photo by Brett Weinstein From an email: 'One of the National Cherry Blossom Festival’s signature events, the Blossom Kite Festival Presented by Amazon, will be held on Saturday, March 30, 2024.
The event will feature a mass ascension of student-made kites from the Kites with KIPP program with Kite Master Mikio Toki, Japanese drumming performances, kite ballets, demonstrations by professional kite teams, adult and youth kite makers competitions, bol kite races, and rokkaku kite battles.
· To fly a kite in the Adult Kitemakers Competition, Hot Tricks Showdown, or Rokkaku Battle, competitors must register either online in advance or at the Registration Tent on the day of the event. Registration is free of charge. Sakura Taiko Fest produced by Miyako Taiko and sponsored by Chase, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. ”If you have any animal/pet photos you’d like to share please send an email to princeofpetworthgmailcom with ‘Animal Fix’ in the title and say the name of your pet and…Calling all bookworms, thrill-seekers, supporters of the arts, and ping-pongers at all skill levels! Sign up for Paddlestar Galactica, the ping-pong tournament supporting 826DC’s youth writing programs.
This year’s games will be Saturday, April 27th, 1 PM to 4 PM at SPIN DC. It’ll be a chaotic afternoon of ping-pong, costumes, terrible Battlestar Galactica puns, and good cheer. We’d love to have you join us!
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