Children of the Wind Kite Festival

We are proud to bring you Kite Fest in Pincher Creek, Alberta Canada.

Pincher Creek is located in the picturesque South West corner of Alberta just under the Canadian Rocky Mountains. This area is home to the world famous Chinook Winds and is an ideal area to fly kites.

The event started as an idea from Anne Connellan. She gathered a few sponsors and rented a tent, found a fantastic area to hold the event and had the audacity to ask Canada's Premier Kite Flyer, Ray Bethel to attend. To her suprise Ray took time off from his world travels, attend the event and demonstrated his kite flying abilities to a handful of spectators. Ray fell in love with the area and insisted that a second kite festival be held. She also asked the Calgary Kite Club to attend and they also loved the area.

So from a very few dedicated people and a handful of spectators the event has grown until today there are many thousands of spectators that make the third week end of July a "must attend" event.

This is a FREE family fun filled weekend of dazzling, colorful and fantastic displays of kites, windsocks, hot air balloons and demonstrations of highly technical Kite Flying competitions.

For information please contact Pete or Joan and 1-403-627-3598 or E-Mail them