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FlyNYC 2011

FlyNY Kite Festival

Saturday, August 20

11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Pier I at 70th Street
Riverside Park South
(Enter Park at 73rd Street and Riverside Drive, Manhattan)
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FREE EVENT

Man flying a kite

Join NYC Parks and the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum for the third annual FlyNY Kite Festival!

Featuring activities:

  • Kite flying demonstrations by the American Kiteflyers Association
  • Kite making workshops with the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
  • Origami instruction
  • Live music and MORE!

We encourage you to bring your own handmade kite or store-bought kite to fly on the pier!

Interested in becoming a sponsor of FlyNY? Please contact Sarah Frazier for more information by email at sarah.frazier@parks.nyc.gov or by phone at (212) 360-1379.

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In partnership with

Riverside Park Fund Summer on the Hudson

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