Love is in the air at Gracetown Kite Festival this Sunday

Sunday will see the annual Gracetown Kite Festival spread its wings yet again.

The celebration, which is always held at Gracetown Oval on the last Sunday in November, was expected to attract up to 300 visitors and residents, organiser Elizabeth Reed said.

This year’s festival, to be held from 2pm-5pm, had an Indigenous theme honouring the Rainbow Serpent, she said.

“The kite festival is held to offer the community a low-cost, memorable experience,” Ms Reed told the Times.

“It provides community engagement and enriches the social fabric of the South West community.

“The event offers the local community a free interactive experience where they can participate by making and flying their own kites.

“The Gracetown Kite Festival opens the hearts and imaginations of all who attend, providing a free event accessible to all community demographics.”

Ms Reed said she was “thrilled” at the growing support of small local businesses for the event, and thanked the festival’s numerous sponsors.

As well as community workshops, food and drink vendors and music from DJ Saramony, highlights of this year’s festival will include professional kite flyer Michael Alvarez from Kite Kinetics with his flotilla of more than 300 kites.

It will include a 12m whale shark and an 8m dolphin, while Jan Alvarez will run kite-making workshops with Indigenous themes.

Although the festival is free, donors are encouraged. Supporters can pledge to the event via gofund.me/1f0b5a39.