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Events for Saturday, May 17, 2025

52nd Annual Hang Gliding Spectacular

Location: Kitty Hawk Kites Hang Gliding School Cotton Gin – Jarvisburg NC and Jockey’s Ridge Crossing Jockey’s Ridge State Park

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Join professional hang glider pilots, fans, and families for this Kitty Hawk Flight School tradition. The Hang Gliding Spectacular is the longest-running hang gliding competition in the world! We are excited to celebrate the 53rd consecutive year of this event and have many fun activities planned.

Kitty Hawk Kites invites pilots from all over the country to come fly with us for this four-day event at Jockey’s Ridge State Park in Nags Head, NC, and the Cotton Gin in Jarvisburg, NC. We will have gliders from Wills Wing and Moyes to demo. Fun Fact: In 2022, we had over 100 pilots attend this amazing event, the most we have ever had!!!

The Hang Gliding Spectacular and Air Games is FREE TO THE PUBLIC FOR VIEWING with fun activities all day long.