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The festival is free and open to the public. The kite festival will continue throughout the weekend on the beach behind the Thunderbird Beach Resort on Treasure Island. There’s something really freeing about it,” said Callison. Kite embraces the current Zeitgeist: the public’s increased awareness and interest in the world around them. “You can’t frown with a kite in the air, and you especially can’t frown with a kite in your hand, because it’s just fun. A first of its kind event, delivering a pioneering line-up of ideas, events.

That was exactly the scene Saturday at the 25th Annual Treasure Island Kite Competition and Festival, as the sky was decorated with kites flown by people of all ages and all skill levels. Kites are really magical,” said Callison. “It’s so fulfilling, just being able to bring joy to people and experience something that takes their mind off of everything in their life, it’s magical. Most recently, it’s also become his paycheck, flying kites for different shows around the world, including at Disney’s Epcot and Animal Kingdom. “It takes your mind off of everything else in the world and sends it up those kite lines right into the sky,” said Callison.

It’s not just his passion, but also his release. “You have to move your body with it, it’s like a dance with this fabric and you just have to experience it,” said Callison.Ĭallison has been flying kites for 20 years. The guide The Treasure Islands - Antigua & Barbuda is published by Treasure Islands Publishing Co. – Drayton Callison is a performer and the sky is his stage. After enjoying the 2014 Treasure Island Kite Festival, we will be sure to make a return visit in 2015.TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. The broad stretches of sand at Treasure Island are prefect for a large show like this one, as well as providing perfect wind conditions for kite flying. With happy spectators –and happy local merchants –the kite festival certainly looked like a success. If you missed the Treasure Island Kite Festival this time around, you can be sure that it will be back. The Treasure Island Kite Festival Will Return Their precision maneuvers were visible from across the beach, standing out from the other, more stationary kites. This year, the team will participate in two festivals in Treasure Island. At another location, a team was practicing synchronized kite flying, with seven people following the directions of a single director. Kites provides the team with additional support. While we walked the beach on Saturday, we watched kite masters fly their kites to match the rhythm of music. 26th Annual Treasure Island Kite Festival is an event in the Sarasota area and part of Sarasota Events Calendar a community of art and culture lovers. Throughout the Treasure Island Kite Festival weekend, a number of competitions were held. Kite Flying Competitions at the Treasure Island Kite Festival Something entertaining was flying against the blue skies in every direction. Other favorites where twirling tubes, spinning disks, and a host of trick kites.

Other interesting kite designs were a giant crab, an Asian-style fish, a giant cat, a blow fish, an alligator, and a fish that looked like Nemo from Finding Nemo. The king of the show was a giant octopus kite, larger than the others many times over. Enjoy a sky filled with kites, some as big as a house on the beach behind the Thunderbird Beach Resort, 10700 Gulf Blvd.Treasure Island. The variations of kites in the skies over Treasure Island Beach were amazing. Kite Fun Fly and Competition in Sunny Florida This Winter 14th Annual Treasure Island Kite Festival and Competition on Treasure Island, FL. Multitude of Designs at Treasure Island Kite Festival The crowd that turned out was large, lining the sidewalks and filling the area restaurants.

The temperatures were cool for Florida, with a brisk wind, but as far as kite flying weather, it was fantastic. The Historic Thunderbird Beach Resort on Treasure Island, Florida - A Family Owned and Operated Beachfront Hotel Since 1957.

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The skies were a clear blue color, which created a fantastic backdrop for the multicolored kites flying above the sands of Treasure Island Beach. Stay with us and receive a FREE 25 minute professional photoshoot at sunset (morning/afternoon too) Also receive 1 complimentary high-resolution family portrait with minimum purchase of just 35 BOOK Photoshoot. The Treasure Island Kite Festival returned to the Central Gulf Coast Shores the weekend of January 18 th and 19 th. January 2014 Treasure Island Kite Festival

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