier, Seal Beach                              Date not confirmed yet
Contact jay.janis@verison.net

April - 11 Big kites over Berkeley  Brian's "Kite Month event"
Ceasar Chaves Park (front)
Brian Champie    bchampie@earthlink.net

April 18th  Baskl@Baylands  Park Sunnyvale
Time: 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Contact: info@baskl.org
 

NCKC April 19 Lee Toy Memorial Fly  Date not confirmed (note date change)
Location: San Francisco Marina Green
For more information contact:         
E-mail: George Mauer 

 April 18th   Paso Robles Kite Festival 
If your interested in going contact me, I have some free rooms for kiters
contact me at Bchampie@sbcglobal.net

April  Oakley Kite Festival    (no date yet)
 Sports fields on Laurel rd ,between Rose and O'Hara. 2pm
Kite games,  fun prizes
contact: Denee Coultas   Coultas@ci.oakley.ca.us

April 25/26 Moro Bay kite festival   
This new event on the central coast is  the go to event!  Open to all kiters
come fly with us!
contact Brian or or call Shaun Farmer at 1-805-305-7787

Castle n kites April 25    (date not confirmed)
Doran Park, Bodega Bay
11am to 4 pm  call Elain
707-785-9463

May 2nd  Suisun city kite fly  (near Fairfield)
Fly kites on the waterfront in nice west winds
Harbor Plaza Main and Solono st
Contact Anita Skinner askinner@ suisun.com 707-421-7318

So CoMe Fly May 3, Sonoma County Monthly Fly 
Location: Piner Elementary, 2590 Piner Avenue, Santa Rosa
Time: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM (or as long as the wind holds out)
For more information contact:
E-mail: Arnold Stellema
http://kitenerd.com/socomefly.htm



May 9/10   Marina  International Festival Of The Winds    
Location: Marina, California  (near Monterey)
Mother's day weekend, Bring Mom!
For more information contact:
Dorothy Emerson
Phone: 1-831-595-7516
E-mail: Marina  International Festival Of The Winds
Web Site: Marina  International Festival Of The Winds

May 9th  Family Kite Day        (date not confirmed)
Location: Silliman Recreation Complex. Newark   no date yet
Detailed information

BASKL - May 16th, Crissy Field, San Francisco **
Time: 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Contact: info@baskl.org
Click here for map: "MapQuest"

May 23  Fremont Kids and Kites Festival  (please confirm date with organiser)
11 to 4 Central Park softball complex 1110 Stevenson Blvd
510-790-5523

NCKC/BASKL - May 24/25, San Ramon Art and Wind Festival
Sunday Monday as always

Time: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Location: San Ramon Central Park
For more information contact:
E-mail: Brian Champie
Click here for map
Detailed information 08not up yet


June 6th  Kites over Calaveras    
(please check with organisers for daet confirmation)
contact Dennis Churchill  Poolstationflyer@yahoo.com
Donna Schantz
Schantz & Associates
advertising, marketing, public relations
209/754-0127 phone
209/754-0485 fax

 

So CoMe Fly June 7th, Sonoma County Monthly Fly 
Location: Piner Elementary, 2590 Piner Avenue, Santa Rosa
Time: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM (or as long as the wind holds out)
For more information contact:
E-mail: Arnold Stellema
http://kitenerd.com/socomefly.htm

June  Pacheco State Park Kite Day,  (no date yet)
(between Gilroy and Los Banos) Contact: Jenifer Morgan 209-826-1196 ext.222
E-mail: jmorg@parks.ca.gov  click for poster  

 BASKL - june 20, Martinez Soccer Fields           
Time: 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Contact: info@baskl.org
Click here for map: "MapQuest"
 

June 27/28  Lincoln City kite festival            
Lincoln City Oregon contact Sandy Pfaff 541-996-1273
All the info HERE

