Kite flying

Road Trip: Kite Festival at Long Beach

Road Trip: Kite Festival at Long Beach

Get ready for a colorful, small-town getaway

WHERE: Long Beach, a small town in the southern coastal corner of Washington, a three-and-a-half-hour drive from downtown Seattle. WHY: The Long Beach–based World Kite Museum’s annual Washington State International Kite Festival (8/15–8/21, kitefestival.com). The seaside skies will be ablaze with colorful kites during this weeklong celebration and competition, which attracts professional kite flyers from…

Red Tricycle Recommends: Kite Flying at Carkeek Park

Red Tricycle Recommends: Kite Flying at Carkeek Park

Where to catch some wind in Seattle.

There’s something about flying a kite that catches the attention of children and makes them beam – maybe it’s the idea of flying or just the focused feeling of holding on tight to that kite string and grounding it to the Earth with their little hands. Whatever your child loves about flying a kite, we…

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