Photography By Rush Skinner
Hundreds of kites of all shapes, sizes and colors filled the skies over Zilker Park during the 95th ABC Kite Fest in Austin on April 1, 2023. Austinites of all ages sprinted across Zilker’s lawn trying to get their kites airborne as part of the event that has been around since 1929. Started by the Exchange Club of Austin, a local service organization, the festival began as a kite competition and this year featured a children’s concert, food vendors and a variety of family-friendly activities. Proceeds from the festival will benefit the Moss Pieratt Foundation and Communities in Schools of Central Texas.
Kites dot the Austin skyline at the 95th ABC Kite Fest at Zilker Park on April 1, 2023.
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Holding his kite aloft, Caleb McNutt runs toward his dad, Matt and brother Hayes at the 95th ABC Kite Fest at Zilker Park in Austin, April 1, 2023. Rush Skinner/Reporting Texas.
A single-string kite with a T-Rex at its center flies against the backdrop of a developing skyline at the 95th ABC Kite Fest in Austin, April 1, 2023.
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A kite enthusiast runs to keep a kite aloft at the 95th ABC Kite Fest in Austin, April 1, 2023. Rush Skinner/Reporting Texas
A couple admires the kite of a festival-goer at the 95th ABC Kite Fest in Austin, April 1, 2023. Rush Skinner/Reporting Texas
Marc Botello, left, prepares to fly his single-string kite while children look on at the 95th ABC Kite Fest in Austin, April 1, 2023. Rush Skinner/Reporting Texas
Trophies for the kite competition await the winners during the 95th ABC Kite Fest in Austin, April 1, 2023.
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Marc Botello flies his single-string kite at the 95th ABC Kite Fest in Austin, April 1, 2023. Rush Skinner/Reporting Texas
A kite enthusiast operates a four-string kite within a roped-off area at the 95th ABC Kite Fest in Austin, April 1, 2023.
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