The Dublin City Council event will provide a jam packed day of exhilarating fun for all the family in North Bull Island, Clontarf on Sunday 18th June 2017.

Last year’s Dublin Kite Festival attracted attendees from around the country, brandishing an array of kites ready to take to the skies and beautify the Dublin skyline with a jumble of colour.

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There was free entertainment all day long ensuring that attendees enjoyed a carefree Sunday afternoon reliving childhood memories of kite flying whilst having fun with friends and family.

Whether attendees were brilliant kite fliers, or failing kite triers everyone got off the ground in the end as there were plenty of kiting experts ready to lend a hand. The day also boasted lively music, exciting games, kite making workshops and a kite flying competition!

11am – 5pm

• Music on-site: 98FM, Pure Magic
• Displays of hand-made kites
• Kite maker competition (hand-made kites only)
• Gymboree children’s entertainment
• Naturally Wild: Dale Treadwell, expert of creepy-crawlies, animals & birds
• Face painting

11am – 4.30pm

• Kite making workshops for children (fresh workshops begin on the half hour)
• LET’S PUT AS MANY KITES IN THE SKY AS WE CAN!

12 noon

• Flight demonstrations by master kite flyers

12.30pm

• Introduction to Powerkites

1.30pm

• Buggy and land-kiting demonstration by professional riders

2.00pm

• Flight demonstrations by master kite flyers

3.30pm

• Flight demonstrations by master kite flyers
• Buggy and land-kiting demonstration by professional riders

4.00pm

• Kite maker competition judging
• Hot Tricks Showdown