2011 Zilker Park Kite Festival

Austin Events and Festivals

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The Zilker Kite Festival, one of Austin's oldest (and funnest) annual events, has been a spring tradition for more than 80 years. Held for one day each March at Austin's landmark park, Zilker Park, the festival is a free event.

The kite contests begin at 1:00 pm and are open to anyone with a homemade, single line kite. There are numerous kid, youth, and adult event categories for the contests, including Largest Kite and Most Unusual Kite. There is no early registration for the contest - it's done onsite beginning at 11:00 am.

Don't have a kite? Not to worry - kites are available for purchase onsite and there are also workshops throughout the day where you can learn to construct your own.

Other kid-friendly activities, such as Moon Walks and face painting, are available along with merchandise and food vendors.

There's also a Zilker Park Kite Festival Weather Hotline @ 512-448-5483 in case of questionable weather. If the kite festival needs to be rescheduled due to weather, the event will be made up one week later on the following Sunday (March 13, 2011).

Zilker Park Kite Festival Contests

• 50 Yard Dash
• Highest Angle Kite
• Steadiest Kite
• Strongest Pulling Kite
• Smallest Kite
• Most Unusual Kite
• Largest Kite
• Oldest and Youngest Kite Flyers

2011 Kite Festival Parking

Limited parking will be available at the Polo fields (underneath MoPac).

Recommended: - There will be free parking at the state parking garage at 16th and Colorado and $1 (per adult) shuttles (and well-behaved dogs on leashes are welcome to join the fun) to and from Zilker Park until 5:30 pm.

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