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Kite Festival Goes Virtual

Order Kite Kits by January 22

LHiNC is excited to again sponsor the Annual Lake Harriet Kite Festival, which is going virtual this year due to COVID-19. Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board have created Kite Kits so that you can bring the festival to your own backyard or neighborhood park!  

The $5 Kite Festival Kit provides you a kite to decorate and assemble yourself, hot chocolate for after your kite flying and fun activities for you to complete, including an art project from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and a science project.

Register for your Kite Kit in three easy steps!

  1. Go to the Kite Festival Kit registration page
  2. Register for the number of kits you would like and choose your pick up location; either Lake Harriet (4135 W Lake Harriet Parkway) or MPRB Headquarters (2117 West River Road).
  3. Pick up the Kite Kit at your designated location on Tuesday, February 16 or Thursday, February 18 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. or 4:00 p.m. to 6 p.m.

You can order your $5 Kite Kits through January 22, 2021.