AUSTIN, Texas — The ABC Kite Festival returned to Zilker Park in Austin this year.
On April 3, the sky was filled with kites across Austin's central park. In the last couple of years, Austin has celebrated its beloved kite festival in non-traditional formats in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
"People have been coming to Zilker Park for this event since 1936, this kite festival is very, very, very special," one attendee said. "I didn't know how much I would miss it until we helped the first kid out with the kite. It is an amazing place and we're all together again in the wind, in the air, looking up at the blue sky. What can, what could be better than that?"
For some, the festival gave them an opportunity to reconnect with their childhood by maneuvering a kite through the sunny Austin sky.
"It's my first time flying a kite in a while. It feels great," another person said. "I really like doing it. It's fun. It was my little sister's kite choice. She decided to get a butterfly, and I love butterflies too."
In 2021, Austin-area residents were urged to go to different parks across Austin to fly kites.
PHOTOS: 2021 ABC Kite Festival
This will mark the 93rd year of the ABC Kite Fest. The kite contest was started in 1929 by The Exchange Club of Austin to foster creativity in children. Now, it's turned into a massive festival.
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