Surfrider Foundation Spring Beach Cleanup

Apr 13, 2025
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Kitty Hawk Kites is partnering with Surfrider Foundation to host a series of beach cleanups. Participants will meet at the Soundside Rd. public sound access. Once volunteers have checked in, they will receive gloves, cleanup bags, and will be free to clean up a stretch of beach of their own choosing. Whether it be their favorite spot to hang out or their home beach access.

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Outer Banks Fly Into Spring

Apr 18, 2025 - Apr 19, 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Kitty Hawk Kites will be starting off the 2025 season with the annual “Fly into Spring & Easter Eggstravaganza!” Come join the Kitty Hawk Kites crew April 18th-19th at Jockey’s Ridge Crossing to celebrate the start of a new season on the Outer Banks.

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Easter Eggstravaganza

Apr 19, 2025
10:30 AM - 1:15 PM

Kitty Hawk Kites will be starting off the 2025 season with the annual “Fly into Spring & Easter Eggstravaganza!” Come join the Kitty Hawk Kites crew April 18th-19th at Jockey’s Ridge Crossing to celebrate the start of a new season on the Outer Banks.

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53rd Annual Hang Gliding Spectacular

May 15, 2025 - May 18, 2025

Kitty Hawk Kites is proud to announce the 2025 Hang Gliding Spectacular! Join professional hang gliders, fans, and families for this Outer Banks tradition. This event is the longest-running hang gliding competition in the world!

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Outer Banks Rogallo Kite Festival

Jun 6, 2025 - Jun 7, 2025
10:00am- 4:00pm

Kitty Hawk Kites invites you to join us and fly a kite at the 43rd Annual Rogallo Kite Festival to celebrate Francis Rogallo and his many accomplishments. Enjoy the sights of 30-100 foot kites as they fly over Jockey's Ridge State Park while learning to fly a kite!

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The Board Meeting

Jun 20, 2025
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

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Surfrider Foundation Summer Beach Cleanup

Jul 6, 2025
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Kitty Hawk Kites is partnering with Surfrider Foundation to host a series of beach cleanups. Participants will meet at the Soundside Rd. public sound access. Once volunteers have checked in, they will receive gloves, cleanup bags, and will be free to clean up a stretch of beach of their own choosing. Whether it be their favorite spot to hang out or their home beach access.

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Outer Banks Wright Kite Festival

Jul 18, 2025 - Jul 19, 2025
10:00am - 4:00pm

Join in where flight first began with Kitty Hawk Kites at the Wright Brothers National Memorial. Enjoy a walk up to the Wright Brothers Memorial statue, then come fly a kite!

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19th Annual Outer Banks Watermelon Festival

Aug 1, 2025
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Games, music, food, and LOTS of watermelon. What more could you ask for in a summer celebration? Join Kitty Hawk Kites for a summer bash you won’t want to miss. Splash tank, corn hole, toy demos, face painting, and tons of watermelon competitions including seed spitting, watermelon eating, and a watermelon ice cream eating competition just to name a few.

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Outer Banks Pirate Festival

Aug 14, 2025 - Aug 15, 2025

Ahoy Mateys! Get ready for a swashbucklin’ good time as Kitty Hawk Kites hosts the Outer Banks Pirate Festival. Pirates will be camped out at Jockey’s Ridge Crossing. Come learn the vast history of pirates on the OBX, and participate in Scallywag school for the little ones to see if they have what it take to be a pirate!

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Outer Banks Kite Festival

Sep 12, 2025 - Sep 13, 2025
10:00am - 4:00pm

The Outer Banks Kite Festival brings some of the nation’s best kite fliers right here to our backyard. Come out and join us for 2 days of kite-flying fun for the whole family. Enjoy massive display kites flying high, and participate in stunt and power kite lessons given by pros.

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Surfrider Foundation Fall Beach Cleanup

Sep 21, 2025
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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Outer Banks Brewtag

Oct 25, 2025
11:00 - 6:00 PM

Founded on the basis of fun and flight, the Outer Banks Brewtag strives to be an event chock full of education, recreation, culture, community, and wholehearted excitement for the whole family.

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Hangin' with Santa

Nov 28, 2025 - Nov 29, 2025

Come spread the holiday cheer with Kitty Hawk Kites and the Jockey’s Ridge Crossing crew. Free visit and pictures with Santa, cocoa and cookies, and a light show with kites on Jockey’s Ridge are just a few of the fun and festive things going on… not to mention all the amazing holiday sales!

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Kites with Lights

Nov 29, 2025
4:00 - 7:00 PM

Come spread the holiday cheer with Kitty Hawk Kites and a kite light show on the dunes of Jockeys Ridge State Park!

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