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Saturday, May 3, 2014
Hundreds of kids took part in the 16th Annual Chicago Kids and Kites Festival on May 3, 2014, at Cricket Hill in Lincoln Park on the city's North Side.
Hundreds of kids took part in the 16th Annual Chicago Kids and Kites Festival on May 3, 2014, at Cricket Hill in Lincoln Park on the city's North Side.
Hundreds of kids took part in the 16th Annual Chicago Kids and Kites Festival on May 3, 2014, at Cricket Hill in Lincoln Park on the city's North Side.
Hundreds of kids took part in the 16th Annual Chicago Kids and Kites Festival on May 3, 2014, at Cricket Hill in Lincoln Park on the city's North Side.
Hundreds of kids took part in the 16th Annual Chicago Kids and Kites Festival on May 3, 2014, at Cricket Hill in Lincoln Park on the city's North Side.
Hundreds of kids took part in the 16th Annual Chicago Kids and Kites Festival on May 3, 2014, at Cricket Hill in Lincoln Park on the city's North Side.
Hundreds of kids took part in the 16th Annual Chicago Kids and Kites Festival on May 3, 2014, at Cricket Hill in Lincoln Park on the city's North Side.
Hundreds of kids took part in the 16th Annual Chicago Kids and Kites Festival on May 3, 2014, at Cricket Hill in Lincoln Park on the city's North Side.
Hundreds of kids took part in the 16th Annual Chicago Kids and Kites Festival on May 3, 2014, at Cricket Hill in Lincoln Park on the city's North Side.
Kids participate in Chicago's Kids and Kites festival on May 3, 2014.
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Perfect weather backdrop for 'Kites Festival'Hundreds of kids took part in the 16th Annual Chicago Kids and Kites Festival on May 3, 2014, at Cricket Hill in Lincoln Park on the city's North Side.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Hundreds of families took part in the 16th annual Chicago Kids and Kites Festival on Saturday, May 3.

The city provides free kite kits for children to build, decorate and then fly. Some families also bring their own unique kites for the festival.

It's held every year on Cricket Hill in Lincoln Park.