Kite flyers paint coast with color, despite initial calm weather at Lincoln City festival

Published on: 09/21/2025

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Performers showcase the work of kite designer Ron Gibian in front of a crowd at Lincoln City's Fall Kite Festival on the beach at the D River State Recreation Site on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. Phil Burks, Stephanie Hull, Barbara Burks and Steve Tipson stand beneath a 100-foot kite at Lincoln City's Fall Kite Festival on the beach at the D River State Recreation Site on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. The octopus is dubbed ‘Wiggles’ by the Burks’ granddaughter. Kite flyers line up to parade and showcase kites at Lincoln City's Fall Kite Festival on the beach at the D River State Recreation Site on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. Audience members clap for kite pilots after a performance at Lincoln City's Fall Kite Festival on the beach at the D River State Recreation Site on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. A kite flyer performs a traditional indoor kite display during Lincoln City's Fall Kite Festival at the D River State Recreation Site beach on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. Because of low winds, performers were able to show the kites in action outdoors. Groups of viewers watch a performance happen during Lincoln City's Fall Kite Festival at the D River State Recreation Site beach on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. Nine kite flyers stand side-by-side during the “all fly” portion of Lincoln City's Fall Kite Festival at the D River State Recreation Site beach on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. The performance by the pilots was unrehearsed, with one flyer calling out commands to the rest of the group through earpieces. A member of Team Oozlefinch walks around the arena carrying a kite during the group’s ground performance during Lincoln City's Fall Kite Festival at the D River State Recreation Site beach on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. Because of the low winds early in the event, the team performed their routine by lifting and moving their kites from the beach while a ground crew further down “assisted.” Team Oozlefinch holds kites in formation during the group’s ground performance during Lincoln City's Fall Kite Festival at the D River State Recreation Site beach on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. The group later performed a fully airborne routine to the songs after the wind picked up later in the afternoon. People gather to watch a kite routine during Lincoln City's Fall Kite Festival at the D River State Recreation Site beach on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. George Fetzer, a Lincoln City Fall Kite Festival volunteer, holds up a kite to parade around during the event at the D River State Recreation Site beach on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. Two Lincoln City Fall Kite Festival attendees fly their own kites outside of the flagged-off stage at the D River State Recreation Site beach on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. Catherine Hingson paints a scene from the Lincoln City Fall Kite Festival while standing above the D River State Recreation Site beach on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. Two audience members of the Lincoln City Fall Kite Festival watch the event at the D River State Recreation Site beach on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. Groups of viewers watch a performance happen during Lincoln City's Fall Kite Festival at the D River State Recreation Site beach on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. Kite designer, Ron Gibian, addresses the audience of the Lincoln City Fall Kite Festival at the D River State Recreation Site beach on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. A lack of wind early in the event made it difficult to fly larger kites, but as the Lincoln City Fall Kite Festival continued, slight wind at the D River State Recreation Site beach allowed for some of the larger kites to slowly become airborne on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. Groups of viewers watch a performance happen during Lincoln City's Fall Kite Festival from above the D River State Recreation Site beach on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. Audience members watch as three kites circle in the air above Lincoln City's Fall Kite Festival at the D River State Recreation Site beach on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. Two pilots carry kites around the beach at Lincoln City's Fall Kite Festival at the D River State Recreation Site on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. A pair of viewers sit and watch a performance while a kite takes flight above them at Lincoln City's Fall Kite Festival at the D River State Recreation Site beach on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. Audience members watch as three kites circle in the air above Lincoln City's Fall Kite Festival at the D River State Recreation Site beach on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. Four performers from Team Oozlefinch concentrate on a routine, this time in the air, during Lincoln City's Fall Kite Festival at the D River State Recreation Site beach on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. A patriotic stingray kite slowly takes flight after the wind began to pick up during the Lincoln City Fall Kite Festival at the D River State Recreation Site beach on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. Two spotters watch from the ground as several pilots perform a group flight at Lincoln City's Fall Kite Festival at the D River State Recreation Site on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. The spotters serve as kite wranglers and detanglers in case the strings get crossed during a routine. The ground crew, very focused on assisting Team Oozlefinch’s grounded performance during the Lincoln City Fall Kite Festival at the D River State Recreation Site beach on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. With no actual flying involved in that particular performance, the ground crew leaned into theatrics to successfully involve the surrounding crowd.

Wind, or the initial lack thereof, didn’t stop the Lincoln City Fall Kite Festival on Saturday afternoon. Over fifty kite performers and a few hundred audience members flocked to the beach to watch or fly their own kites.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2025/09/kite-flyers-paint-coast-with-color-despite-initial-calm-weather-at-lincoln-city-festival.html

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