Enough of winter already! AshaKiran and the City of Huntsville will host the 4th Annual Community Kite Festival on Saturday March 5th from 11am until 3pm at the Jaycees Building and surrounding areas of John Hunt Park off Airport Road in Huntsville. Free parking will be available at Joe Davis Stadium.

The event will kick off with a ribbon cutting and opening ceremonies starting at 10:45am. More than 85 organizations form throughout the area will gather to promote awareness and celebrate the theme of "Soar for Social Justice."

The free event will include music, live entertainment, children's activiites, food vendors/trucks and sales of kites and crafts. Children's activities will include kite decorating, kite flying, clowns, balloon art and having an ID card made. Performing groups such as Huntsville Drum Line, Flash Mob Dance One Billion Rising and more will provide music and entertainment.

Chicago Kite will demonstrate kite flying stunts and offer assistance with flying tips. Participants can bring their own kites and there will also be a limited quantity of kites available for purchase. You are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs to watch as the sky fills with colorful kites. Please however, pets are not allowed for this event.

Huntsville Hospital Mobile Medical Unit will provide cholesterol, blood sugar and blood pressure screenings. HEMSI and Huntsville Fire & Rescue will also be on site.

Check out this kite-cam video from the 2013 event.