The Santa Barbara Kite Festival To Color The Sky This Sunday

The 37th Santa Barbara Kite Festival will color the sky over the “Great Meadows” this Sunday April 16th from 11am-4pm at Santa Barbara City College’s west campus! The theme of this year’s family-friendly kite festival is“Colors”.

Festival Kite Master Rakesh Bahadur and Festival Director David Hefferman chose this year’s theme to celebrate the color and beauty that families and friends bring to the event each year. Rakesh said “Come color the skies with us. Everyone is welcome!”

Sure to generate more colors and laughter this year, the “Childrens’ Tail Chase” will invite kids, separated into various age group, to work together to capture the tail of a kite expertly flown by Mr. Bahadur. The festival’s busy schedule this Sunday is also packed with a number of fun kite contests including “Most Beautiful” (handmade & commercial), “Highest Flying”, “Largest & Smallest Kites”, ”Youngest & Oldest Kite Flyers”, “Most Unique Or Unusual Kite”, “Funniest Kite”, “Most Unflyable Kite”, and “Best of Fest” -recognizing the best overall kite entry and participant of the day. Finally, festival organizers will select a winner of the “Lion Award”- created in the memory of local legend Chad Dreier and his loving family who are long time supporters of the festival. The festival is held each year in the Great Meadow on the west campus of Santa Barbara City College, 973 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, Ca 93109 (next to SBCC’s Garvin Theater). Admission to the festival is free. Parking is available on both west campus and the main campus. Kites, food, and beverages can be purchased at the event.

April is officially dubbed “Kite Month” in Santa Barbara, thanks to a 2007 proclamation by the Santa Barbara City Council. The Santa Barbara Kite Festival has also been recognized by the city for its annual contributions to community recreation and family fun. Santa Barbara’s kite month of April is promoted in coordination with the National Kite Month of April – co-founded by the American Kite Flyers Association and the Kite Trade Association International .

For more info, visit our website at www.sbkitefest.net, our facebook page/santabarbarakitefestival, or call 805-637-6202. For info about National Kite Month go to www.nationalkitemonth.org, and www.kite.org.

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