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The 2012 Windscape Kite Festival will once again take flight in Swift Current, Saskatchewan June 23 and 24. This world-class event attracts professional kite flyers, enthusiasts and audiences from across the globe to one prairie field to enjoy an exciting weekend of kiting and family fun. The skies above Swift Current will fill with a colorful array of some of the most unique kites in the world. See fabulous art kites, giant creature kites, roaring stunt kites, battling fighter kites, soaring kite trains, and speeding kite buggies!

At Windscape, everyone can experience the thrill of flying! Along with watching and learning from some of North America's best kite artists and performers, the public is invited to take advantage of the open prairie and the wind to fly their own kites. All kinds of kites are encouraged. And along with all the kite flying and performances, kite workshops give everyone an opportunity to make their own kite.

But there's more to do than just fly! Delicious aromas of locally grown and produced foods and homemade treats fill the main tent and Flyin’ Bob: The One Man Three Ring Circus will entertain families . These family entertainers delight patrons of all ages with comedy, juggling, balloon art, yo-yos, and diabolos. And a Children's Tent offers many opportunities to keep kids of all ages entertained, including hilarious bol races, a bubble station, balloon sculpting, a straw bale maze, and a treasure-filled sand pile, as well as face-painting and tattoos.

The festival also offers an engaging exhibit from the Swift Current Museum featuring the history of our area’s wind and weather, and the Kinetic Wind Sculpture Garden featuring handmade artworks that interact with the breeze.

Windscape Kite Festival attracts over 6,000 visitors from across Canada and the U.S., along with invited celebrity flyers from around the globe, reaching established kiting fans and creating new ones every year. Want to know who's flying this year? Visit the official website www.windscapekitefestival.ca for more information. Stay and Fly vacation packages are available, information can be found on the official website.

Festival goers and flyers have posted several videos YouTube about the kite festival.

Windscape Kite Festival is conducted in conjunction with Long Day's Night Music Festival, celebrating three of the longest days of the year with great music and lots of fun under a big-top tent in the evenings.

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