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  • Home
  • Membership
    • Member Directory
    • Membership Benefits
    • 2025 PICC Ambassadors
    • Membership Application
    • Member Login
  • Carolina Beach Music Festival
  • Events
    • Restaurant Week
    • Pop & Shop
    • Blakeslee Concert Series
    • Pets in the Park
    • Cape Fear Kite Festival
    • Wave Awards
    • Volunteer
    • Carolina Beach Centennial
  • Local Sunshine
  • EXPLORE
    • Plan your visit
    • Where to Stay
    • Food Scene
  • WEN Blog
  • About Us
    • Foundation
    • History
    • Our Staff & Board
    • Committees
    • Chamber Ambassadors
    • Contact Us
  • TICKETS - SHOP


​Kite Festival
Weekend
​NOV 6 - 8th
2026​

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Fun for Kite Enthusiasts of all Ages
Over 80 Professional Flyers with Kites on Display

Kite displays vary year to year

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A magical display of serious kite flyers sharing their sky art at the Fort Fisher State Recreation Area for the 19th Annual Cape Fear Kite Festival presented by the Pleasure Island Chamber of Commerce. See incredible shapes, sizes, styles and of course colors as they float, soar and ride the air. Book a stay at the Carolina Beach Oceanfront Marriott or our many hotels, motels and rental properties!

​Free Admission. Free parking and transport from Blakeslee Air Force Base Recreation Area Saturday & Sunday.  Handicap accessible with support from Ocean Cure!

Festivities begin at Friday afternoon at the​ Kure Beach Pier with a sneak peak of kites in flight! Friday evening at dusk on the Carolina Beach Beachfront catch ‘CB  Aglow' featuring  lighted ground displays, fairy flutter flags, bubble waves and the 'Sand Glow Disco' neon dance party and new for 2025 a drone show! Why not book a room at Courtyard Carolina Beach Oceanfront for a birds eye view! Use the promo code SPU ​ for a special Kites Spectator Rate.

Over 80 professional flyers display kites of all shapes and sizes! These larger than life creations take flight and fill the sky Saturday and Sunday in Kure Beach at historic Fort Fisher. The view just over the dunes is visible all the way to the NC aquarium.

Saturday & Sunday enjoy a boutique festival featuring music, local food trucks, wine, locally-brewed craft beer and locally-distilled craft rum tastings. Kids activities and fun food round out the festival. 

Check 
social media for updates. 

This is the final kite event of the professional kite flying season with more than just your average kites filling the sky on the seashore.


Thank You 2025 Sponsors!

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2025 'Come Fly With Us' Sponsor

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Kite Festival Weekend Kick-Off Kure Beach Day Fly

Sponsored by
Kure Beach Pier

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Media 'Takes Flight' Sponsor

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 'Ride' Sponsors

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'Go with the Flow' Sponsor

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2025 'Anchor' Sponsors

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'Float' Sponsors

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​'Fly' Sponsors

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