California Kite Festivals

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HUNTINGTON BEACH: Kite Party March 8-9, 2025, sunrise to sunset
Huntington City Beach next to Huntington Beach Pier
kiteparty.com
Hosted by Kite Connection next to Huntington Beach Pier, Kite Party attracts performers, designers, organizers and enthusiasts, beginner and master alike. Registration and information is posted on website, kiteparty.com

CHICO: Chico Kite Day March 23, 2025
Community Park, 1900 Dr. MLK Parkway, Chico, CA. Free, chicorec.com
Bring the entire family for this free family event. Experience the color and excitement of kite flying during the Annual Chico Kite Day. Watch the sky dance with fun and imaginative kites. An afternoon of fun is in the air! There will be prizes for the best homemade kites! Celebrate spring at the end of a string!

SANTA MARIA:  Family Kite Festival April 27, 2025, 12-4 p.m. in Rotary Centennial Park. Location: 2625 S. College Drive. Free, smvdiscoverymuseum.org

AVALON: City of Avalon Family Kite Festival April 8, 2025, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.  American Kite Association with their amazing large scale kites & crafts will be on hand. Meet at Joe Machado Field and bring a kite (limited supply of kites for sale at City Hall & Virgie's Snack Bar will be open. Prizes for best overall kite, highest flown kite and longest in the air. Free admission, cityofavalon.com

REDONDO BEACH: Festival of the Kite
March 9, 2025, 12 Noon- 5 p.m.
Redondo Beach Pier
100 Fishermans Wharf
Redondo Beach 90277
Free, redondopier.com
51st Annual Redondo Beach Pier Kite Festival presented by Redondo Pier Association and Miller Children's & Women's Hospital Long Beach, is free and open to the public. Attendees can bring their own kite or purchase a kite at one of the many shops on the Redondo Beach Pier or International Boardwalk. Kites can be flown on the beach along the Esplanade, immediately south of the pier.

 Scott Brady of X Kites judges the kites and awards prizes throughout the event and with the help of his son, he'll assist with kite assembly, kite repairs or other kite issues like a tangled line. Contest  categories include: 

• best hand-made kite
• best line laundry
• biggest kite
• longest kite
• youngest flier
• youngest at heart 

Other highlights include a martial arts demonstration, dance performance and  a classic rock concert throughout the day. The festival culminates with a mass group kite ascension flight on the beach immediately south of the pier. 

SAN RAMON Art and Wind Festival May 25-26, 2025, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
San Ramon Central Park
12501 Alcosta Blvd
San Ramon, CA
Free, sanramon.ca.gov
The festival includes over 200 arts & crafts booths, entertainment on 3 stages, kite-flying demos, free kite making workshops, kids' activities, a non-profit info alley, displays and more!

MATHER: Kite Festival  March 16, 2025, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Sacramento. Celebrate and enjoy kite flying, food stalls and more. Kite Flying, Food Stalls and Family Fun. Everyone in the family coming for this event needs a ticket (no cost), kindly register your entire family. Location: 10548 Armstrong Avenue Mather, CA 95655. Free, but registration needed, baps.org or eventbrite.com/ e/kite-festival- 2025-tickets- 1065005944449

SAN DIEGO - OCEAN BEACH Kite Festival Saturday, May 17, 2025, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Robb Field
2525 Bacon Street
San Diego, CA 92107
Free, oceanbeachkiwanis.org
Come join the fun with a kite making session, then kite flying in the Oldest Children's Kite Festival in the United States of America!

MORRO BAY: Morro Bay Kite Festival April 25-27, 2025
Morro Rock Beach
200 Coleman Drive
Morro Bay, CA
Free admission, free parking, morrobaykitefestival.com
Once a year, the sky over Morro Bay comes to life as hundreds of colorful kites take flight during the annual Morro Bay Kite Festival. 
Amateur kite fighting on the beach
Professional Flyers
Vendors and Pro Kite demonstrations on the beach
STEM displays
Sunset party
Kite surfing demo
In the past, members of the Salinan Tribe have offered the Blessing of the Wind. Throughout the weekend, professional kite wranglers and pilots will demonstrate their aerial acrobatics to music, flying kite trains and spinning turbines.

More Kite Flying

ANAHEIM: Gujarati Society of Southern California Uttarayan Kite Flying Festival
The Gujarati Society of Southern California (GSSC) held its annual Uttarayan (Kite Flying) festival at Twila Reid Park in Anaheim on January 11, 2020, hosting over 800 people.
gujaratisocal.org

MOUNTAIN VIEW: Bay Area Kite League
BASKL Shoreline Fun Fly 
Baskl.org
Shoreline Park Mountain View, California 
Fun Fly for everyone.

CRESCENT CITY: Rogue Valley Windchasers Monthly Fly 
Crescent City Beach Crescent City, CA
Rogue Valley Windchasers Kite Club  Fun Fly
 South Beach Hwy 199 and Anchor Way Crescent City CA   Phone: (501) 441-5203

SANTA MONICA: Japan-America Society Kite Festival jas-socal.org

BRISBANE: Brisbane Marina Kite Festival 
Brisbane Marina
brisbaneca.org / events/brisbane-marina-kite-festival

MEET UPS
kiteclub.org
Almost every Sunday someone is flying kites in Seal Beach & having fun. Up Up & Away Kite Club meets every 2nd Sunday of the month north of Seal Beach Pier.

San Diego Kite Club Meets - 2nd Saturday of Every Month - Tecolote Shores - sandiegokiteclub.com

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.