Abstract: An illuminated kite includes a number of light sources extending along its surfaces. These light sources may include a number of light circuits, each of which includes light bulbs extending in a spaced-apart relationship along an electrical wire including a pair of conductors, or one or more electroluminescent panels extending along a cover surface of the kite. The light circuits extend, within transparent sleeves formed in the kite cover, adjacent structural members of the kite. The electroluminescent panels are coated on the surface of the kite cover, or they are formed as elastomeric solids to be placed in pockets on the kite cover.