EXAMPLE SCHEDULE FROM 2025 – Check Back for 2026!

Friday

Friday, October 10th, 2025  18th-27th St. Beaches, Ship Bottom

12 – 5 PM | Large Inflatables, Kids Kite Making, Art Kites, Interactive Family Field and Kite Raffles 

2 PM | Ship Bottom Centennial Kite Unveiling on Main Kite Field

FEATURING:

South Jersey Kite Flyers | 19th & 20th St. Beach

Passing Wind Kite Club | 22nd & 23rd St. Beach

Featuring: Rolf Zimmermann, Kite Maker/Flier from Germany | 22nd & 23rd St. Beach

Tim Sorenson/Kevin Sewell/Billy Echevarria | 23rd & 24th St. Beach

Art Kite Field | 24th & 25th St. Beach

Featuring:  Ron Gibian, Thad Walton, Scott Skinner (Team Gibian) and Scott and Marylin Hampton

Kings of Kiting,  Society of Kiting Sleestaks and Christi Mercier | 25th & 26th St. Beach

The K Club | 26th & 27th St. Beach

Featuring: Ron, Pauline & Sarah Klopp and Paul & Tina Keeler

1 – 4 PM | Kids Kite Making with South Jersey Kite Flyers (19th-20th St. Beach Entrance)

Bubble Blasts with Joe Kay from South Jersey Kite Flyers (20th St. Beach)

Saturday

Schedule subject to change based on wind/ weather conditions

Sunday

To keep the colorful skies of the weekend alive, we encourage you to bring your own kites and utilize our picturesque beaches to fly and send us a photo to be shared on our page @lbiflykitefestival

PLEASE NOTE: Schedule subject to change based on wind/weather conditions. Go to https://lbifly.com or LBI Fly Facebook and Instagram pages for information on locations of kite teams, kite events, changes to the schedule, and up to date information during the festival.

Tentative and Subject to Change