Family Day Kite Festival is a free, open-air, panoramic, eco-friendly event for San Francisco Bay Area families. Watch spectacular kites flown high above the Marina Green—from the acrobatic kites of world champions to the hand-made entries of amateurs. The Festival features all forms of kiting from kite-flying to kite-boarding to kite-boating.

Event Highlights:

• Free kite-making for kids at the KRON 4 Make-a-Kite Pavilion
• Kite-flying for kids and adults alike
• Contests for kite-making and -flying, presided over by celebrity judges
• Professional performers flying high-tech and exotic kites
• Kid attractions: Monster inflatable rides from Astro Jumps and the Spider Zone climbing structure from Steve and Kate's Camp
• Hands-on, kid-focused activities presented by Howtoons, Lawrence Hall of Science and Da Vinci - An Exhibition of Genius
  
• Food and non-alcoholic beverage booths

Date: Saturday & Sunday, September 20 and 21, 2008

Hours of Event: 11 am - 6 pm

Venue: Family Day Kite Festival takes place on the Marina Green, San Francisco’s panoramic waterfront park located just 2 miles east of the Golden Gate Bridge. A beautiful, open and well-established kite-flying venue, the Marina Green features steady breezes, easy access, public transportation and free parking.

Contests and Prizes:

• Funniest
• Biggest
• Smallest
• Longest Tail
• Most Innovative or Unique
• Best Ground Display
• Most Beautiful
• Best of Show (Spectators' Vote)
  

Directions: The Marina Green extends 0.4 miles east to west, between Scott and Webster Streets, along Marina Boulevard, San Francisco’s picturesque northern shoreline.

Transportation: San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI) services the Marina Green. To plan your trip on public transit, visit Transit.511.org: Trip Planner or call 415.673.6864.

Parking: More than 600 free parking spaces are immediately adjacent to the Marina Green. Another 500 spaces are available at Crissy Field, 0.5 miles west of the Marina Green.