Hammonasset Kite Festival 2009
formerly known as the Soundwinds Kite Festival

If the weather forecast doesn't look good: Come anyway! No rain date! The weather Fearcasters have been wrong the last two years anyway!		Due to other commitments of both the Park and the Kitefilers who come to fly demos, there is no rain for the Kite Festival. Pictures of Hammonasset 2007 are here: Photos by Ray Gruzas, Photos by Maggie Engvall, Photos by Cheryl Lucas
Click here to get a poster for the Kite Festival.		Hammonasset Kite Festival May 16 & 17, 2009 Time: 11 AM to 4 PM Click on each name below for pictures of the 2007 Hammonasset Kite Festival: Ray Gruzas, Maggie Engvall, Cheryl Lucas Next year, Hammonasset Kite Festival 2010 will be May 22 & 23, 2010 Note: Hammonasset Kite Festival is always the weekend before Memorial Day Weekend. In 2009 the Festival will be as early in May as it can possibly be. In 2010 the Festival will be as late in My as it can possibly be.
Information: E-mail Gary Engvall Don't bother e-mailing after noon on Friday. That will be event set-up time. Even if it's raining.		Hammonasset Beach State Park, Madison, CT Exit 62 off of I-95 in Connecticut. For detailed directions: Click here. This is a kite festival for the whole family. Bring a picnic and spend the day.
Admission		There is no admission to the Kite Festival, but the Park charges an entrance fee. For HKF 2007 they charged $7 for in-state cars, and $10 for out-of-state cars. Season passes, good for all CT State Parks: $50 in state, $75 out of state.
Food		The Park Concession Stand will be open. They have hamburgers, hot dogs, fries and seafood. It is on the beach at the west end of the fields. Ice Cream carts will be making their way around the fields.
Lodging		Click here for a list of nearby hotels.
Camping		The campground at the Park, next to the kite fields, will be open for camping. Normally, the campground uses Reserve America to reserve sites. Reserve America does not take reservations for dates before Memorial Day Weekend. For the weekend of the Kite Festival, camping sites are "first come - first serve". The Park Office will be open at 1 PM on Friday for reservations.
Weather		Click here for a Weather forecast for the weekend.
People who came looking for the Soundwinds Kite Festival were not disappointed. Hammonasset Kite Festival 2004 was held Saturday, May 22. 11 AM to 4 PM. The weather held off and there was a lot of kite flying!		Pictures from Hammonasset Kite Festival 2004. Click here for Bill & Valerie Wilson's great pictures of the 2004 Event. More Rokkaku Battle pictures. Pictures from 2005