Blossom Kite Festival
blossom kite festival formerly smithsonian kite festival annual kite event usually held national mall washington dc late march national cherry blossom festival event organizer cancelled kite festival since concern related ongoing coronavirus pandemic festival founded aviation pioneer paul e garber first curator national air space museum nasm smithsonian associate cultural educational membership division smithsonian institution organized sponsored festival national cherry blossom festival inc began producing festival renamed event blossom kite festival sponsored smithsonian national associate program see dillon ripley center nasm first annual smithsonian kite carnival later referred kite festival took place national mall march individual could compete contest homemade kite well readymade one festival also included kitemaking workshop led paul garber lecture series special display kite made garber wife however law still effect barred flying kite balloon parachute within city limit washington dc smithsonian institution therefore denied permit hold annual kite flying carnival national mall april police arrested people protesting law flying kite near washington monument kite enthusiast allowed kite carnival year dc moved event fort washington prince george county maryland law subsequently changed permitting kite carnivalfestival held national mall smithsonian kite festival held saturday march national mall festival tied summer olympics held beijing china august august highlighted art history chinese kite smithsonian stated chinese introduced first kite year ago according smithsonian chinese first used kite military affair estimating distance carrying propaganda leaflet kite influence gradually spread western country become smithsonian called “familiar artistic cultural icon” smithsonian stated kite continue play important role china smithsonian kite festival held saturday march washington monument ground theme festival going green participant encouraged create environmentally thematically “green” kite renewable resource bamboo recyclable good paper cloth organizer expected distribute free kite child first come first served basis smithsonian kite festival smithsonian associate nasm presented took place saturday march theme crafted flight event included competitive rokkaku battle hot trick showdown ground display festival also featured kitemaking competition open handmade kite adult competitor team judge ranging kitemaking expert local celebrity museum staff chose winner award category kitemakers grouped according experience age kitemaker master kitemaker age age – event also encouraged noncompetitors make fly kite washington monument ground first blossom kite festival took place washington monument ground sunday april following postponent march forecasted inclement weather blossom kite festival took place washington monument ground saturday march blossom kite festival took place washington monument ground saturday march blossom kite festival originally scheduled take place washington monument ground saturday march however event organizer first postponed event sunday march rain cancelled sunday event inclement weather saturated monument ground blossom kite festival took place washington monument ground saturday march kite festival took place washington monument ground saturday april organizer announcement festival stated please note drone prohibited event kite festival took place washington monument ground saturday april kite festival took place washington monument ground saturday march kite festival took place washington monument ground saturday march festival hiatus since covid pandemic kiteflying contest part uschina friendship series wwwamericagov smithsonian associate national air space museum photo smithsonian kite festival rachel levitin march