Join us Saturday, May 9, 2026, from 2:00–6:00 PM at Los Angeles State Historic Park for Clockshop’s Kite Festival, returning for our sixth year.

This all-ages, family-friendly cultural festival brings together diverse communities in Los Angeles through the art of kites and a day of joyful connection in this important public green space. Clockshop invites attendees to participate in free arts workshops, enjoy live music and dancing, and meet local community organizations to learn about their work in the nearby neighborhoods.

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Every year, Clockshop’s Kite Festival breathes joy into our city—filling Los Angeles Historic Park and the sky above it with color and connection. This year’s festival is organized around the theme Take a Breath. We invite you to celebrate the invisible force that makes this community tradition possible: the wind that lifts our kites, the air that sustains us, and the open sky we’re committed to protecting. Come out to fly kites, make art, explore community resources, and honor air and breath: the rhythms that connect us to each other and to our city. 

Clockshop will present two new commissions as part of our annual artist commission program. Artists Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader will unveil an inflatable sculpture that continues their collaborative practice of addressing the complexities of communication in signed and spoken languages. Francisco Ramos, this year’s commissioned kite artist and two-time kite competition winner, will create a design that reflects on the meditative nature of our park spaces, realized in the style of a Guatemalan barrilete.

For the third year in a row, a kite competition will take place, inviting attendees to compete for the best handmade kite, judged by kite masters. Meet us at the stage for the kite competition winners announcement, a cumbia dance lesson with King Dance, and then stay to put your new moves into action with a set by Azucar LA.

ACCESSIBILITY
Arrival
Los Angeles State Historic Park is located at 1245 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, directly adjacent to Chinatown and the Metro Gold Line. The park is located just 1 mile away from Los Angeles Union Station, making it accessible from several Metro routes. We will offer ample bike parking, and highly encourage the bike-riding public to join, either by biking independently or setting up group-rides to the park. Otherwise, we ask attendees to prioritize public transportation, rideshare, biking, or carpooling.

Parking
Parking at Los Angeles State Historic Park is extremely limited. There are two paid parking options at the park, both of which are on a first-come, first-served basis: the Main Parking Lot (1543 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012) and overflow lots operated by a third-party vendor for a flat fee of $20. Please consider reserving these spots for families with young children and those with limited mobility. If you are able-bodied and are not accompanying young children, consider using street parking or, better, public transportation. If parking on the street, please avoid street parking to the South and East of N. Main Street; this is a dense residential area and street parking needs to be reserved for residents.

Restrooms
Several portapotties will be available on site. The park’s main restrooms will be unavailable for the duration of the festival.