Some of the world’s largest inflatable kites will take to the skies above the dramatic cliffs of the East Yorkshire coast for the FREE Bridlington Kite Festival this May.
Taking place on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 May 2025, kites of all descriptions, sizes and colours will take to the air for two days of aerial displays over Sewerby Fields.
Year on year, internationally renowned experts return to the East Yorkshire coast to provide spectacular displays for thousands of spectators over the weekend. Alongside the kites, there will be food and drink stalls, fairground rides, face painting and children’s entertainment, making it an action-packed, fun-filled festival for all the family.
There will be professional demonstrations and visitors can get involved, with kites available for loan during supervised sessions.
Food stalls
- Dreamshakers – Ice cream, serving happiness up by the cone (or tub).
- Ey Up Coffee – Fresh, artisan coffee.
- Greek Treat – Authentic Greek cuisine made from fresh ingredients.
- K9 Cuisine – The home of natural dog treats.
- Louise’s Ice Cream and Kinky Doughnuts – Mini sugar or cinnamon sugar doughnuts.
- Love Hog Roast – Mouth-watering meat, expertly cooked.
- Mimi’s Horsebox – Artisan coffees, teas, smoothies, milkshakes, bubble tea, frappes.
- MMM Pie – Pies made with love! Freshly-baked, award-winning, Yorkshire artisan pies and peas.
- Mr Robert’s Fish and Chips – Traditional fish and chips.
- Sama Sama – Filipino and South-east Asian food. Using the best local ingredients and suppliers.
- Scrumptious Cakes and Bakes – Cakes, tray bakes, jumbo scones and other homemade treats.
- The Two Tossers – Street food Neapolitan-style pizzas.
- UFER Coffee – Serving delicious barista-style coffee and equally delicious flapjacks.
- Shiok! Singapore Street Food – Marinated satay chicken wrap or how about tofu satay noodles?
- Spirit n Soul – Mexican-inspired street food.
- Spud Buds – Delicious, oven-baked jacket potatoes and fresh fillings.
Other entertainment & attractions
AR Entertainments
While the kites are soaring high in the sky, enjoy some of the great FREE entertainment on the ground.
Free Fall – Climb the steps up to the top before taking a ‘leap of faith’ from over the 14ft wall onto the inflatable stunt mattress or ‘chicken run’ down the special coated slide for extra speed.
Bootcamp Challenge Assault Course – 26 metres (86 feet) of inflatable fun. Contestants negotiate their way through different obstacles, from squeezers to the tyre gauntlet challenge, swinging across the inflatable ravine, through the tunnels, up the steps and down the slide!
Both these activities will be available on the Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 5pm and are FREE.
Website: arentertainments.co.uk
Bridlington Sea Cadets
Bridlington Sea Cadets aims to give young people an experience that will help them grow into the person they want to be in a safe and friendly environment. They offer a range of activities from sailing, windsurfing and powerboating, to rock climbing, camping, and music – plus much more!
Cadets gain qualifications and learn teamwork, respect, loyalty, self-confidence, commitment, self-discipline, honesty and how to be the best version of ourselves.
Visit their stall and find out more at Bridlington Kite Festival.
Fantastic Faces
In true festival style, there’ll be the chance to get faces painted for the full kite festival vibe!
Fantastic Faces paint unique and professional designs, created in a wonderfully artistic manner.
Website: fantasticfaceshull.com
Facebook: facebook.com/fantasticfaceshull
MJ Leisure – Old Tyme Fun Fair
All the fun of the fair… roll up, roll up!
Big Swingboats, Hook-a-Duck, children’s Chairoplanes, Octopus ride, Milk Churn game.
Website: mjleisurefunfair.co.uk
The RNLI
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. Since 1805 there’s been a lifeboat at Bridlington, crewed entirely by volunteers and reliant upon donations. Make sure to visit them at the festival they’ve lots going on – fun for all ages.
Website: bridlingtonlifeboat.com
Facebook: @bridlington lifeboats
Twitter: @RNLI Bridlington
Sewerby Methodist Church
A Friendly Welcome Awaits You At Sewerby Methodist Church Café.
Our Church Hall will be open to the public for the sale of refreshments on the Saturday from 10am – 4pm and on Sunday from noon – 4pm.
Well-behaved dogs are welcome.
Toilets are available at the above times.
Website: sewerbymethodists.org.uk
Yorkshire Air Ambulance
Yorkshire Air Ambulance is an independent charity providing a lifesaving rapid response emergency service to people across Yorkshire. To keep both of their air ambulance helicopters maintained and in the air, they need to raise £19,000 every single day.
Volunteers from Yorkshire Air Ambulance will be manning a charity stall at Bridlington Kite Festival. Show your support, all donations will be gratefully received.
Organised by the Visit East Yorkshire Events Team, the festival is one of several major events across East Yorkshire each year that helps to boost the local economy. The event is held in partnership with The Northern Kite Group, which formed in 1978, and has members across the country.
The festival will run from 10am-5pm both days and is free to attend. Visitors can arrive in style on the land train which runs between Sewerby Hall & Gardens and East Riding Leisure Bridlington every half an hour.
For more information visit www.bridlingtonkitefestival.co.uk
