The colourful celebration of craft, skill and family fun is a partnership between Fylde Council and kite-flying specialists SmileFactor10, and attracts tens of thousands of visitors from all over the UK as well as kite fliers from New Zealand, Germany, Italy, Ireland and more.
These were the scenes on Saturday, captured by photographer Michelle Adamson.
1. St Annes Kite Festival
Caroline Pintar with daughter Ana, four, Photo: Photographer Michelle Adamson
2. St Annes Kit Festival
Giant sea-creatures and birds were amongst the spectacle of kites Photo: Photographer Michelle Adamson
3. St Annes Kite Festival
Debby Rotherham with Lottie Rotherham, nine, left. Photo: Photographer Michelle Adamson
4. St Annes Kite Festival
St Annes Kite Festival Photo: Photographer Michelle Adamson
5. St Annes Kite Festival
Susan Finlay, left, Jamie Kye, right, and Maisie, two. Photo: Photographer Michelle Adamson
6. St Annes Kite Festival
The festival is held near the South Pier at St Annes beach. Photo: Photographer Michelle Adamson