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Lighting postpones the Cherry Blossom Kite Festival until Sunday, March 27

ssca — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:10:04 +0000

Update: The 2011 Cherry Blossom Kite Festival will kick off the opening of the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden at Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park, 2400 S. Scenic Ave., from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Sunday, March 27.

Admission to the Festival is free for all ages, and it’s the one day of the year that the Japanese Garden is open to the public free-of-charge. With inclement weather in the forecast for the weekend, Sister Cities will have a heated tent with hand-on activities such as making samurai hats, origami, and kite building. Kite-making kits for younger children will be available for $3.

The Springfield-Greene County Park Board’s SPARC (Schools, Parks Are Reaching Communities) section will announce winners of a kite design and kite building competition at noon. Other organizations regularly involved with Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park also will be on-hand to share information about upcoming events in 2011. Limited Japanese snack food items will be available for sale.

“We’re planning to make the most out of the weather this weekend with at some extra kids activities at the garden,” said Jobe. “Things are starting to bloom in the garden, so our visitors might take a walk under an umbrella to see the garden and tea house.”

The Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden is open throughout the season from 9 a.m. – 7:30 p.m., Thursdays – Mondays, from April 1 – October 31, 2011. General admission to the Garden is $3; 12 and younger are free.

The Kite Festival is presented by Springfield Sister Cities Association (SSCA), Springfield-Greene County Park Board, and Springfield Regional Arts Council.

2011 Cherry Blossom Kite Festival on March 27

ssca — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 19:52:33 +0000

Updated event: Sunday, March 27, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

at the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden in Nathanael Greene/Close Park
2400 S. Scenic, Springfield, MO

Come out and celebrate the season’s opening of the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden at this colorful event! You can bring your kite out to the garden to fly, or just watch other other kite enthusiasts. Children can make their own unique kite that day in the Sister Cities’ tent. The event is free, and children’s kite-building kits are only $3.

Download the 2011 Cherry Blossom Kite Festival poster here

Photos from 2010 Cherry Blossom Kite Festival

ssca — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:32:39 +0000

As part of our continuing partnership with the Springfield-Greene County Park Board, SSCA hosts the Cherry Blossom Kite Festival the last weekend in March every year to celebrate the season’s opening of the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden. This is a great family event, and helps SSCA get our year started on a high note.

The 2011 Cherry Blossom Kite Festival is coming up soon: Saturday, March 26, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden in Nathanael Greene/Close Park at 2400 S. Scenic, Springfield, MO. Rain date is Sunday, March 27.

Get your kite out of storage and join us! You can bring your kite to the garden to fly, or just watch other other kite enthusiasts. Children can make their own unique kite that day in the Sister Cities’ tent. The event is free, and children’s kite-building kits are only $3.

Below are photos by Russ RuBert from last year’s festival. You can also download the 2011 Kite Festival poster here and watch the 2011 Kite Festival promo video here.

2010 Cherry Blossom Kite Festival scheduled

ssca — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:26:27 +0000

“Come Fly Your Kite”
Celebrate the Season Opening of the
Mizumoto Stroll Garden at the

2010 Cherry Blossom Kite Festival

Bring your Kite • Build a Kite!

FREE!

Award Ceremony for Kite Art Design at Noon

Saturday, March 27, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
(rain date: Sunday, March 28)

at the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden
2400 South Scenic Avenue, Springfield, MO