Greetings future Austinites! Here is our first post in our series where we will be highlighting fun events happening in Austin to get you pumped up for next year!
This weekend is the 84th annual Zilker Kite Festival, the oldest continually running kite festival in the USA! Created in 1929, the Kite Festival competition events have changed little since then. Participants are encouraged to compete with their homemade kites in the steadiest, highest angle, strongest pulling, most unusual, smallest, and largest events. The contest includes youth (up to 16 yrs old) and adult (16 yrs or older) categories and a 50-yard dash for kids between 7 and 12 years of age. Trophies are awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners.
You don’t have to fly a kite to enjoy the festival. Many come just to enjoy the magical view. Delicious foods, moonwalks, face painting, rock wall climbing, games and contests are offered all day.
Kite flying demonstrations by professional kite flyers are presented throughout the day. There are kites choreographed to music, kite battles, kite buggies, kite skateboards and huge 40, 50 and 90 foot kites are displayed.
We also have over 30 College Forward students volunteering at the festival. Hooray community service!
ReplyDeleteMore info at:
http://www.zilkerkitefestival.com/