May 16, 2018 - The City of Thunder Bay is proud to announce the 38th Annual Kite Festival presented by Ontario Power Generation.

The City of Thunder Bay's annual celebration of flight is back at Chippewa Park on Sunday, June 3 from 12 pm to 4 pm. Families are invited to fly their own kites, watch the Pro Fliers take over the sky with Giant Kites, and learn about different forms of flight. 

New this year, John Collins - The Paper Airplane Guy, will be on-site to teach children how to fold and fly paper airplanes at a Guinness World Record distance.

John holds the current Guinness World Record for paper airplane distance. After studying origami and aerodynamics, he broke the world record for distance flown by a paper airplane in 2012. He shares his passion for planes through STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) programs across the country, making both public and private appearances at schools, science museums and public libraries. John is the author of three books of original paper airplane designs and has presented at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, Carnegie Mellon, and Stanford University. He's appeared on Conan, Discovery, ESPN, Nat Geo, Science Channel, and most recently WIRED. 

Other highlights include: 

-    Giant Kites from pro kite fliers
-    Free Fly Zone where you can fly kites and win prizes
-    Build your own Kites, Windsocks, Hot Air Balloons, Pinwheels, and Helicopters
-    Giant Bubbles / Interactive Circus with Compelling Characters 
-    Ultimate Parties' Human Hamster Balls, Rockets and Canon Ball Air Blasters
-    Face painting and balloon creations with A Giggle of Clownz
-    Superheroes from Chippewa Summer Camps
-    Inflatables with Fun-tastic Castles
-    Jef Tanguay, the Balloonist 
-    Roving performances with Mackinley Oliver
-    Food Vendors
-    Plus much, much more!

Event admission is FREE but make sure to bring some cash for the rides, food concessions and bouncy castles.

For more information, visit thunderbay.ca/events

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Contact: Ash Young, Cultural Development & Events Supervisor at 625-2487 or ayoung@thunderbay.ca