Hoosier Kitefliers Society
Welcome
The Hoosier Kitefliers Society promotes kiting by planning and coordinating kite activities, kite workshops, and kite demonstrations in conjunction with other community events. Please explore this website to learn more and plan to attend one or more of our activities. If you need more information, use our contact page to get in touch with one of our leaders.
Upcoming Events
| Jun. 8, 2013 (Courtesy posting) Memphis, IN - Union Township Kite Festival |
| Jun. 8, 2013 Greenwood, IN - Strawberry Festival |
| Aug. 17, 2013 Woodburn, IN - Fly to the Sky |
| Sep. 14, 2013 Muncie, IN - Merritt Beck Memorial Kite Fly |
| Oct. 13, 2013 Ft. Wayne - One Sky, One World Fun Fly |
A volunteer helps children build a kite at an HKS workshop during a kite festival in Shipshewana.
The Windjammers International Kite team performs at a kite festival in Shipshewana.
HKS set up a kite display at the Indiana State Museum for Father's Day, 2011.
HKS member Dick Claycomb coaches relatively new member Peggy Farlow on dual-line sport kite flying.
A rokkaku kite custom-sewn by an HKS member.
South Bend TV Station Covers Kite Komotion
- Created on Monday, 29 April 2013 08:54
- Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 May 2013 14:14
ABC 57 video journalist Daryl Bjoraas put together this story about the 2013 Kite Komotion kite festival in Shipeshewana, Indiana. Please be patient ... the video might require some time to load. Alternatively, view it on the TV station's website.
Kite Komotion 2013 Photos
- Created on Sunday, 28 April 2013 22:36
- Last Updated on Sunday, 28 April 2013 22:37
Photos from Kite Komotion 2013, April 27, Shipshewana, are being uploaded to a new photo gallery on this website. Please check back often as we prepare and upload additional phoots. If you have any photos you'd like to share for our gallery, please
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Warming up for Kite Komotion
- Created on Friday, 26 April 2013 18:23
- Last Updated on Friday, 26 April 2013 18:23
Team Fire and Ice practices this afternoon on the Kite Komotion performance field.
Shipshewana Festival adds Quad-Line Team
- Created on Thursday, 25 April 2013 16:19
- Last Updated on Thursday, 25 April 2013 16:25
Our webmaster has just learned that a new feature is being added to this year's Kite Komotion kite festival in Shipshewana. Team Air-mania, a quad-line kite team based in Columbus, Ohio, plans to make an appearance. The team flies Revolution quad-line kites, which have capabilities unique among sport kites.
South Bend TV Station Airs Live Preview of Shipshewana Kite Festival
- Created on Tuesday, 23 April 2013 14:18
- Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 May 2013 14:15
In anticipation of this Saturday's Kite Komotion event in Shipshewana, WNDU Channel 16 of South Bend did an early morning interview with our club vice president, Lynn Warner. You can view recordings of both segments below.
Kudos to Lynn for getting up at "oh-dark-thirty" to talk with the reporter and, most important, for a job well done!
Please be patient. The videos might require some time to load. Alternatively, view them on the TV station's website.
Fort Wayne newspaper prints story about Shipshewana festival
- Created on Saturday, 20 April 2013 12:42
- Last Updated on Saturday, 20 April 2013 14:10