As Filey prepares for this years Kite festival aerial footage has been released of last year's event.
This year's event is taking place in just over a weeks time on September 16th and 17th.
The free event is expected to attract dozens of the UK’s best Kite flyers, displaying a wide variety of weird and wonderful kites over the Yorkshire coast skies. The weekends’ events will be hosted and commentated by the Northern Kite Group who help organise the event in partnership with North Yorkshire Council.
They have released footage of last year's event showing some of the kites flying high above Filey Country Park.
As well as a massive programme of kite flying there will also be a children’s fairground rides, refreshments will be available from the some traders and the Country Park Café.
The event rill run from 10am to 4pm on both Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th September.
The full programme for both days is:
10.00 Skytracks- Sue and Ken perform kite ballet to music
10.30 Pallas family flyers- two-line kite display to music
11.00 Nasaman -Keith with his quad line kite
11.30 Team Orion- John Whymark and Johnny Savage
12.00 Teddy Bear Drop (12-13,)
12.00 Graham Lockwood- multiple kites
12.30 Skytracks- Sue and Ken perform kite ballet to music
13.00 Rainbow Deltas-chance for children to fly a kite
13.30 Graham Lockwood- multiple kites
14:00 Teddy Bear Drop (14-16)
14.00 Chinese Dragon- owned by Vanessa Potts
14.30 Nasaman -Keith with his quad line kite
15.00 Team Orion- John Whymark and Johnny Savage
15.30 Pallas Family Flyers- kite display to music
16.00 Close
This programme is subject to having suitable wind and weather conditions and may be subject to change. Listen to the commentators’ announcements for updates.
Parking will be available at Filey Country Park, charges will apply.
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