“I’m so excited! I’m so excited! I’ve never ever been so excited!” These were the screaming words of a little girl and the sentiments of many people Saturday as they exited the 51B at the Berkeley Marina to see an array of colorful, floating objects fill the sky at the 28th annual Berkeley Kite Festival. Read More…
If you happened to look oceanward from a Berkeley rooftop at some point yesterday afternoon, chances are, you noticed something strange on the horizon. If you dared to venture over to the Berkeley Marina, your puzzlement likely grew — no, you were not hallucinating. Yes, those actually were gigantic octopus-shaped kites Read More…
The 27th Annual Berkeley Kite Festival featured professional kite flyers, kite demos, and kite making. The festival was held Saturday June 28th and Sunday June 29th at the Berkeley Marina.
Hamamatsu, Japan kites go back much further than seven years and Berkeley Kite Festival Event Chair Tom McAlister said he had always wanted to bring their tradition to Berkeley. Read More…
Festival-goers participated in the various kite activities — such as kite flying competitions and kite-making — and also took advantage of the open space in the marina to fly kites of their own. Read More…
