Excitement Soars as Kite Festival Nears
CHERRY VALLEY—The 10th Cherry Valley Kite Festival, a fun-filled, family-oriented event, will take to the air once again on Friday and Saturday, September 27 and 28.
The biennial festival has become a highly anticipated event on the Otsego County Fall Tourism schedule, drawing more than 1,500 attendees to the beautiful and historic Village of Cherry Valley. Kite flyers, kite makers, and members of kite clubs from all over the Northeast and Canada will be coming for the entire weekend, filling the skies over Cherry Valley with kites of every size and description.
The opening event will be an Indoor Kite Fly on Friday evening, organizers said.
According to a press release, “Some of the world’s best indoor flyers, including former world champions, will enchant the audience with their skill. This gravity-defying display of grace, athleticism and science will be preceded by a kite-building workshop for people of all ages. Both events will be held in the Cherry Valley Community Center. Because we want more people to enjoy this event, we are making the kite-building workshop free, as well as offering free admission for kids under 5.”
