The 67th Annual Ocean Beach Kite Festival was once again a great success thanks to the Kiwanis Club and all their helpers. A good number of SDKC members were also on hand although we had the easy part, kite flying.

The days just before and the morning of the festival were pretty scary for a kite festival organizer but the clouds cleared early and the winds came up to a reasonable level quickly. The crowds might have been down a bit because of the early weather woes but still almost 900 kites were made by the kids.

Below you will find a number of themed photo Galleries/Slideshows. The photos were broken up to make navigation a bit less cumbersome. All photos courtesy of Diane and Rick Spurgeon.

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Okay it isn't ground bound but it the reason everyone was there!

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This was the 67th year he Kiwanis have put on the Ocean Beach Kite Festival.

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The Kiwanis and their helpers helped kids build almost 900 kites this year.

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And there were other craft opportunities to be had.

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And vendor booths

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And still more vendor booths

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Bounce houses, gotta have bounce houses!

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Bounce house fun

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Still more bounce house fun

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Local band Beer Feet competed with the demo field for time to supply music.

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San Diego Kite club was on hand for kite demos, show kites, tail chasing, candy drop, and kite doctoring.

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Our friend and AKA Rep Glen Rothstein was on hand as Master of Ceremonies.

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Glen interviews kite decorating winners.

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More winners. All winners received kites courtesy of the Pittmans in honor of Ron Despojado.

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Yet more winners, there was a lot of judging going on throughout the day.

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Lolly of Revolution Kites was on hand to give kite flying lessons.