2025 THEME “HELP ONE ANOTHER”
The Santa Barbara Kite Festival is ready to fly 11am-4pm Sunday, April 13th at the “Great Meadow” on the West Campus of Santa Barbara City College! This year’s theme “Help One Another” recognizes how the simple act of flying a kite together invites everyone to help one another; and celebrates the love, sharing and togetherness of families and friends attending the festival. The 2025 Santa Barbara Kite Festival is now in its 39th year.
The “Childrens’ Tail Chase” is a lively activity for children whose shared goal is to chase and capture the tail of a kite expertly flown by the festival’s Kite Master Rakesh Bahadur. The festival’s full schedule includes family-friendly kite contests the entire day including “Most Beautiful” (handmade & commercial), “Highest Flying”, “Largest & Smallest Kites”, ”Youngest & Oldest Kite Flyers”, “Most Unique Or Unusual Kite”, “Funniest Kite”, “Most Unflyable Kite”, and “Best of Fest” –recognizing the best overall kite entry and participant of the festival. Festival organizers also will select a winner of the event’s annual “Lion Award”- created in the memory of local legend Chad Dreier and the Dreier family – long time supporters of the festival. The “Great Meadow” is located on the west campus of Santa Barbara City College, 973 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, Ca 93109. Admission to the festival is free. Parking is available on both west campus and the main campus. Kites, food, and beverages can be purchased at the event.
April is officially designated as “Kite Month” in Santa Barbara, thanks to a 2007 proclamation by the Santa Barbara City Council. The Santa Barbara Kite Festival is also recognized by the city for its annual contributions to community recreation and family fun. Santa Barbara’s kite month of April is promoted in coordination with the National Kite Month of April – co-founded by the American Kite Flyers Association and the Kite Trade Association International .
For more info, visit our website at www.sbkitefest.net, our facebook page/santabarbarakitefestival, or call 805-637-6202. For info about National Kite Month go to www.nationalkitemonth.org, and www.kite.org. ###
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