Santa Barbara Kite Festival
Tuesday, April 25, 2006 21:56
Last Sunday (April 23rd) was the 21st annual Santa Barbara Kite Festival, held on the Great Meadow at Santa Barbara City College’s west campus, 11am-4pm, overlooking the beautiful harbor and breakwater.
It’s such a fun event. Hundreds of kites of all shapes, sizes and colors to be seen.
One of the most popular events held throughout the day is the “tail chase� for children as children in various age groups try to catch the tail of a kite as it dips and dives through the air. The winners were given a coupon to the local Coldstone Creamery. See, I knew I could make this post food-relevant!
Admission to the festival and parking on West Campus for the event is free. Hope to see you up there next year!
By MaxMillion (see more of her posts). Max Million is the nom de 'net of Pauline Adamek. Born in Sydney, Australia, Pauline has lived in Los Angeles for the past ten years and finds it agrees with her. She has been reviewing films and filing celebrity-based interview articles since 1991, and has filed stories from various international film festivals, including Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Toronto and Sundance. She is completing a family cookbook and also writes novels for 8-12 year olds.
Jonah says:
April 26th, 2006 at 7:11 am
With summer approaching, the Santa Barbara events are starting to pop up. When I lived up there, every summer weekend offered a different ethnic/themed diversion.
List of some major events here
Paul says:
April 26th, 2006 at 8:17 am
Hey I was at the Kite Festival too with my nephew. There were 3 festivals in SB on Sunday: Earth Day, Car Show, and Kite Festival. I went to all and I gotta say the Kite Festival was the best. On a food note, there was a vendor named Miss Irene’s from Beverely Hills who had Hot Dogs, Vegan Dogs and really good french fries that took a long time to make.
MaxMillion says:
April 26th, 2006 at 12:36 pm
Huh! Wish I’d known about all those other events. My guy digs cars.
Also, I reckon good french fries are worth waiting for. I brought a sandwich up there with me, but mebbe next year I’ll check out the food vendors.
thanks heaps for the heads up!
MaxMillion says:
March 23rd, 2007 at 11:50 am
2007 — This year the Santa Barbara Kite Festival will be held on Sunday, April 15th.
Remember to check their website before you head up there, in case the date changes because of weather conditions.