Time to get the family together and go fly kites on the Oregon Coast...

The Rockaway Beach Kite Festival is a great family event. Members of the Associated Oregon Kiters will be there to help children build small kites and learn how to fly them. This is not a pro kite flying competition, but more of a fun competition where you are rewarded for having the nicest kite, the kite that drags on the ground the longest before becoming airborne, and for any number of other reasons until all children have received one. Anyone who wants to bring a kite and fly it is welcome.

Come to Rockaway Beach and look for flying kites and colorful flags that will be anchored in the sand. Several vendors will be set up to tempt you with everything from art to sunglasses to edible elephant ears.