Kids 'n' Kites at Veterans Park

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Contributed Photo IN THE SKY: Children at a past Kidz 'n' Kites seem to enjoy getting kites into the air. This year's kite fest is Saturday in Veterans Memorial Park in the Town of Niagara. --
Contributed Photo WAITING TO FLY: A young visitor at a past Kidz 'n' Kites fest seems to be wondering just how to get her kite into the air. This year's kite fest is Saturday in Veterans Memorial Park in the Town of Niagara. --

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September 13, 2012

Kids 'n' Kites at Veterans Park

Staff reports Niagara Gazette The Niagara Gazette Thu Sep 13, 2012, 03:00 AM EDT

Niagara Gazette — The 15th annual Kidz 'n' Kites will fill the skies over Niagara with color Saturday at the Veterans Memorial Park, 7000, Lockport Road.

Registration is 11 a.m. Fly time is noon to 2 p.m.

There is a free kite and T-shirt for the first 1,000 children to enter.There will also be prizes, entertainment, food and beverages, kit flying demos, animal and wildlife rescue groups, car seat safety checks, the Niagara Falls Fire Department fire safety house and music by DJ the DJ.

The motto for the day is "Come Fly with us in celebration of our youth."

The event is sponsored by the Niagara County Department of Social Services, the Niagara County Youth Bureau, the Niagara County Sheriff's DARE program, Niagara PAL and the Town of Niagara, along with a variety of area organizations, politicians and businesses.

For more information call 439-7602.

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