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THE CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL KITE FESTIVAL - Events start at 11 am each day, field set up starts about 8 a.m. The Windjammers Performance Sport Kite Team will be here this year.
This is at Edgewater Park, Cleveland, Ohio. Map
There is competition and stunt kite demo's, although this festival is geared a bit more toward family.
Here is the write up from a previous year:
The Ohio Society for the Elevation of Kites (OSEK) welcomes Northern Ohio families to share a day at Edgewater State Park in Cleveland at the 23rd annual Cleveland Kite Festival — for the least costly fun day one can find in this difficult economy.
The festival is 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 12 and 13. Admission and parking are free. There are no participation fees in the games and demonstrations, nothing to pay to learn how to fly those modern two line kites in the Learn to Fly field.
If you want to make a kite in the club’s workshop tent, that will cost $3.
OSEK also will be selling some new Kite Festival T-shirts, hats and visors, but they aren’t needed to enjoy the day.
Windstar Kites also will have a kite shop in a tent on the grounds for this event.
We welcome back the Windjammer Performance Kite Team from Michigan. This team has added “International” to its title since being guest performers in Canada and France.
There will be Wind Sprints for children of all ages.
Bring your own kites or use the one you make in the workshop.
Mystery Ballet will feature regional kite-flying experts who will fly a brief performance to music they have not worked out a routine for.
Unique to Cleveland is how they will be judged. All of these people have competed for trophies and prizes in regional competitions, where judging is very detailed. At the Cleveland Kite Festival, we ask for five people who have never flown a sport kite to judge each performance by how much they enjoyed it.
Beginning the activities of each day will be a mass ascension of kites while the “Star Spangled Banner” is played. Everyone who has a kite is encouraged to participate.
Ending each day will be a fighter kite competition by kite club people using a Japanese style kite called a Rokkaku. You can cheer on your favorite.
Since it is part of the OSEK mission to share knowledge of kites, a ground display of “Crazy Kites” will include some odd forms and décor not seen on the average kite, with information about what kind of kite it is.
Bring a picnic, chairs, family and friends, and enjoy.
Edgewater Park is at 6700 Memorial Shoreway NW in Cleveland.