Strawberry Fields Kite Festival

02/27/2024

06/12/2022

Thank you Eric for this article.

Despite John Lennon’s enduring lyric, Strawberry Fields may not be forever.

05/09/2022

It is with great sadness that Anne and Rick have decided that they will not be having this festival.

We almost made it to 30 years, but various factors: the insecurity of the year to year rental of the flying field, which is for sale; the health of the two festival runners; the lack of promotion, assistance and funding from any level of government and tourism organizations; COVID related changes in how we all interact has dictated the decision to close the festival.

We hope that someone else takes it on and facilitates a new kite event.

It was a good 29 years. Thanks to everyone who came and flew.

05/24/2021

Update:
Our release from the lockdown is not working for the Kite Festival. Not this year.
But would anyone be up for a more informal Family Fly?
Anne and Joan want to gauge Interest for a fall meetup.

This could end up being a regular thing!

02/25/2021

The light is getting brighter day by day. Not quite spring, but soon! And that means kite flying.

02/25/2021

The light is getting brighter day by day. Not quite spring, but soon! And that means kite flying.

09/29/2020

We still have Covid-19 with us, unfortunately, but we may be able to have some fun in 2021!

Until we hear otherwise, we are planning for our big 30th Anniversary Festival.

We are asking people who are interested in coming to the festival to get a ticket (still FREE), which will enable us to get data around who is interested. This will enable us to better plan several parts of the festival, including how many food trucks to invite.
Get your tickets from this site: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4769622

The Kites:
There are various ways to get a kite.
DIY:
We are making available a pattern for our kites on our website, so that these kites can be made at home. They are simple kites, but if you got one last year or in previous years, you will know how easy they are to make and to fly. www.strawberryfieldskitefestival.com

​We will have kites available at the festival for a small donation.

​We are also thinking of making the kites available to buy online. Let us know if you like this option.

There will be more information as the date gets closer.

Cheers!
Anne, Rick and Joan

The Strawberry Fields Kite Festival has grown to become a two-day event attracting kite fliers and kite watchers from all over North America to what is considered to be the largest (and best) kite flying field in Southwestern Ontario.