Thanks for a great 2010 Festival!
Please join us again June 25 and 26, 2011.
Join us for the sixth annual
Saturday, June 19 and Sunday, June 20, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Marston Street and 11th Avenue SW in Swift Current, Saskatchewan.
The 2010 SaskPower Windscape Kite Festival will once again take flight in Swift Current, Saskatchewan on June 19 and 20. This world-class event attracts kite flyers, enthusiasts and audiences from across North America to one prairie field to enjoy an exciting weekend of kiting and family fun. The skies above Swift Current will fill with a colorful array of some of the most unique kites North America has to offer. See fabulous art kites, giant creature kites, roaring stunt kites, battling fighter kites, soaring kite trains, and speeding kite buggies!
This free admission festival features beautiful, original handmade art kites, giant creature kites the size of houses, speeding kite buggies racing eighty kilometers an hour, screaming stunt kites flying in tandem, and a one hundred kite train soaring to the skies.
Over forty national and international stars of kite performing and kite-making attend Windscape each year, filling the sky with multitudes of kite creations. Many of these special guests have flown at the most prestigious and largest festivals in the world, including Germany, France, Belgium, Israel, Africa, India, Thailand, and China.
Admission to Windscape Kite Festival is free and you will be given a free festival program and passport. The program welcomes you and provides helpful information. The passport is a small autograph book with photos and names of all the celebrity flyers and where they are from. Prizes are awarded for the most signatures collected.
Delicious aromas of locally grown and produced foods fill the main tent. Beef on freshly baked kaiser buns, vegetarian chili served with a dinner bun, spicy barbecued pepperoni wrapped with a cheese stick, delicious greek salad and baked potatoes provide plenty of options. Freshly baked cookies, saskatoon berry muffins and cold drinks complete the menu.
At eleven in the morning and three in the afternoon, the tent transforms into the performance area for THE SILLY PEOPLE. These family entertainers delight patrons of all ages with comedy, juggling, balloon art, yo-yos, and diabolos.
The Children's Tent offers many opportunities to keep kids of all ages entertained, including hilarious bol races, a bubble station, balloon sculpting, a straw bale maze, and a treasure-filled sand pile, as well as face-painting and tattoos. The tent also houses the ice cream and candy shop and raffle tables offering beautiful items donated by local businesses, and handmade kites by the visiting celebrity kite artists.
At Windscape's ongoing kite workshops everyone can create a custom made kite. With the assistance of skilled volunteers, both children and adults can construct a simple sled or bird-shaped kite guaranteed to fly. Decorating supplies are provided to make the kite as beautiful as desired.
There is also a Windscape Kite Store where many kinds of kites, including inexpensive children's kites as well as creature and cartoon character kites, are available to purchase. The store carries single line and dual line kites for flyers of all levels and abilities. Knowledgeable staff can help you make an informed decision about the best kite for you and your family.
The festival also offers an engaging exhibit from the Swift Current Museum featuring the history of our area’s wind and weather, and the Kinetic Wind Sculpture Garden featuring handmade artworks that interact with the breeze.
At Windscape, everyone can experience the thrill of flying in the vast Saskatchewan air space with some of North America's best kite artists and performers. On the east side of the open field, the public is invited to fly their own kites. All kinds of kites are encouraged. New owners of dual-line stunt kites are invited to spend some time with our qualified instructor. A free lesson will ensure you a successful afternoon of flying instead of a frustrating day of kite crashing. If your kite takes one too many nose-dives, bring the broken kite to our free-of-charge kite hospital where the repairs will be attempted by our celebrity kite flyers.
There is plenty to do at the SaskPower Windscape Kite Festival but take time to sit back and enjoy the kites. Bring chairs and umbrellas to watch the parade of interesting kites performances. Tune your portable radio to Windscape FM 103 to hear about the excitement.
The Long Day's Night Music Festival complements the kite festival. Each evening on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the main tent transforms into a cabaret featuring celtic punk rock, reggae, or latin funk music. Kite flyers and families come, relax, and dance the night away with a tent full of local music lovers.
Please join us for the SaskPower Windscape Kite Festival in Swift Current located at the Southwest Hill on the corner of 11th Avenue SW and Marston Street. The festival begins on Saturday, June 19 at 10:00 am and has no admission charge. It runs both Saturday and Sunday until 5:00 pm.
To volunteer or for more information, please call Shann at 306.778.2686 or email: .
