King of the Wind Kite Festival
King of the Wind Kite Festival 2027
49th Annual
September 16th thru September 19th, 2027
See the skyline of Ocean City explode with color at this weekend’s King of the Wind Kite Festival,
on the famous downtown boardwalk. Celebrating its 49th year, this world class event is recognized as one of the top 100 most popular venues on the planet.
All are welcome to witness and participate in general kite flying, kite flying games, Bol races, candy drops, sport kite demos, or just plain kite spectating. AND IT’S FREE!
You can expect to see a ton of new giant kites from Mermaids, Hippocampus, Angels, Octopuses, Alligators, Trilobites, Mel the giant Whale, Whisper the Winged Horse, Dragons, Woodstock, Snoopy and on and on. This will certainly pack Ocean City’s famous Boardwalk with spectators.
In addition, there will be quad line demos throughout the festival. Quad kites are four-line kites flown in formation, much like the Thunderbirds. Several times during the festival we will have as many as 16 quad flyers standing side by side, flying to music, all in perfect formation.
Be sure to bring the kids down for the Candy Drops where we drop candy from a large kite. We will do several of these on both Saturday and Sunday.
King of the Wind Kite Festival 2027 Event Schedule
Thursday – 9/16 Long Tail Thursday
All Day Giant Kite Air Show
All Day Free Fly
All Day Fly any kite with a long tail
Morning Kite Trains, Stacks and Arches
Afternoon Animation Sky – Cartoon Characters
All Day Kite Flyers Choice – Vintage Kites
Pop up Night Kite Light Show
Friday – 9/17 Feline Friday
All Day Time to fly the Furry Friend Kites
All Day Any Creature with wings, birds, dragons, etc.
All Day Kite Flyers Choice – Homemade Ground Display Items
Afternoon Red, White & Blue Day – Fly Proud
2:30 pm Candy Drop
To Be Announced Giant Bubble Show
All Day Team and Individual Sport Kite Demos
All Day Giant Kite Air Show
Pop Up Night Fly
Saturday – 9/18 Sea Life Saturday
10:00 am Kite Trains Air Show
All Day Team and Individual Sport Kite Demos
All Day Giant Kite Air Show
All Day Trilobites
All Day Time to Fly the Seafood (I mean sea life)
12:00 pm Candy Drop
1:00 pm Kids Day Kite Fly – free kites to the first 60 kids between 5 and 12 years old. Kids must be present to receive the kite and must fly the kite.
All Day Kite Flyers Choice – Homemade Kite or Line Laundry
Pop Up Night Fly & Light Show
Sunday – 9/19 Super Kite Sunday
12:00 pm Candy Drop
Morning Patriotic – Show your USA and MD pride
All Day Fantasy Creatures – Dragons, Unicorns and More
Afternoon Vintage, Stick & Art Kites
All Day Team and Individual Sport Kite Demos
All Day Giant Kite Air Show
Pop up Night Kite Light Show
Please keep in mind that all events are wind and weather permitting.
All of the events listed above are wind and weather permitting. So, if you don’t see any kites flying, it’s because there is not enough wind or it’s raining. Please keep in mind that all of the kites you see on the beach are owned by the kitting enthusiasts that attend the event. Feel free to take pictures but be respectful of their kites and display banners. We want everyone to enjoy the event so please join in the flying fun. You can bring a kite or purchase one at The Kite Loft and fly in the Small Kite Field as shown on the festival map.
