Photos From the Coney Island Kite Festival

The Coney Island International Kite Festival returned to the skies above the southern Brooklyn boardwalk this weekend.

Bringing high-flying colors to clear (and cloudy) skies, the diverse array of kites featured horses that galloped in the winds, wheels that spun close to the sand, and even a diver who appeared to swim above closed beaches.

The festival occurred on a busy weekend for Coney, as the Hot Rod and Tattoo Show and Great Irish Fair were being held nearby.

[Photos: Hannah Frishberg]

Giddy up! Horse kites galloping over the beach at #ConeyIsland kite festival @WonderWheelPark @ConeyIslandFun pic.twitter.com/E7ccP9dv7s

— Coney Island History (@ConeyHistory) September 26, 2015

Kite festival this weekend in Coney Island! Tattoo and hot rod show too. @WonderWheelPark open from 12 noon @nycgo pic.twitter.com/2ElNWuU909

— Denos Wonder Wheel (@WonderWheelPark) September 26, 2015

At Coney Island kite festival, this Big Bird has no political agenda. pic.twitter.com/Dms7onQu

— Richard Robbins (@rich1) October 14, 2012

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