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Michigan-based professional kite flying team the Windjammers are planning to stage several aerial performances choreographed to music, each pilot flying stacks of up to a dozen red, white and blue diamond-shaped kites with long tails trailing off each one.

French company Airseas created a different way to capture wind energy: a giant kite flying high above the ocean.

A grassland section will host performances, kite flying, concerts and other events.

Head to the sandy beach for volleyball nets, kite flying, castle-building and beachcombing for “weird rocks” of your own.

The festival includes a parade, fireworks, live music, a Washington Wizards basketball game, art installations, pet- and family-friendly activities, kite flying, food and liquor sampling, cultural events and river cruises.