The 19th Annual One Sky One World Kite Fly for Peace takes place October 10.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2004 — Spend a Sunday at Sloan’s Lake Park flying a kite – or just watching the wind lift beautiful kites in the air – at the One Sky One World Kite Fly for Peace. This annual international festival takes place October 10 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This day of fun has only one purpose: to promote the concept of global harmony and understanding through the universality of kites.
One Sky One World kite Whether you decide to fly a kite or not, expect to be thoroughly entertained at the event. Tina Marx and the Millionaires, a well-known Colorado variety dance band, will be performing on the D-Note Show Wagon Stage. Also appearing will be the seniors dance group “A Step Above,†as well as blues, jazz and brass musical groups. A second stage will feature the Balinese Gamelan musicians, Tunas Mekar, the Ethnic JukeBox, the Edgewater Band, and the Mumbles.
At noon, hundreds of Peace Doves will be released over the park, sponsored by White Birds Unlimited. Following the dove release, many schools, organizations and individuals will participate in a special One Sky One World project, to wrap Sloan’s Lake with fabric. Sloan’s Lake is Denver’s largest lake, and this undertaking will require an astounding 2.7 miles of fabric!
If the wind cooperates, kites will fly all day. But be sure and take a break to enjoy the many booths that will be open to share children’s activities, kite making lessons, food, arts and crafts, community organizations, and much, much more.
One Sky One World Kite Fly for Peace is an international event that will be taking place across the world on October 10. Kite flying is the chosen festivity because the wind, acting as the kite’s ocean of air, favors no dividing boundaries, ideologies, or human conflicts.