The 43rd Annual Smithsonian Kite Festival
I was considering to attend this kite festival in Washington, D.C., because I would like to see a vast multitude of various kites soaring all at once in the sky–or maybe that is just my imagination. This occurs on Saturday, March 28, 2009, the week prior to the annual National Cherry Blossom Parade and Sakura Matsuri.
Contact me if anyone is interested.
Here is a description offered by the Official National Cherry Blossom Festival website:
Associates for the 43rd Annual Kite Festival! This year’s theme explores how being ‘green’ and utilizing natural resources can be a fun, creative, and fulfilling experience. What better way to celebrate wind power and our environment than by coloring the sky with kites fashioned from renewable resources? The festival will again feature hands-on activities led by representatives from kite organizations. Spectators can learn about kite flying, participate in kite-making activities, learn about the history of kites, watch ‘green’ kite demonstrations and much more. As usual, the festival features three competitions. For those who build their own kites, you are invited to enter the handmade kite competition. Teams may also enter into two additional heart-stopping events- the sixth annual Smithsonian Hot Tricks competition, and the always popular Rokkaku kite battle will be both held at the end of the day. Watch kite flyers strut their stuff on the field dazzling the crowd with trick kite moves and thrilling competition.
Click here for more information about the Kite Festival.
