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AshaKiran Community Kite Festival

On March 5 from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., enjoy kites, music, arts & crafts, food, and more at John Hunt Park.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The AshaKiran Foundation and the City of Huntsville will host the Tenth Annual Community Kite Festival on March 5, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at John Hunt Park. 

Sponsored by the AshaKiran Foundation, the Community Kite Festival is an annual event that fosters inclusiveness, diversity, equity, and harmony across all ethnic and social backgrounds by bringing people together through kite flying and family-friendly activities. 

Attendees are welcome to bring their own kite, purchase one at the event, or simply show up and enjoy the celebration as kites and gliders soar across the sky. This is a free event with an entertaining array of activities to enjoy if the winds die down, such as free art projects, clowns, music from the Huntsville Drum Line, and train rides around the park. Local food trucks will also be on hand.

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The public is encouraged to bring blankets and chairs to comfortably enjoy the spectacular sight of kites over the Huntsville skies. Attendees can register for a chance to win free dinners from Bottle or Cotton Row, a Weber Grill, Trash Pandas tickets, a one-year membership to the Wellness Center at Huntsville Hospital, and more! 

Huntsville Hospital will also be at the festival giving free Covid vaccinations. Sponsors for the event include Dunagan, Yates, & Alison Plastic Surgery Center and the City of Huntsville. 

AshaKiran Foundation encourages humanitarian partners to invest in crisis victims/survivors’ physical, mental, and spiritual health and programs that advance AshaKiran Inc.’s mission.

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