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Chico Kite Day

Go Fly a Kite - No, Really!

On Chico Kite Day, everyone becomes a flyer of kites: it's a great afternoon of fun for Moms, Dads, Kids, Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles - heck, just bring everyone! Believe it or not, upwards of 5000 people have attended past Kite Days!

Held on the fourth Saturday in March at Community Park every year, it's free, it's fun, and it's festive, with prizes for the best hand-made kites, music, and a souvenir commemorative Kite Day button for everyone, thanks to the wonderful people at the specialty store and home of the National Yo-Yo Museum, Bird in Hand.

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On a Windy Day in Chico

Beg, borrow, build your own, or steal (Okay, I'm just kidding about the stealing part!) a kite or two, maybe bring a picnic lunch, and join the fun: Go fly a kite!

Chico Kite Day started its annual tradition in 1985 when a loosely organized group called the Chico Kiteflyers decided that Chico needed a family-friendly official day for their favorite pastime - flying kites on a fabulous Spring day. And it has been an generational Chico tradition for the past 30 years, with grandparents who attended some of the first Kite Days and who later brought their children into the tradition, and are now sharing that tradition with their grandchildren!

A beautiful day - it usually is, in spite of the vagaries of the time of the year - fresh air, friends, family, college students, and neighbors, imaginative and colorful kites - Chico Kite Day sounds like a recipe for a superlative day to us!

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Here are some more Chico Events that you'll want to know about:

• California Nut Festival
  The California Nut Festival celebrates all the nuts in Chico!
• National Yo-Yo Contest
  You will be amazed at the advancements that have been made in that little toy, the yo-yo!
• Snow Goose Festival
  Not only snow geese! You'll find more varieties of waterfowl than you ever imagined!
• Soroptomist Home and Garden Show
  The Soroptomist Home, Garden & Antique Show - one of Chico's best-attended events!

So check them out, and plan your trips to Chico around Chico's Events and Festivals!

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