05/01/2010 - Bloomington Sister City Kite Day

"Kite Day" celebrates "Children's Day" in Japan.

(Izumi, Japan is Bloomington, MN's sister city.)

Kites to be available to people who come without one.

Prizes given for:

Best homemade kite

Best aeronautic kite

Best authentic Japanese kite

Live music by CODA and St. Olaf Taiko drummers

Kite flying exhibition by Minnesota Kite Society

Co-sponsored by City of Bloomington

http://www.bloomington-izumi.org/

Here is a link to some pictures from the 2009 Kite Day on the Bloomington Sister City website.

Here are some pictures from the Bloomington Sister City fly on Saturday, May 1, 2010.