While the LBI Fly International Kite Festival was one of only a handful of major LBI happenings to take flight in 2020 due to pandemic restrictions, a few of the fan-favorites were missing. Not this year.
Welcome back the Indoor Kite Competition, held at the LBI Grade School in Ship Bottom, and the Night Fly Extravaganza at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park. The festival, now in its seventh year, is slated for Oct.
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