![]() Unfortunately, the New York Kite Festival in Rockaway, Queens isn't happening this year. Call 71 to find out if it's happening off-season. If the weather is mild, the Society has been known to meet in the winter. Although Elmes says an occasional enthusiast shows up, the gathering is really focused on kids. Instruction and flyers are provided but you're welcome to bring your own. On the first Saturday morning of every month, families come together at the top of the little hill at the park's Main Street entrance to fly kites. Robert Elmes, who also happens to be the founder and designer of famed Brooklyn institution Galapagos Art Space, started the Dumbo Kite Flying Society a few years back. Since Galapagos moved to Detroit, this kite fest is no longer taking placeīrooklyn Bridge Park, Main Street entrance (The artists don’t take requests you tell them your favorite color and they create a unique look just for you. In addition to two areas of kite flying-one for pros, the other for amateurs-there were jugglers and stilt walkers, live music, arts and crafts, and one of the best face painting teams currently working on the kids’ circuit: Agostino Arts. Last time we went, guests received free kites and tickets that could be redeemed for snacks like hot dogs, popcorn, smoothies and Popsicles. Sponsor the Fashion Center usually goes all out. It may seem like an odd location for a family event, but my daughter and I always have a blast at this annual fest. Rooftop parking lot of the Port Authority Bus Terminal South Wing, 40th Street and Eighth Avenue, 7th Floor Of course since it’s a tight spot, it creates a bit of kite gridlock. There’s usually a good breeze here, so the flyers take right off. The Parks Department staff helps kids craft their own paper kites, which they then launch right on the pier. My then preschool-age daughter and I attended this festival a few years back, and it’s a really cute community gathering best suited for younger children. Riverside Park South Pier I at 70th Street One warning: Since so many folks fly kites in a small area, you will cross strings! Afterward, stick around and explore everything Flushing Meadows Corona Park has to offer. This year, there will also be an arts and crafts tent and kite making is one of the activities. My family and I went last year and we bought a lovely rainbow kite from one of the many vendors selling flyers, and let it soar high above the water. Saturday, August 4-Sunday, August 5 10am-4pmįlushing Meadows Corona Park, Meadow LakeĪlthough the boat races are the main event at this annual fest, kite flying is a big part of the day, too. Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival – Flushing Afterward, explore everything Brooklyn Bridge Park has to offer, including a carousel and awesome playgrounds. If you don't have a kite, they will be available for purchase in the park. ![]() (bring your own kite) and let it soar in front of the glorious Manhattan skyline. It’s the second year for this popular fest. Sometimes you can even snag (or make) a free flyer.īrooklyn Kite Festival – Brooklyn Heightsīrooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1's Harbor View Lawn While there are wonderful kite events for families throughout the season (Socrates Sculpture Park hosts its annual Kite Flight in early spring), there are a handful of cool and colorful fetes coming up where you can go fly a kite. So really, you need to use your best judgment and hope a cop won’t stop you-or you can attend a kite-flying festival. Prospect Park’s site touts Long Meadow as a wonderful place to fly kites. I don't know about you, but no one I know ever looks for "official" sledding, skating or flying zones.Ĭentral Park’s website says kite flying is permitted in “large, open landscapes away from trees,” like Sheep Meadow and the Great Lawn. According to the NYC Parks & Recreation Department’s website, “no person shall engage in…kite-flying, except at such times and at such places designated or maintained therefore.” Right below that, it says the same thing about roller skating and sledding. That was the first time we heard that technically kite flying is not allowed in New York City Parks (to protect the trees and birds, we imagine). ![]() Last summer, a police officer told one of our writer’s kids to stop flying a kite in Prospect Park.
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