2024 Gathering of the Kyles

Kyles of the world — We Need Your Help! 

We are asking you to once again answer the Call of the Kyle to break the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS ™ for the largest same-name, first name only gathering at the Kyle Fair A Tex-Travaganza on Saturday, May 18 at Lake Kyle Park. 

The Gathering of the Kyles will take place at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 18. This year, we encourage all Kyles to pre-register for the Gathering of the Kyles. Kyles can pre-register online at KyleFair.com or in-person at the Kyle Fair A Tex-Travaganza during the following times: 

• Friday, May 17 from 4 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.  
• Saturday, May 18 from 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 

All Kyles that participate will be given a free Kyle Fair T-shirt while supplies last. Individuals of all ages are welcome to participate but proof of identification is required. For acceptable forms of identification see the ‘Kyle Verification Process’ section.

There is no cost to participate. Entry to the Kyle Fair is free, including attendance to live music performances. Learn more at KyleFair.com. 

Kyle Qualifications

To qualify to be a part of the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS ™ attempt, all participants must have the name ‘Kyle’ - spelled that way. Iterations of ‘Kyle’ such as Kyler, Kiel, or Kylee, are not accepted. Middle and last names will not be accepted. 

All participants in the Gathering of the Kyles GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS ™ attempt must be positioned simultaneously and remain so for a minimum of 5 minutes. 

For more information, check out the Gathering of the Kyles Participation Fact Sheet.

Kyle Verification Process

To qualify to be part of the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS ™ attempt, all participants must have the first name ‘Kyle’ - spelled that way. Iterations of ‘Kyle’ such as Kyler, Kyal, or Kylee will not be accepted. Middle names, last names, and nicknames will not be accepted. 

Kyles of all ages are welcome to attend but proof of identification is required. Kyles must show proof of first name during registration/check-in through one of the following ways (Legible digital and photocopies of these documents are allowed): 

• Valid photo driver’s license 
• Birth Certificate 
• Valid passport 
• Valid National ID cards 
• Marriage certificate clearly displaying a current first name 
• Official documents proving a change of name 

Information for Kyle’s traveling from out of town:

The City of Kyle is along the I-35 corridor, situated between major metropolitan areas, Austin and San Antonio with airports, the Austin Bergstrom International Airport and the San Antonio International Airport. 

For lodging, the City of Kyle has several hotels available as well as VRBO and AirBNB. 

Hotels & RV Parks:

• Quality Inn & Suites
• Hampton Inn Hotel 
• Comfort Suites Kyle
• La Quinta Inn & Suites
• Old El Camino RV Resort

The City of Kyle is located near Buda, Tx and San Marcos, TX, both cities are about 15 minutes away from Kyle, TX and also have hotel accommodations. 

History of the Gathering of the Kyles 

This will be the City of Kyle’s fifth attempt at breaking the record. In 2023, Kyles from all over the country answered the call, making it our largest gathering yet with 1,490 Kyles in attendance.

Let’s make 2024 the Year of the Kyle and beat the current GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS ™ set by Ivans on July 30, 2017 in the city of Kupreski Kosci in Bosnia and Herzegovina with a total of 2,325.

For more information, check out the Gathering of the Kyles Participation Fact Sheet.

Not a Kyle but want to be a part of history? The City of Kyle is currently recruiting volunteer Stewards to help with the official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS ™ verification process. For more information, Click Here.