Chicago - Event

The sky in Chicago fills with colourful kites during Mayor Daley's annual Kids and Kites Festival, held on Cricket Hill, at Lake Shore Drive and Montrose, in Lincoln Park.

In addition to the spectacular aerial acrobatics, there are workshops and basic classes on making, decorating and flying kites so kids can learn about this entertaining hobby. Visitors are invited to bring their own kites and join in the fun.

Alternatively, it can be left to the experts to perform thrilling displays of different kite-flying techniques. Additional activities include face painting, storytelling and caricature drawing.