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GEORGE NEWS - The 4th Eden Kite Festival takes place over the weekend of 20 and 21 October. It has expanded to a two-day event. Day one will take place on Saturday 20 October next to the Sasol Highway Garage on the N2 in George. Day two takes place at the Mosaic Village and Outdoor Market in Sedgefield on Sunday 21 October.
Adding a day in George to the festival was the brainchild of Donald Goldfain of the George Rotary Club, and Rotary has undertaken to organise the extra day.
The event also has the full support of George Tourism.
This year sees the return of some favourites, such as the Kite Team Challenge - an aerial battle between teams of three using traditional Japanese-style fighting kites. Teams are given kites to fly, training, and tips from professional kiters. For the past three years this has been the highlight of the festival, with teams of friends and companies really getting into the heat of the battle!
Challenge your competitors or friends right now while there are still places left! At a cost of R350 per team, you keep a learner in school for a month, and have a few hours of amazing fun. You can also switch team members between heats, so get together a group of 3, 4, 5 or even 10, and get down to the festival!
Any team entering at George on 20 October is automatically entered for the competition at the Sedgefield part of the festival on 21 October.
There is also a competition for kites made from upcycled materials. Great prizes are in store for the best creations. They will be judged by international kite-flyers on creativity of design, workmanship, and flying ability.
For materials, think bin bags or shopping bags, newspapers, dowel sticks, bamboo... your imagination is the limit - but everything must be upcycled, not bought for your kite. Plans can be found at www.kiteplans.org.
With over 20 stalls in George and 60 in Sedgefield, plus workshops, live music, raffles, photographic and wind sculpture competitions and kite shows, there will be plenty to do and see on these fun-filled family days!
For more information please contact Tertia on 082 046 0463.
On Saturday evening 20 October, Come Fly With Me, a performance by international virtuoso Cat Simoni, will take place in the Octopus Garden Under the Sea at Scarab Village on the N2 in Sedgefield.
The Eden Kite Festival is being sponsored by Lew Geffen Sotheby's International Realty for the second time. The organisers are very grateful for the support, which enables proceeds to go to the Masithandane Bursary Fund rather than to cover the costs of this big event.
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