{"id":20774,"date":"2025-04-23T15:59:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T14:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/enjoy\/?page_id=20774"},"modified":"2026-04-01T12:57:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T11:57:36","slug":"redcar-kite-festival-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/enjoy\/redcar-kite-festival-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Redcar Kite Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Redcar Kite Festival<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6th &#8211; 7th June 2026, Majuba Beach, Redcar<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/enjoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20988\" style=\"width:400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/enjoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/image.png 500w, https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/enjoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/image-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/enjoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/image-305x203.png 305w, https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/enjoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/image-180x120.png 180w, https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/enjoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/image-340x226.png 340w, https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/enjoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/image-150x100.png 150w, https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/enjoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/image-400x266.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Redcar Kite Festival returns to the skies above Majuba Beach and there is so much going on! The free family-friendly festival will welcome some of the largest and most spectacular kites in the world, celebrating Redcar\u2019s natural environment as the wind whips off the sea and sends the kites spiralling skyward in a spectacular display of colour and movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tide times this year mean the kites will be in the sky from 12 noon to 6pm and, with even more beach arenas, the festival will be bigger than ever with even more kites in the sky flown by pilots from Northern Kite Group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Look out for:<br>\u2022 Giant inflatable kites including some larger &#8211; than &#8211; life cartoon characters  \u2022  Kite ballet to music \u2022 Stunt kites \u2022 Inflatable kites  and Rainbow Deltas \u2013 a chance for children to fly a kite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There will also be two days of free workshops in our Marquees-by-the-Sea including kite making workshops; fossils; rock pool schools; printmaking and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/enjoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/250615-Redcar-kite-festival_189-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22887 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/enjoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/250615-Redcar-kite-festival_189-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/enjoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/250615-Redcar-kite-festival_189-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/enjoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/250615-Redcar-kite-festival_189-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/enjoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/250615-Redcar-kite-festival_189-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/enjoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/250615-Redcar-kite-festival_189-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/enjoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/250615-Redcar-kite-festival_189-305x203.jpg 305w, https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/enjoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/250615-Redcar-kite-festival_189-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/enjoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/250615-Redcar-kite-festival_189-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/enjoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/250615-Redcar-kite-festival_189-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/enjoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/250615-Redcar-kite-festival_189-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/enjoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/250615-Redcar-kite-festival_189-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/enjoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/250615-Redcar-kite-festival_189-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/enjoy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/250615-Redcar-kite-festival_189-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>The Stories by the Shore tent will celebrate the National Literary Trust\u2019s Year of Reading with some exciting storytelling sessions with Lady Lemon Top, Captain Plim and his fishy first mate Sole and many others.&nbsp; And there will be some amazing walkabout performers and musicians including local favourites Whippet Up.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The main BBC Tees music stage features a fantastic line up of local and regional talent and acoustic performers will also be performing on the bandstand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are dozens of street food and drink stalls serving up everything from parmos to cheese toasties, gourmet burgers to hog roast; wood-fired pizza to Vietnamese; fried chicken to Indian Street Food; Korean corndogs to crepes; craft beers to cocktails and loaded fries to gyozas and bao buns.&nbsp; Many of these will also be at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/redcarcleveland.co.uk\/enjoy\/event\/majuba-sunset-market-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Majuba Street Market<\/a>&nbsp;on the eve of Kite Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On site face paint, henna and glitter bars will offer glitzy festival makeovers and vintage fairground rides bring fun for all the family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New for 2026, they\u2019re bringing you dedicated\u00a0Facebook\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram\u00a0pages. Follow along for the very latest news, updates and highlights.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-social wp-block-coblocks-social-profiles has-colors\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/redcarkitefestival\" title=\"Facebook\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-block-coblocks-social__button wp-block-coblocks-social__button--facebook has-padding\" style=\"border-radius:40px\"><span class=\"wp-block-coblocks-social__icon\"><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-coblocks-social__text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/redcarkitefestival\/\" title=\"Instagram\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-block-coblocks-social__button wp-block-coblocks-social__button--instagram has-padding\" style=\"border-radius:40px\"><span class=\"wp-block-coblocks-social__icon\"><\/span><span class=\"wp-block-coblocks-social__text\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kite Fun Facts!<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The smallest kite in the world that can actually fly is 5mm high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The longest kite in the world is 7,700 metres in length<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The fastest recorded speed of a kite is over 120 mph. (193 km\/h).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The aeroplane is a development of a kite.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kite flying is one of the fastest growing sports in the world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More adults in the world fly kites than children.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>People were flying kites 1,000 years before paper was invented.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benjamin Franklin used a kite to prove that lightning was electricity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kites have been used for fishing, bird scaring, delivering mail and papers, forecasting the weather and frightening evil spirits away.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The largest kite in the world is the Megabite 55 x 22 metres (630sq metres).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some Japanese kites weigh over 2 tons. And some of the longest Chinese Dragon kites are over 600 metres long.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The first powered aircraft were large box kites with motors fitted to them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips and Tricks for Kite Flying<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>YES:<\/td><td>AVOID:<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Flying in a big open space, avoiding other people or any animals. Making sure to stay away main roads and railways.<\/td><td>Flying in storming weather! Wet kites can conduct electricity and in storms you could get zapped by lighting.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Find a flat area where there\u2019s nothing to trip over whilst flying your kite.<\/td><td>Flying near power lines! If you get your kite caught, don\u2019t try and retrieve it. Your next kite will be better, because you will still be alive to fly it.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Find spot where you\u2019re away from any big hills or buildings so the wind isn\u2019t messed up and you can fly better.<\/td><td>Don\u2019t fly near trees and buildings where you could get caught, endanger others or frighten animals.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fly your kite on a day where the wind is just right, not too windy and not to calm.<\/td><td>Avoid flying within 5km (3miles) of an airfield and don\u2019t fly higher than 60 metres unless you have express permission from the Civil Aviation Authority.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Make sure you have a good time and have fun flying your kite!<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Redcar Kite Festival 6th &#8211; 7th June 2026, Majuba Beach, Redcar Redcar Kite Festival returns to the skies above Majuba Beach and there is so much going on! 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