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Redcar is hosting its second kite festival with a new street food market. Thousands of people are again expected to attend the second Redcar Kite Festival after more than 17,000 attended the

inaugural event last summer. There will again be a range of free and low cost activities for all ages, with some of the most spectacular and largest kites in the world on display. This year

will also see the introduction of a market on the eve of the festival on Friday, June 13, opening from 4 to 9pm. Organisers say the Majuba Sunset Market will have "delicious street

food and chilled out music from DJs". Both days of the festival itself will see kite flying displays by the Northern Kite Group in beach arenas including displays to music, stunt kites,

kite ballet, inflatable kites and the chance for kids to fly a kite. Elsewhere, visitors can take part in kite making workshops with Infinite Arts; Rockpool School (Saturday); Big Science

workshops (Sunday); Nutkhut Kites of Asia kite making and storytelling and artist-led Make-Your-Own-Jellyfish workshops. Open Country will be leading workshops to make wheelchair flags and

Redcar & Cleveland Recycling Team will run workshops to make windsocks. On the beach, you can try your hand at sand sculpting with workshops with Sand in Your Eye. For a small charge,

visitors can also take part in Rock Showman’s Fossil Safaris and Fossil Polishing. There will be walkabout performers throughout the weekend, including giant stilt walking octopi Cali and

Mali on Saturday debonair Maritime Captain Monty Montague with his water-skiing wife Minty on Sunday. And look out for the Working Boys Club Serving Sounds – a mobile bar who serve up beats

rather than beer. There will also be vintage fairground rides and a street food and drink market, featuring local and regional stall holders who will be serving up everything from gourmet

burgers to sweet treats. Cllr Carrie Richardson, Redcar Council cabinet member for climate and culture , said: “This is a spectacular fun event for the whole family – and it’s completely

free. We’re expecting big crowds and, if it is anything like last year’s festival, it will be joyous…come down and join the fun!” Redcar Kite Festival is part of Tees Valley Combined

Authority’s Great Outdoors Challenge Fund, which supports events that showcase Tees Valley’s natural landscape and encourage visitors to explore the area, experience the outdoors, and stay

for longer. TVCA has invested £72,560 over two years to help grow, sustain, and raise the profile of the event. Redcar Kite Festival will take place on Saturday, June 14 and Sunday, June 15.

HOW TO GET TO REDCAR KITE FESTIVAL A park and ride service will be available on both Saturday and Sunday with outbound journeys from Kirkleatham Showground, Redcar. Motorists can leave

their vehicle at the Showground and be dropped off by bus at Redcar's TunedIn! on the seafront. Parking at Kirkleatham Showground is free. Buses will run every 20 minutes both ways.

Adult return tickets are £2 and £1 for children aged five to 16. Book for outbound journeys here and the return journeys here. Only disabled parking will be available at Majuba Road car

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