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August 25, 2023

2023 Newport Kite Festival (Brenton Point State Park, Newport, RI)

Date Of Event: July, 8, 2023 (usually held the second Saturday in July)

Location: Brenton Point State Park, Ocean Drive, Newport, RI (1 hour south of Providence, RI or 1 hour southwest of Boston, MA)

Cost: Free

Parking: There is abundant free parking

Dog Friendly: Yes

Universally Accessible: Yes

Summary: People from all over New England and farther came to Brenton Point to fly or view the many kites at the Newport Kite Festival.

It’s a bird. It’s a plane. Oh it’s just the 2023 Newport kite festival!

Kites of all shapes, colors and meaning could be seen flying through the air at Brenton Point.

Because of its location along the coast, Brenton Point offers scenic views and the perfect conditions for flying kites.

Each year since 2006, kite fliers and fans of kites have come to Brenton Point to fly and view dozens of kites at the most southern tip of Newport, Rhode Island. But, the history of the event goes back even longer.

From 1982 until 2005, the “High Flyers Flight Co” led by Sue Moskowitz and Steve Santos, coordinated a kite flying get together. But, for unknown reasons, the event stopped in 2006. But, that did not stop kite flyers from congregating and flying their kites. For the next 2 years the kite flying events took place off and on. Then, in 2009, Kitt Kites took over the event and it has flourished since.

Now, you can see kites from all over the country and the world for that matter.

One of the other great things about this event was that people of all ages and backgrounds could participate and enjoy the kites.

There weren’t just kites at the kites festival, though. A dj, event announcer and special events.

These kids were participating in a race in which they had to pull a kite.

And, yes, even dogs like kites! Since the Newport Kite Festival is dog friendly. Buck, an 11 week old Blue Heel terrier, decided to stop by!

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May 25, 2018

Kite Day (Hampton Beach, NH)

By New England Nomad

Date Of Event: May 20, 2018

Location: Hampton Beach, 160 Ocean Blvd, Hampton, NH (about an hour north of Boston, MA and an hour northeast of Nashua, NH)

Hours: Hampton Beach is open everyday. The beach is closed from 1 a.m. until sunrise.

Parking: Parking cost me $2 an hour during my visit (pre-Memorial Day). There are various parking options and rates at Hampton Beach. You can find the parking rates here. There are also several parking lots that generally charge $20 for all day parking during the late spring and summer seasons.

Handicapped Accessible: Yes

Dog Friendly: Yes

Highlights: kites, kite flying

Fun Facts:

Recently, “kite day” has also served as the “Kites Against Cancer” event in which funds are raised to fight cancer (the event was cancelled this year)
In addition to the visitors kites, the beach staff tie up several jumbo sized kites of their own

Website: Kites Against Cancer

Related Post: Kites Against Cancer 2017

The next time tells you to go fly a kite. Don’t take it personal. Just head over to Hampton Beach.

Hampton Beach held their annual “Kite Day” event last weekend. The Kite Day event usually serves as the day of the Kites Against Cancer event. But, due to forecasts of potential of rainstorms and thunderstorms (and very high winds), the Kites Against Cancer event was cancelled. Hopefully, the vent was merely postponed for another date (I will keep you all updated on my Facebook page if it does change dates). You can learn more about the charity this event supports and make a donation at the Beyond The Rainbow website.

The high winds, perhaps too high, made for some great kite plying weather. It also helped cool down the visitors at the beach. The photos of the waves at the beach give a little evidence of the high winds that day.

Did I mention it was windy? Well, there were some brave souls who decided to fly their kites despite the strong winds.

And, of course, the staff at Hampton Beach did a great job making sure their kites stayed up in the air despite the…well, you know.

What the event lacked in kites, it made up for in dogs. There were dogs everywhere!

Baxter, a 5 year old Boxer mix rescue, was having fun playing in the sand.

Brady is a 2 year old Boxer. Say what you want, Tom has nothing on this Brady.

Razz, a 3 year old Jack Russell mix, I especially liked his black and white face.

Brutus is a 1 and a half year old English Bulldog. I don’t know what’s cutest about him. The wrinkles, the tongue out or the cute little legs!

Jackson, a 1 year old mixed breed, struck a pose for me during his walk.

Kobe is a 16 month old Great Dane. But, the real question is, can he dunk? Scratch that. At his height I would say most definitely.

Goober is a 10 year old mixed breed who loves to play in the water.

Pearl, a 6 year old English Springer Spaniel, is a gem of a dog!

