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Be Uplifted at the 21st Cape Town International Kite Festival on 31 Oct & 1 Nov 2015

The sun is shining today! I am getting so excited about summer and everything we are going to do with the kids. Cara and her cousin are both 4 (going on 14) and we are constantly looking for fun things to do. One of them is the 21st Cape Town International Kite Festival which takes flight above Muizenberg on 31 October and 1 November 2015. All the proceeds go to Cape Mental Health to assist them in improving the lives of adults and children affected by mental disabilities.

Be Uplifted at the 21st Cape Town International Kite Festival on 31 Oct & 1 Nov 2015

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Be uplifted at the 21st Cape Town International Kite Festival, proudly hosted by Cape Mental Health, in Muizenberg on 31 October and 1 November. It’s a fabulous family outing featuring some of the most spectacular kites in the world. There’s also live entertainment, on-stage, free kite-making workshops, yummy food and craft stalls. At just R30 entry (R10 for children 12 years and under) it is affordable fresh-air family fun in support of a very good cause.

For more info: 021 447 9040 / info@cmh.org.za / @CTKiteFest / #CTKiteFest / www.capementalhealth.co.za / www.facebook.com/CTKiteFest

Photographer: Nic Bothma
Photographer: Nic Bothma

We haven’t been to this festival before, but we are definitely taking the girls this year. I mean, it’s Toothless!! I’m not sure who is more excited. It’s going to be a fun day. Hope to see you there.

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Family fun at Africa’s biggest kite festival – 1 & 2 Nov 2014

No plans for this weekend? The kids tired of being cooped up in the house and driving you insane? Then the 20th Cape Town International Kite Festival is the place to be. Have a look at the below press release…

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Lift your spirits ‘Beyond the Blue’ at Africa’s biggest kite festival. The 20th Cape Town International Kite Festival, proudly hosted by Cape Mental Health, will take place in Muizenberg on 1 & 2 November 2014. With kiters coming from as far afield as Germany, New Zealand and Singapore festival-goers can expect to see some amazing kite creations, including Toothless from ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ making his first African flight. 

Local kite-makers have a chance to win prizes in the Heritage Kite Competition. The Heritage Kite Award will go to the best ‘Swaeltjie’, a traditional swallow-shaped kite that came to Africa from South-East Asia hundreds of years ago. People can also learn how to make a Swaeltjie at free workshops during the festival, run by master kite-maker Ebrahim Sambo from Athlone. Sambo has been making Swaeltjie kites since he was a child. “My great-grandfather was a slave from Indonesia; he taught my grandfather, who taught my father, who taught me.”

The Cape Town International Kite Festival happens on (and above) the lawns of Zandvlei Nature Reserve, Muizenberg (corner Axminster and The Row), from 10:00 to 18:00 daily. Entry is R30 or R10 for children 12 years and under. With on-stage entertainment, yummy food stalls and an eclectic market, it’s healthy family fun in support of a very good cause.

Follow the Kite Festival on Twitter or check out their Facebook page.

Telephone – 021 447 9040

Email – info@cmh.org.za

xoxo