26th Annual Berkeley Kite Festival & West Coast Kite Championships

July 30th - 31st, 2011 9am - 5pm Berkeley Kite Festival & WCKC Cesar Chavez Park, Berkeley Marina http://www.highlinekites.com/pages/Basic-Information.html No worries if you do not have a Kite. You can buy 1 there. HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES: » Free Kite Making, 11:00-1:00 » Free Candy Drops, 2:30 » Free Kite Flying Lessons, 11:00-4:00 » Free Rokkaku Battle SPECIAL GUESTS: » The Berkeley Kite Wranglers & Friends » Gomberg Kite Productions International » Sode Cho Kite Team of Hamamatsu Japan » Brian Champie’s King of the Hill Gang EVENT HIGHLIGHTS: » Worlds Largest Octopus Kite » Humongous Kites: Bigger than a house and longer than a train! » Team Kite Ballet » The Berkeley Kite Wranglers & Friends » West Coast Kite Championship competition presented by BASKL » 20,000 sq. ft. of Giant Creature Kites from New Zealand! » Taiko Drummers » Japanese-Style Rokkaku Kite Battle for the Skies » Giant Kite Sales Tent » Manufacturers' Demonstrations » Free Kite Making, Kite Flying Lessons and Candy Drop! » Great Food & Music! » Arts & Crafts Booths » Sunday Evening Dinner In between let me know if there are other Kite flying activities happening. See you soon Team Take Care Happy New Year.