Events

Events

Niagara Windriders Meeting and Flying Dates for 2008

Our annual Spring kite building workshop will be held on Sunday, March 30, 2008 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 27, 2008 - First Fly of the season.
  • Sunday, May 25, 2008
  • Sunday, June 29, 2008
  • Sunday, July 27, 2008
  • 16th Annual Canal Days Kite Festival - Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008
  • Sunday, August 31, 2008
  • Sunday, September 28, 2008
  • Sunday, October 26, 2008 - 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 2008

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.

 

Kite Festival Calendar
for 2008

 
DATE EVENT Contact
Sat & Sun
Feb 16-17, 2008
Lake Simcoe Winter Winter
Sports Festival
6th Annual

Gleenwoods Ave, Lake Simcoe
Keswick, ON
Contact:
Grant Fitz
Saturday
March 8, 2008
Wind Climber & Royal City Fun Fliers
Inflatable Tang Fish Workshop
Session #1
Central Church
Cambridge, Ontario
Contact:
Carlos Simoes
Sunday
March 30, 2008
10am-4pm

Niagara Windriders Spring Workshop
"Buka Kite"
Port Colborne Lions Club Hall
49 Chippawa Road
Port Colborne, Ontario

Contact:
Bob White
Saturday
April 12, 2008
GLKS
Buffalo Kite Auction
Polish Falcon's Hall
Depew, New York
Doors open at 4pm
Auction starts at 6pm
Contact
Ted Shaw
Sat or Sun
May 12 0r 13
2008
KAP Field Trip
KAP = Kite Aerial Photography
Merrickville,
Ontario
Contact:
Carl Bigras
Saturday
April 26, 2008
Wind Climber & Royal City Fun Fliers
Inflatable Tang Fish Workshop
Session #2
Central Church
Cambridge, Ontario
Contact:
Carlos Simoes
Sat & Sun
May 3 & 4
2008
Four Winds Kite Festival
18th Annual
Kortright Conservation Area
Klienberg Ontario
(Near Canada's Wonderland)
Contact:
Gary Mark
Saturday
May 10
2008
Kids World Of Energy Festival

CNE Bandshell
Across from Ontario Place
Toronto Ontario
Contact:
Gary Mark
Sunday
May 25, 2008
Strawberry Fields Kite Festival
16th Annual

St Thomas Ontario
Contact:
Eric Curtis
Sunday
May 25, 2008
Thunder Bay
Kite Festival
Thunder Bay ON
Contact:
Wind Climbers Kite Club

Sunday
June 1, 2008
Noon-4
Dumfries Kitefest
12th annual

Dumfries Park
Cambridge ON
Contact:
Wind Climbers Kite Club
Sat & Sun
June 14 & 15
2008
Wasaga Beach
Father's Day KITEFEST

8th Annual
Beach #1
Organized by the Wasaga Beach
Chamber of Commerce.
Contact:
Trudie McCrea
Sat
June 21
2008
9am-3pm
Polo for Heart Benefit Fly
Gormley, Ontario
Contact:
Gary Mark
Saturday
June 28, 2008
The Kite Museum - Pelee Island
Official grand opening of the museum
Contact:
Kite Museum Info
Tuesday
July 1, 2008
Canada Day Bash
Waterloo Ontario
Contact:
Wind Climbers Kite Club
Sunday
July 13
2008
Spencer Smith Park
Kite Festival
Spencer Smith Park
Burlington, Ontario
Contact:
Gary Mark
Sat - Sun
July 19-20
2008
14th annual
AJAX TKF Fun Fly
Ajax Waterfront Park
Ajax, Ontario
map
Contact:
Gary Mark
Saturday
August 2, 2008
1pm
&
Dusk

Canal Days Night Fly, Port Colborne

Fun fly at 1pm
Night Fly at dusk
H.H Knoll Park/Lakeview Park
Port Colborne Ontario
Contact:
Bob White
Sunday
August 3, 2008
10:00am-4:30pm
16th Annual
Canal Days Kite Festival

H.H Knoll Park/Lakeview Park
Port Colborne Ontario
Barbeque follows event
Contact:
Bob White
Saturday
September 20,
2008
Taste of Ajax
Celebrate Ajax
Ajax Waterfront Park
Ajax, Ontario
map
Contact:
Gary Mark
Thurs to Sun
October 2-5,
2008
Niagara International Kite Festival
Reservoir State Park,
NY USA
Contact:
Meg Albers
Sunday
Oct 5
2008
Toronto International Kite Festival
2008 kite themes are
"TBA"
and "TBA"
Downsview Park,
Toronto, Ontario
Contact:
Gary Mark
Saturday
Nov 08, 2008
11am-9pm
TKF Chile Blast Potluck,
Funfly & Workshop

Funfly:
Simonson's Park,
Don Mills Rd.
north of Steeles Ave.
Workshop, Auction & Potluck Dinner :
Zion Church Community Hall,
Finch Ave.,
east of Don Mills Rd.

Contact:
Gary Mark
MAP:

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