If all this wasn’t enough, I arrived at the parking lot just in time to see the parade of trucks making their way to the 45th Annual Hampton Beach Tow and Trade Show. This yearly event begins with a convoy of trucks, and a few wayward car drives who got mixed up in it making their way to the park for the event. The neighbors must love all of the honking and diesel fumes at 10 a.m. on a Saturday. Actually, a few of them did as you can see in the video below. As an fyi, it is over 12 minutes long.

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May 27, 2017

Kites Against Cancer (Hampton Beach, Hampton, NH)

By New England Nomad

Date Of Event: May 21, 2017

Location: Hampton Beach, 115 Ocean Blvd.
Hampton Beach, NH

Cost: Free

Parking:

April 1 through April 30 – Pay and Display parking is in effect. $1.00 per hour between 8AM – Midnight. Midnight – 8AM Parking is free. Effective 2013 – Pay and Display. You must now return to your vehicle and display the receipt from the pay station in your dashboard. If you do not have a receipt displayed you will be fined.

Effective May 1st – $2 per hour public parking. Pay at Pay Station and Must display receipt visibly on dashboard.

Effective Nov. 4th, 2012 – Free parking begins. (Subject to change).

Winter Parking Ban – Nov. 15th, 2013 – April 1st, 2013 No On Street Parking between 12AM – 7AM. Be aware.

Handicap Parking – Handicap parking is available in any legal metered parking spot providing you have a Handicap Plate or a Hanging Handicap Tag hanging, or visible, in your front window.

Handicapped Accessible: Yes

Dog Friendly: Yes

Highlights: kites, fund raiser for cancer awareness, face painting, family friendly and dog friendly

Website: Kites Against Cancer

If you were in the Hampton, New Hampshire area last weekend, those weren’t space ships or dragons you thought you saw in the sky. No, it was the 9th annual Kites Against Cancer charity event at Hampton Beach, NH. People from all over New England stopped by the beach to fly their kites and help a good cause.

Kites were provided or you could bring your own kite. There were also kite decorating stations for you to personalize your own kite. One of the participants, Miss Hampton Beach 2016 (Brooke Riley of Lowell, MA), decorated her kite with the names of relatives who had cancer at one point of their lives.

Carrie Shaw, advancement officer at Exeter Hospital and the organizer of the event, said they expected 1,000 visitors for the event. Based on the crowds I saw there I am sure there were more than that throughout the course of the day.

Carrie was inspired by her sister, Anne-Marie Viviano, who passed away from cancer. In 2002, Anne-Marie had created a charity called Beyond The Rainbow which was designed to help patients pay their bills and meet other financial obligations. After her sister passed, Carried dedicated herself to continuing this charitable endeavor. The Kites Against Cancer event is one of the events that helps raise funds for the Beyond The Rainbow charity.

As I watched the sun seekers flying their kites, it was heart warming to see people of all backgrounds and walks of life enjoying themselves.

But some people seemed more interested in the sand and water.

The types of kites being flown were just as diverse as the people flying them.

There were also vendors at the event such as DeNutte’s Delights. DeNutte’s Delights produces $1,000 of goods to sell with all of the proceeds going to the Kites Against Cancer charity. Whatever goods they do not sell at the event are donated to the charity. Try the “Monkey Farts.” Yes, that is an actual scent name of a product they sell.

Carrie has made Kites Against Cancer an annual event that has grown bigger and bigger each year. This year’s event included face painting, a balloon shaping artist, a card which people could sign in memory of those who have been lost to or survived cancer as well as music and speeches by special guests. There were also an estimated 50 to 60 volunteers helping to make sure the event off smoothly, according to Carrie.

Kites Against Cancer is also a dog friendly event.

Scout is a 3 year old Yellow Lab.

Tryton is a 14 month old mini Schnauzer.

Noah is an 11 year old Pomeranian. He was wearing his special sweater for the event.

Rosie is a 15 week old English Bulldog

If you missed this year’s event, you can attend next year but you want to support this cause or if you want learn more about the Beyond The Rainbow Fund, click on the link below:

Beyond The Rainbow

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April 27, 2017

Kite Day (Cogswell’s Grant, Essex, MA)

By New England Nomad

Date Of Event: April 22, 2017

Location: Cogswell’s Grant, 60 Spring St, Essex, MA

Dog Friendly: Yes

Handicapped Accessible: Yes

Highlights: kites, bubbles, family friendly

Website: Cogswell’s Grant

Despite the wet and cold weather, it is kite flying season in New England. But, would a little rain stop hardy New Englanders? No, the rain and brisk temperature didn’t deter these true kite flying aficionados.

KONE (Kites Over New England) hosted the event at Cogswell’s Grant in Essex, MA and there were kites of all types flying through the air. Kites in the shape of pirate ships or with Batman and Frozen (a particularly appropriate kite for that day) figures on them are a few of the types of kites that soared through the air.