So CoMe Fly - July 5, Sonoma County Monthly Fly
Location: Piner Elementary, 2590 Piner Avenue, Santa Rosa
Time: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM (or as long as the wind holds out)
For more information contact:
E-mail: Arnold Stellema
 http://kitenerd.com/socomefly.htm

July 11th Squaw Valley High Altitude Kite Festival     (please confirm date)
Location: Squaw Valley - Olympic Valley, CA                                   
For information contact: AdamB@sqaw.com
phone 530-452-7111
http://www.squaw.com

July 18?19  Port of Brookings  kite festival  
 
Brookings Oregon, contact:                                                                               
contact: Peggy Freeman  pfreeman@wave.net

BERKELEY Kite Festival   July 25/26th
Contact Tom@highlinekites.com

July 25/26    Baskl@Berkeley Kite Festival
Cesar Chavez Park Berkeley
                             
Time: 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM  **
Contact: info@baskl.org
Click here for map: "MapQuest"

 

So CoMe Fly - August 2, Sonoma County Monthly Fly
Location: Piner Elementary, 2590 Piner Avenue, Santa Rosa
Time: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM (or as long as the wind holds out)
For more information contact:
E-mail: Arnold Stellema
Click here for detailed information

August 17th thru 23rd Washington International Kite Festival
Long Beach Washington
http://www.kitefestival.com/

Sept  5th GOLDEN GATE CHALLENGE     NOTICE: The Bay bridge WILL be closed all weekend!! Alternate routes must be used
Ocean Beach, San Francisco Ca.                                                                    
contact:  Brian Champie,  or: NCKC or: BASkl

Sept 4/5/6  Sand city "non event" Monterey  no schedule no organized events just flying kites on the beach
 a few years ago people started gathering on the beach next to the Hotel to fly kites. its become large and fun!
last year the beach  sly was filled with color. for more information
contact  Dave Sabilino

So CoMe Fly Sept 6, Sonoma County Monthly Fly 
Location: Piner Elementary, 2590 Piner Avenue, Santa Rosa
Time: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM (or as long as the wind holds out)
For more information contact:
E-mail: Arnold Stellema
http://kitenerd.com/socomefly.htm

Sept 19/20   Family Kite Day, Marina Green san Francisco   
link to festival page
contact Ron Young  ron.young@sbcglobal

SEPT  Santa Cruz Kitefestival At the Boardwalk  Sorry , this one has been canceled
Baskl produces a full blown kitefestival
festival page HERE

BASKL - Sept  19th BASKL Awards Picnic, Cesar Chavez Park, Berkeley
Time: 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Contact: info@baskl.org
Click here for map: "MapQuest"

So CoMe Fly - October 4, Sonoma County Monthly Fly
Location: Piner Elementary, 2590 Piner Avenue, Santa Rosa
Time: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM (or as long as the wind holds out)
For more information contact:
E-mail: Arnold Stellema
 http://kitenerd.com/socomefly.htm

October 1o/11 Lincoln city Fall festival
http://www.oregoncoast.org/kite-festival/kites-fall05.html

  OCT  24    NCKC -  Fall Campout   (09 date set)
Brannon Island

Bring a dish to add to the pot luck dinner Saturday night   
All welcome   
For more information contact:                                           L
E-mail: NCKC Directors
E-mail: Robin Sutherland

So CoMe Fly - November 1st, Sonoma County Monthly Fly
Location: Piner Elementary, 2590 Piner Avenue, Santa Rosa
Time: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM (or as long as the wind holds out)
For more information contact:
E-mail: Arnold Stellema
 http://kitenerd.com/socomefly.htm

DEC 12th NCKC - December  Christmas Party 
Location: Round Table Pizza, Dublin
For more information contact:
E-mail: NCKC Directors
E-mail: Robin Sutherland

So CoMe Fly - December 6, Sonoma County Monthly Fly
Location: Piner Elementary, 2590 Piner Avenue, Santa Rosa
Time: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM (or as long as the wind holds out)
For more information contact:
E-mail: Arnold Stellema
 http://kitenerd.com/socomefly.htm


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