07/18/2020
2020 Berkeley Kite Festival is Canceled
But you Can Still Make a Kite for Free!
Presented by www.HighlineKites.com
We are sad to report that due to Covid-19 there will be no Berkeley Kite Festival this summer. The good news is that our new Summer Kite Making Program is FREE and will be available to all, for as long as our supplies last. Through this new program we hope the kite festival organization can be of service to our community especially during these challenging times.
KITE FLYING NOW:
Getting outdoors with those we love has never been more important than it is today. The simple act of being active outdoors can boost our immune system. We’re certain that each of us could use a little extra boost this summer.
Making and flying kites are amazing ways to safely engage with our environment and with those we love. We hope that our free kite making program can help families get their kids away from their screen and looking up, even if just for a little while.
KITE FLYING ON A MICRO LEVEL USING OUR FREE KITE KIT:
Though there is no Berkeley Kite Festival, we encourage everyone to fly kites on a micro level. Our mission is to encourage local residents to gather outdoors within their closest familiar/household circles and fly kites together. This can be done at parks and beaches throughout California. (All of this can be done while observing social distance and utilizing masks where appropriate.) In our small groups we will be connecting with the universal wind and flying higher together. And with a bit of luck, we will be reminded to keep looking up.
SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS:
We invite all of you to share your kite flying stories and experiences via social media networks of your choice, using the hashtag , , or . In doing so, you will inspire others to get outdoors and fly a kite! We would also like to invite everyone in our community to share their Berkeley Kite Festival memories. 35 years of Berkeley Kite Festivals, thats a lot of memories.
WHERE CAN I PICK UP MY FREE KITE KIT?
Visit HighlineKites.com's “Solar Powered Kite Shop on Wheels” at the Berkeley Marina’s Cesar E Chavez Park on weekends between 1:30pm and 6:30pm (Children must be accompanied by an adult). Look for us at 11 Spinnaker Way, Berkeley CA.
NOTES FROM OUR FESTIVAL FOUNDER, TOM McALISTER:
Though we don't in any way want to diminish the challenges facing us today, it really is this simple: getting outdoors, flying a kite, and looking up are good for us. They have always been good for us, and are more important now than ever before.
For over three decades, the Berkeley Kite Festival has been an important part of the rich cultural heritage and diversity that make Berkeley such an exciting place to live. We will miss seeing all of you, and will especially miss working with our volunteer team that tops 100 members. Best wishes and health to all of you.
Here at HighlineKites.com we hope that our efforts to encourage kite flying and kite making this summer can do just a little bit to make our world brighter, stronger, today and into the future.
Stay Safe,
Tom McAlister and the Berkeley Kite Festival Team
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