{"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 &#8220;Kite Fest&#8221; will return to Brick Township&#8217;s oceanfront this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Brick Township&#8217;s 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&#8217;s 2022 &#8216;Kite Fest&#8217; 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&#8217;s 2022 &#8216;Kite Fest&#8217; 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&#8217;s 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&#8217;s 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 &#8220;Kite Fest&#8221; will return to Brick Township&#8217;s oceanfront this weekend. Brick Township&#8217;s 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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