Redcar Kite Festival returns to the skies above Majuba Beach and there is so much going on! The free family-friendly festival will welcome some of the largest and most spectacular kites in the world, celebrating Redcar’s natural environment as the wind whips off the sea and sends the kites spiralling skyward in a spectacular display of colour and movement.
The tide times this year mean the kites will be in the sky from 12 noon to 6pm and, with even more beach arenas, the festival will be bigger than ever with even more kites in the sky flown by pilots from Northern Kite Group.
Look out for:
• Giant inflatable kites including some larger – than – life cartoon characters • Kite ballet to music • Stunt kites • Inflatable kites and Rainbow Deltas – a chance for children to fly a kite.
There will also be two days of free workshops in our Marquees-by-the-Sea including kite making workshops; fossils; rock pool schools; printmaking and more.
The main BBC Tees music stage features a fantastic line up of local and regional talent and acoustic performers will also be performing on the bandstand.
There are dozens of street food and drink stalls serving up everything from parmos to cheese toasties, gourmet burgers to hog roast; wood-fired pizza to Vietnamese; fried chicken to Indian Street Food; Korean corndogs to crepes; craft beers to cocktails and loaded fries to gyozas and bao buns. Many of these will also be at Majuba Street Market on the eve of Kite Festival.
On site face paint, henna and glitter bars will offer glitzy festival makeovers and vintage fairground rides bring fun for all the family.
Park and ride information for the Kite Festival
We’re expecting Redcar Town Centre to be very busy so we will be running a park & ride scheme operating from Kirkleatham Show Field (just on the outskirts of town) dropping off in the heart of the festival.
Buses will run from 11.45am to 6.30pm in a constant loop between Kirkleatham and Majuba Road.
Returns fares:
- Adult – £3.00
- Under 16’s – £1.00
- Under 3 – Free
Tickets must be purchased from the ticket desk (located in the Show Field), before boarding the bus. Tickets can be purchased by cash and card payments.
While the buses are coaches, wheelchair and access provisions are in place with ramp access. Please be aware, that only assistance or guide dogs are allowed on the coaches. Prams must be folded.
Public transport information
If you would rather leave the car at home, Redcar is well served by public transport.
Redcar Central train station is approximately 8 minutes walk to the Kite Festival site with direct trains running between Darlington and Saltburn (Northern Rail) and from Manchester (Transpennine Express).
Arriva buses to Redcar include X2/3 from Lingdale, X4/4A from Whitby to Middlesbrough, 64 Middlesbrough to Grangetown and 81 Guisborough to Marske.
Teesside International Airport is our closest airport whilst Newcastle International Airport is the regions largest airport.
Visit https://travelinenortheast.info/plan-a-journey/ for detailed information on travelling by bus, train, foot, cycle and road.
Head to the Redcar Kite Festival webpage for more information about the event.