*Saturday, July 25 and Sunday, July 26, 2009* The Japan Society is pleased to co-sponsor this year's Berkeley Kite Festival. You'll find multi-line competitions of the Bay Area Sport Kite League, as well as other events and competitions such as the candy drops and rokkaku battles. In the upper field you’ll enjoy the giant creature kite show of the Berkeley Kite Wranglers. Highlighting this year’s festival is a delegation from the Sode-cho Kite-Flying Society of Hamamatsu, Japan. Their traditional "Machijirushi" kites are indigenous to Hamamatsu and are made from fine paper and bamboo. You’ll meet Japan’s master kite builders and be astounded by their centuries-old traditional kite designs. *Time:* Saturday, July 25 and Sunday, July 26, 2009 11:00 am-5:00 pm *Location:* Cesar E. Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina *Cost:* Free and open to the public. For more information, please visit the "Highline Kites of Berkeley":http://www.highlinekites.com/Berkeley_Kite_Festival/ website, or call 510-235-KITE (5483). <p><strong>Saturday, July 25 and Sunday, July 26, 2009</strong></p> <p>The Japan Society is pleased to co-sponsor this year&#8217;s Berkeley Kite Festival. You&#8217;ll find multi-line competitions of the Bay Area Sport Kite League, as well as other events and competitions such as the candy drops and rokkaku battles. In the upper field you’ll enjoy the giant creature kite show of the Berkeley Kite Wranglers.</p> <p>Highlighting this year’s festival is a delegation from the Sode-cho Kite-Flying Society of Hamamatsu, Japan. Their traditional &#8220;Machijirushi&#8221; kites are indigenous to Hamamatsu and are made from fine paper and bamboo. You’ll meet Japan’s master kite builders and be astounded by their centuries-old traditional kite designs.</p> <p><strong>Time:</strong><br />Saturday, July 25 and Sunday, July 26, 2009<br />11:00 am-5:00 pm</p> <p><strong>Location:</strong><br />Cesar E. Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina</p> <p><strong>Cost:</strong><br />Free and open to the public.</p> <p>For more information, please visit the <a href="http://www.highlinekites.com/Berkeley_Kite_Festival/">Highline Kites of Berkeley</a> website, or call 510-235-KITE (5483).</p> 2009-04-27T15:31:39-07:00 the-berkeley-kite-festival 6323182 event 2009-04-27T15:31:39-07:00 2009-04-27T15:31:39-07:00 Japan Society of Northern California berkeley, family, festival, kite 2009-04-27T15:31:39-07:00 manual 0 18305162 shopify deny 0 Default 1 0.00 6323182 2009-04-27T15:31:39-07:00 2009-04-27T15:32:46-07:00 12493652 1 6323182 2009-04-27T15:32:46-07:00 http://static.shopify.com/s/files/1/0002/1183/products/0725_BerkKiteFest.jpg?1258767899 Title