Kites plus light = Klite Festival this weekend

The Southpoint International ‘Klite’ Festival returns to the Leamington Soccer Fields this weekend with their free kite and light spectacular on Saturday, October 1 and Sunday, October 2.

Organizer George Paisiovich is happy that they’ve been able to return to pre-pandemic status and are gunning for a bigger show than ever. Their motto remains ‘Keep Looking Up’.

“We’ve got lots of new features that the kids will love,” he said. “We’ve learned through COVID that kids need to play.”

Paisiovich says they’ve got a lot more professional kite flyers back who missed the last two festivals due to travel restrictions.

“We’ve also got more ground displays and light features too,” he said.

He also says they have procured 200 snowballs and hopes to organize a snowball fight.

The small group of volunteers that pull off the festival each year work hard in the days and

weeks leading up to it.

The festival will run Saturday 10 am to 9 pm and Sunday from 10 am to 3 pm. Admission is free and families are encouraged to come and spend a few hours watching and playing.

A new feature this year will be the “fart guns” made popular by the Despicable Me movies.

“The kids will have a blast playing with those,” says Paisiovich.

He says the fields will be alive with the usual field of giant kites, stunt kite demonstrations, night kites, LED ground displays and fantastic wind gardens.

“There will be something for everyone,” he says.

They are also welcoming volunteers for the weekend who may want to help with the festival. If you are interested in helping out, please contact the Southpoint International Klite Festival Facebook page, or you can email George at george@paisiovich.com.

Three tropical fish giant kites flying at the 2021 Klite Festival.