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Please Note: We are not the organizers of the festival. Geek Nite Out is a Meetup group that is attending it.Everyone is welcome to join us.
Spring on the fun at the Washington Monument Grounds with activities, music, competitions, and performances. Kite enthusiasts, beginners, families, and friends are all welcome – bring your own kite, purchase one onsite, or pick up a free kite kit that you can decorate onsite.
MEETING: We will start to gather outside the Smithsonian Metro Station (12th St. at Jefferson Dr. SW (The Mall) exit) at 9:30am. I will be wearing a Geek cap. We'll head over to the kites around 9:50am.
We usually get a spot on the hill by the monument (on the World War II Memorial side).
I will post a link that should share my location in real time through Google Maps. It doesn't show exactly where I am, but it does show the area. It helped last year.
A #kite channel will be created on the GNO Discord server on the day of the event. It's to be used to help everyone communicate and find the group. Don't post spoilers until after the event. You can join the Discord server here: https://discord.gg/d4e9MKScVP (link should be permanent. Please let me know if it stops working)
The 2024 Blossom Kite Festival will feature:
Sakura Taiko Fest at Sylvan Theater, produced by Miyako Taiko, sponsored by Chase, a day-long celebration of dynamic traditional Japanese drumming.
Performances by Not a Saint Band*,* Ian Carroll, and Guava Jelly.
Mr. Mikio Toki, a master of traditional Edo-style kites, who is traveling all the way from Japan to showcase his kites for attendees!
Choreographed performances and demonstrations by Team KiteLife, Wings Over Washington Kite Club, and other nationally and internationally recognized professional kite fliers.
Adult Kitemakers Competition and Youth Kitemakers Competition.
https://nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/event/blossom-kite-festival/
Official Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/261168766353916
GNO Meetup Event: https://www.meetup.com/geekniteout/events/299100181/
GNO Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/407984061893205/
METRO: Smithsonian Metro Station, along the Orange, Blue, and Silver lines. Use the 12th St. at Jefferson Dr. SW (The Mall) exit. The Washington Monument will be behind you when you when you get off the escalator.
If this event is cancelled due to rain, it will be rescheduled for March 31, 2024 from 10 to 4 PM
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Washington Monument, Washington Monument, 2 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States,Washington D.C.
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