Cleveland International Kite Festival
An AKA Sanctioned Kite Festival

Date & Location:
08/20/2016 - 08/21/2016
Edgewater Park
6710 Memorial Shoreway NW
Cleveland, OH US
(AKA Region 5)
Activities:
Fun Fly
Fun For All Ages
Kids Fly
Kids Kitemaking
Sport Kite Competition
Workshops
Education
Kite Vendors
Kite Demos
Description:
August 20 and 21 will find a field of kite flying fun and competition at Edgewater Park in Cleveland this year. Sponsored by the Ohio Society for the Elevation of Kites (OSEK), this is the 38th year for this event.
The public can participate in Wind Sprints, a contest held by age groups from 2 to 80+, with prizes for the first three winners in each group. Expert kite flyers will vie for awards in Mystery Ballet and each day ends with a Rokkaku Battle; big single line Japanese kites with contestants using skill to down their competitors.
This year we will be including duel and quad line competition for AKA points in the NorthCoast Championship
OSEK will also have children’s kites for sale. These are kites the club makes in workshops around northeastern Ohio all year. Invented by William Allison of Dayton, Ohio back in 1950, these “sled kites” as they became known, are better flying kites for children than the old paper kites ever were.
All events begin each day at 11 a.m., and continue until 5 p.m. Families are invited to bring a picnic, bring friends, and enjoy a day of outdoor summer fun. There are no admission or parking fees.
For additional information contact:
PHIL SALZSTEIN
4034 BAYARD RD
SOUTH EUCLID, OH 44121
US
E-mail:
Phone: (216) 381-8780
Ohio Society for the Elevation of Kites
www.osekcleveland.org
Comments:
Days Inn Cleveland Lakewood
12019 Lake Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44107, US
Phone: 216-226-4800
Fax: 216-226-4359
Hotel Type: Hotel
Number of Rooms: 66
Check In: 3:00 PM
Check Out: 12:00 PM
Credit Cards: AX CB DC DS MC VI
E-mail Engy Wyer:
engy76@clevelandlakewoodhotels.com
Travelodge Cleveland Lakewood
11837 Edgewater Dr.
Cleveland, OH 44107, US
Phone: 216-221-9000
Fax: 216-221-5213
Hotel Type: Hotel
Number of Rooms: 43
Check In: 3:00 PM
Check Out: 12:00 PM
Credit Cards: AX CB DC DS MC VI
E-mail Sandip Thakkar:
sandip68@clevelandlakewoodhotels.com

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