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LBI FLY Invitational Kite Festival
Ship Bottom, NJ · Quirky
- When
- October 9–10, 2026
- Where
- Beach, 18th to 27th Streets · Ship Bottom · NJ
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
A two day kite festival on the beaches of Ship Bottom, including an evening Night Fly session, run for the Long Beach Island Chamber of Commerce. Now in its twelfth year, it is Long Beach Island's answer to the Wildwoods kite festival further south.
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- LBI FLY Invitational Kite Festivalsame spot
A two day kite festival on the beaches of Ship Bottom, including an evening Night Fly session, run for the Long Beach Island Chamber of Commerce.
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