Annual Kite Fest Hosted By Elmhurst Park District

ELMHURST, IL — Spend a day outside and fly your kite at Elmhurst Park District's annual Kite Fest on Saturday, Aug. 5. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Berens Park, and is a day full of free fun for any age.

According to the park district, the skies will be alive with kite stunts and tricks as Elmhurst welcomes some of the Midwest's best professional kite flyers. Kids can look forward to free kite building (free kites for the first 200 kids), a candy drop and hula hoop contest. Feel free to fly your own kites during open fly times.

There will also be several food trucks from Barbeque Jim's Catering, Créme of the Crop, Cupcakes for Courage, The Fat Shallot and The Tamale Spaceship.

The schedule for the day is as follows:

• 11 a.m., Sport kite performance
• 11:30 a.m., Bol races
• 12:30 p.m., Candy drop
• 1 p.m., Hula hoop contest
• 1:30 p.m., Sport kite performance

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