The first day alone will have, among other things, the opening ceremony and a kite festival.

It is well known for a kite festival held here annually on November 1.

The Web site has listings of kite festivals and other events nationwide.

An international kite festival held here every April 20-21 attracts over 300,000 guests, nearly doubling the town's population.

A kite festival in early October with an international competition on the gliding center's grounds has taken place annually since 2002.

It bounces around on the ground so that kids can play with it at kite festivals.

The kite festival has been strongly influenced by its international participants, in the recent events, for instance:

They spend their time traveling around the country working at kite festivals and competitions and teaching.

Hundreds of kites have been brightening up the skies at a national kite festival.

It holds an international kite festival in August.