{"id":22703,"date":"2023-09-07T05:59:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T09:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=22703"},"modified":"2023-09-07T06:12:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T10:12:50","slug":"kite-festival-returns-to-brick-township-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2023\/09\/kite-festival-returns-to-brick-township-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Kite Festival Returns to Brick Township This Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script id=\"19a4c0c88aef4a28a7dcf4e19a19ef97\">(new Image()).src = 'https:\/\/capi.connatix.com\/tr\/si?token=e6ca17a0-9f6c-402e-8f17-7db2585f0eb0&cid=209cb62d-f20d-41b1-885d-a317d66dc464';  cnx.cmd.push(function() {    cnx({      playerId: \"e6ca17a0-9f6c-402e-8f17-7db2585f0eb0\",      mediaId: \"b785b482-35a9-4e79-90e5-c4958f2d87b5\"    }).render(\"19a4c0c88aef4a28a7dcf4e19a19ef97\");  });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A township tradition that has grown significantly in recent years, the annual \u201cKite Fest\u201d will return to Brick Township\u2019s oceanfront this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Brick Township\u2019s Recreation Department will host the annual festival on Saturday, Set. 9 from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Brick Beach III.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20692\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/brick_kite_fest_2022_brick_beach_562-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20692\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/brick_kite_fest_2022_brick_beach_562-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Brick Township's 2022 'Kite Fest' soars over Brick Beach III, Sept. 17, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/brick_kite_fest_2022_brick_beach_562-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/brick_kite_fest_2022_brick_beach_562-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/brick_kite_fest_2022_brick_beach_562-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/brick_kite_fest_2022_brick_beach_562-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/brick_kite_fest_2022_brick_beach_562-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brick Township\u2019s 2022 \u2018Kite Fest\u2019 soars over Brick Beach III, Sept. 17, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_16954\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3252045302_7619bf48af_k.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16954\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16954\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3252045302_7619bf48af_k-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A kite flying. (Credit: Silloth Kite Festival\/ Flickr)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3252045302_7619bf48af_k-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3252045302_7619bf48af_k-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3252045302_7619bf48af_k-240x180.jpg 240w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3252045302_7619bf48af_k-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3252045302_7619bf48af_k-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3252045302_7619bf48af_k-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3252045302_7619bf48af_k-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3252045302_7619bf48af_k-100x75.jpg 100w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3252045302_7619bf48af_k-180x135.jpg 180w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3252045302_7619bf48af_k-238x178.jpg 238w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3252045302_7619bf48af_k-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3252045302_7619bf48af_k-681x511.jpg 681w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/3252045302_7619bf48af_k.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-16954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A kite flying. (Credit: Silloth Kite Festival\/ Flickr)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_20655\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC00789.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20655\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC00789-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A kite festival presented by Sky Festival Productions. (Credit: Sky Festival Productions)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC00789-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC00789-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC00789-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/DSC00789.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20655\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A kite festival presented by Sky Festival Productions. (Credit: Sky Festival Productions)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_20656\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_5734-e1663313796575.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20656\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_5734-e1663313796575-1024x891.jpg\" alt=\"A kite festival presented by Sky Festival Productions. (Credit: Sky Festival Productions)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_5734-e1663313796575-1024x891.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_5734-e1663313796575-400x348.jpg 400w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_5734-e1663313796575-768x668.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_5734-e1663313796575.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20656\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A kite festival presented by Sky Festival Productions. (Credit: Sky Festival Productions)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_20689\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/brick_kite_fest_2022_brick_beach_559-scaled.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20689\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/brick_kite_fest_2022_brick_beach_559-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Brick Township's 2022 'Kite Fest' soars over Brick Beach III, Sept. 17, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/brick_kite_fest_2022_brick_beach_559-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/brick_kite_fest_2022_brick_beach_559-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/brick_kite_fest_2022_brick_beach_559-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/brick_kite_fest_2022_brick_beach_559-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/brick_kite_fest_2022_brick_beach_559-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-20689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brick Township\u2019s 2022 \u2018Kite Fest\u2019 soars over Brick Beach III, Sept. 17, 2022. (Photo: Daniel Nee)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>KiteFest will feature kite flying professional demonstrations by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skyfestivals.com\/\">Sky Festival Productions<\/a> as well as many other fun activities. Admission to KiteFest is free, and is sponsored by Pine Belt Cars.<\/p>\n<p>Sky Festival Productions is considered a leader in creating kite festivals and has produced events both domestically and internationally. The company produced Brick Township\u2019s festival last year to rave reviews, and featured giant kites ranging from cartoon characters to immensely-sized whales to performance kites that zip across the sky performing acrobatics.<\/p>\n<p>A video of last year\u2019s KiteFest is embedded at the top of this page.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2023\/09\/kite-festival-returns-to-brick-township-this-weekend\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A township tradition that has grown significantly in recent years, the annual \u201cKite Fest\u201d will return to Brick Township\u2019s oceanfront this weekend. Brick Township\u2019s Recreation Department will host the annual festival on Saturday, Set. 9 from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Brick Beach III. 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