#FlyYourDreams at this year’s Cape Town Kite Festival in October! One is never too old to dream, and this year Cape Mental Health is encouraging children and youth to fly a kite in support of mental health awareness. Young, old, and everyone in-between are invited to view kites at Melkbosstrand Beach in Cape Town on Sunday, 9 October in support of World Mental Health Day (on 10 October 2022), or visit the Cape Town Kite Festival website for real-life and online activities such as community flies, our inclusive EduKite competition for learners from mainstream primary and special schools, interviews, activities for the little ones, our online store, and more! Invest in your mental health – invest in our future.
CAPE TOWN KITE FESTIVAL POP UP FLY
Date: Sunday, 9 October 2022
Venue: Melkbosstrand Beach (Opposite Die Damhuis)
Time: 10H00 – 15H00
Our dreams begin in youth, and Cape Mental Health is encouraging children and youth to #FlyYourDreams at the 28th Cape Town Kite Festival this October 2022! You’re never too old to dream big, so let your dreams take to the sky, and fly a kite as high as you can this October in support of mental health awareness. Invest in your mental health – invest in our future.
Cape Mental Health’s annual flagship event is once again taking place this October to raise funds to enable this leading non-profit organisation to continue providing essential free mental healthcare services and interventions to those who are most in need. Our investment in children and youth, in particular, helps prevent mental illness that can progress into adulthood and limit the potential and dreams for the future of young people.
According to Dr Ingrid Daniels, CEO of Cape Mental Health and Immediate Past President of the World Federation for Mental Health, “Failure to ensure that every child and adolescent has access to emotional support and mental health services will be a failure of our society to prevent this generation from being resilient adults with good mental health.”
Young, old, and everyone in-between is invited to view kites at Melkbosstrand beach in Cape Town on 9 October in support of World Mental Health Day (on 10 October 2022), or visit the Cape Town Kite Festival website for real-life and online activities such as community flies, our inclusive EduKite competition for learners from mainstream primary and special schools, interviews, activities for the little ones, our online store and more!
Join kiters all over the globe and fly your kite at the 28th Cape Town Kite Festival, anywhere and anytime during October 2022.
Share your photos, videos and messages of encouragement, tagging #FlyYourDreams and @CTKiteFest, and feature on the official CTKiteFest social feeds.
Access all CTKiteFest online content including a variety of online activities and interviews with our kiting friends from all over the world and find out why they fly in support of Cape Mental Health. Get inspired by the magic of soaring kites with activities for the little ones, and much more!
The 28th Cape Town Kite Festival promises to be an uplifting mix of magical, carefree fun. In South Africa, October is on the cusp of summer and an ideal time to get outdoors, fly a kite, enjoy a sense of play and freedom, and help raise awareness and funds for Cape Mental Health.
ABOUT THE CAPE TOWN INTERNATIONAL KITE FESTIVAL
The Cape Town Kite Festival is the oldest kiting event in Africa and has been proudly hosted by Cape Mental Health since 1994, to raise funds and promote mental wellness.
For more information on the 28th Cape Town Kite Festival, please visit: www.capementalhealth.co.za/