In Guatemalan culture, the Día de los Muertos — or Day of the Dead — is a time when the worlds of the living and the dead are believed to mesh together and spirits return to Earth from heaven. The ...

The Santa Barbara Kite Festival is ready to fly, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, April 13 at the Great Meadow on Santa Barbara City College’s West Campus, 973 Cliff Drive. This year’s theme Help One Another ...

Remember and celebrate the legacy of those who have passed from this life with a beautiful celebration honoring loved ones during the fourth annual communitywide Fly and Remember memorial event ...

These beautiful summer days, with a nice breeze, are perfect for kite flying. There’s a tribe of people who take kites to another level. Kite maker and choreographer Paul Degard has been flying kites ...

If you enjoyed this article, I’d like to ask for your support. Scientific American has served as an advocate for science and industry for 180 years, and right now may be the most critical moment in ...

The National Cherry Blossom Festival typically brings between 30,000 and 40,000 folks to the annual Blossom Kite Festival, but the pandemic has altered that tradition. “We’re not encouraging people to ...

Blue skies over Headlands Beach State Park were filled with colorful kites of all shapes and sizes on May 18 while the sand was filled with fliers of all skill levels and ages and an array of ...