Niagara Windriders Meeting and Flying Dates for 2009

Our annual Spring kite building workshop will be held on Sunday, March 29, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Port Colborne Lions Club Hall, 49 Chippawa Road, Port Colborne, ON.

Our very brief Annual General Meeting will precede the workshop. Our focus is on kites and kite flying, so the business portion of the event is very short.

Our regular monthly Fly Dates are from noon to 4:30 p.m. on the last Sunday of the month - April through October.

• Sunday, April 26, 2009 - First Fly of the season.
• Sunday, May 31, 2009
• Sunday, June 28, 2009
• Sunday, July 26, 2009
• 17th Annual Canal Days Kite Festival - Sunday, Aug. 1, 2009
• Sunday, August 30, 2009
• Sunday, September 27, 2009
• Sunday, October 25, 2009 - Annual Hallowe'en Fall Festival Finale Fly. This event is held rain or shine. We have an alternate indoor location in case of inclement weather.

The club flying field is located at Lakeview Park at the south end of Elm Street, Port Colborne, ON. The park is located just east of the Port Colborne General Hospital and next to Sugarloaf Marina and Boat Harbour.

Special Regional Kiting Events for 2009

Events from a kite clubs across Southern Ontario and Western New York State are shown in the event schedule below. Contacts are provided in case you need additional information. There are a wide variety of types of kiting events included in this schedule and we encourage you to take part in as many of them as your time permits.

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