Colorful
kites to
dot the
skies
over
Belle
Isle
during
annual
festival
Sunday,
July
15th
DETROIT
- The
Detroit
Kite
Festival
is
returning
to Belle
Isle on
Sunday,
July
15th,
from
10am
until
6pm. In
addition
to kite
flying,
the
Detroit
Institute
of Arts
Education
Studio
will
host the
Kite
Making
Tent for
kids.
Guests
are
encouraged
to
tinker,
play and
invent
in the
Will It
Fly?
Tent, or
learn
about
kites
and
reflect
on kite
flying
memories
in the
Book
Nook.
Detroit’s
own
high-flying
legends,
the
Windjammers
Kite
Team,
will be
back to
perform
their
synchronized
kite
show.
Need a
kite?
Kites
and
merchandise
will be
for sale
at the
Kite
Shop,
and
dozens
of kites
will be
available
to
borrow
at the
Kite
Cart.
“We
are so
excited
to bring
back the
Detroit
Kite
Festival
after a
wildly
successful
first
time.
Kites
are a
platform
to bring
Detroiters
together,
celebrate
history
and
culture,
and to
engage
with
others.
We are
grateful
to have
such a
supportive
community
and
willing
partners
to make
this the
collaborative
festival
that it
is.”
Says
Margo
Dalal,
Director.
This
year
Detroit
Kite
Festival
is
pleased
to
partner
with
with
Michigan
Philharmonic
to bring
a
musical
backdrop
to kite
flying,
sponsored
by Ally
Bank.
Aligning
with
Detroit
Kite
Festival’s
values,
Michigan
Phil is
committed
to
reaching
out to a
broad
and
diverse
array of
audiences
and
providing
enjoyable
cultural
and
social
experiences.
According
to Beth
Stewart,
Executive
Director
of the
Michigan
Philharmonic,“The
Michigan
Phil is
thrilled
to be
participating
this
summer!
The
orchestra
performs
free
outdoor
summer
concerts
throughout
SE
Michigan
each
year,
and this
festival
will be
one of
the most
fun
events
in
Detroit.”
ABOUT
THE
DETROIT
KITE
FESTIVAL
Detroit
Kite
Festival
is a is
a
volunteer-run
501(c)3
non-profit.
The
Detroit
Kite
Festival
is
produced
in
partnership
with
Belle
Isle
Conservancy,
the
Michigan
Department
of
Natural
Resources,
and the
Detroit
Institute
of Arts,
and is
sustained
by
public
donations.
Detroit
Kite
Festival
uplifts
kite
flying
and
creation
as a
platform
for
radical
inclusion,
communal
play,
shared
healing,
and the
celebration
of
culture
and
history.
Detroit
Kite
Festival
was
founded
after
winning
the
inaugural
Belle
Isle
SOUP
grant in
2016, a
partnership
of the
Belle
Isle
Conservancy
and
Michigan
Department
of
Natural
Resources.
In 2017,
Detroit
Kite
Festival
launched
a
funding
from a
Patronicity
crowd
funding
campaign
and
received
a
matching
grant
from the
Michigan
Economic
Development
Corporation.
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