Family spotlight: Middle Eastern Festival, Kite Festival

July 17, 2011 at 3:09AM
Kite lover? Check out the Kite Festival in Richfield.
Kite lover? Check out the Kite Festival in Richfield. (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

MIDDLE EASTERN FESTIVAL

Take a ride on a camel at this authentic cultural event. Taste Middle Eastern foods such as roast lamb, tabouli, kabobs and hummus. Enjoy live entertainment, a marketplace and children's games. Church tours are also offered.

  • Noon-10 p.m. Fri.-Sat 7/22-23; Noon-6 p.m. Sun 7/24
    • Free
      • St. George Antiochian Orthodox, 1250 Oakdale Av., St. Paul
        • 651-457-0854
          • www.mideastfest.com

            KITE FESTIVAL

            Write your own poem and let it fly on a kite (provided for kindergartners and older). Listen to kite stories from around the world.

            • 10:30 a.m. Sat 7/23
              • Free
                • Augsburg Park Library, 7100 Nicollet Av. S., Richfield
                  • www.hclib.org
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