Skybums

Our friends Paul & Helen Morgan of Skybums will once again be attending with their amazing range of Hand Made kites.

http://www.skybums.com

Aerial view of the 2014 Festival

We are very pleased to announce that Skyvue Media will be joining us for this years Kite Festival.
With amazing aerial camera platforms they will be capturing a unique view of the festival.
They will also be demonstrating the amazing abilities of their crafts in the arena.

Go check them out at www.skyvuemedia.co.uk or search Skyvue Media on Facebook

Great news everyone, work has already begun on the Kite Festival 2014 it will be held on the 26th & 27th of July.
We do hope all of you who made it last year can bring your friends along to this years show.

Teams & Fliers confirmed so far

The Flying Squad

Team Spectrum 

Carl Robertshaw

Our International Guests

Hi Guys
So the Festival takes place this Saturday and Sunday up on the Dunstable Downs.

it all starts 11am and runs through to 5pm both days.

Here is some links to our International Guests

Clara & Seb

Wind Gallery

We look forward to seeing you this weekend.
Remember the only fee for the Kite Festival is parking which is one price all day.

Food is available on site

Kite Festival News Update

Hi everyone

It has been very hard to coordinate the fliers this year.

In the Arena this year will

The Flying Squad

Team Spectrum

Ex Grads

Stopsley Fliers powerkite team

Around the arena you will find the Aeolian Wind Gallery all the way from the Netherlands

A plethora of international Single Line Kite Displays from our International guests.

Saturday will once again be an informal flying day with no fixed timetable but we will have displays in the arena throughout the day. 

Sunday will run to a timetable that is subject to change due to the wind conditions

We will also have orange rolling for the first time ever on the Dunstable Downs!

Another attraction we hope to bring you is teddy bear parachuting again weather permitting.

Myself (Joe Brown) and my colleague (Stephen Hoath) along with The Volunteers and Staff at the Chilterns Gateway centre look forward to seeing you there. 

And please don't forget a hat, sunglasses, sunscreen and to drink plenty of fluids in this heat.

Kite Festival Arena Acts

Hi everyone.

Sorry there has not been much news but now we have had some meetings we can share a bit more with you.

This year will see the return of The Flying Squad along with Team Spectrum, The Stopsley Fliers, Ex Grads and a host of international fliers which are yet to be confirmed due to other commitments.

We also hope to have Teddy Bear Parachuting on the Sunday, so bring your own teddy (Weather Permitting)

More news as we can release it.

STACK competition this weekend

This weekend sees the STACK (Sport Team And Competitive Kiting) organisation hold a round of their series at the Dunstable Downs. 

We would like to point out this is not the Kites Festival. That will still be held in July. 

You are more than welcome to watch the teams compete today and tomorrow.