The Tarneit Kite Festival is returning for 2025, with a day of family fun that promises to exceed high expectations.
Taking place between 4-8pm on Sunday, January 19, at Goddard Street Reserve, you can fly your own kite, buying one on the day or purchasing a DIY one to make.
The festival attracts locals and visitors from across the west who come together as a community to celebrate the magic of flight.
An honoured tradition, kite flying is a popular pastime the world over that demonstrates skill, control and finesse, of which has seen become a celebrated cultural event in locations such as China, Japan, India and Brazil.
Mayor Mia Shaw said the event is gaining in popularity in the outer west.
“Our kite festival in Wyndham is growing in popularity as locals and visitors enjoy the beauty of a sky filled with giant soaring and swooping kites,” she said.
Flying a kite is not the only thing visitors to Tarneit can do on the day, as live entertainment and food trucks will be on site and complimenting the colourful objects in flight.
The event is free and dogs are welcome on leash, while alcohol and smoking are prohibited.
It may be easy to get carried away by wind or other factors, but all kites must be kept within the designated fly zone.
More: www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/whats-on/tarneit-kite-festival-2025
