Kite festival at Clifty Falls, April 17

Indiana DNR Release:

Clifty Falls State Park and the Hoosier Kitefliers Society will team up for a fun- filled kite-flying festival April 17.

The activity starts 10 through 11:30 a.m. EDT at the park’s Nature Center, where the Hoosier Kitefliers Society will host a kite-making workshop. Materials and assistance will be provided to help participants make an easy-to-fly “sled” kite.

The event’s annual kite Fun Fly, which is dedicated to the conservation of birds of prey, takes place 1 to-2:30 p.m. EDT, just inside the S.R. 62 park entrance.

For participants age 12 or younger, a prize will be awarded to the highest flier and the flier most resembling a bird of prey, such as an eagle, hawk, vulture, falcon or owl.

All audiences are welcome. Children age 12 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Kites and kite lines flown during the event must be made of materials that do not conduct electricity.

Park admission is $5 per vehicle with an Indiana license plate; $7 for a vehicle with an out-of-state license plate. There is no charge for the workshop; however donations will be accepted to defray kite material costs.

For more information about programs at the park, call (812) 273-0609.