Fly a kite at the Revere Beach Kite Festival

The festival brings live music, professional kite flyers, and family-friendly activities on May 19.

Professionals and amateurs alike fly kites at the annual Revere Beach Kite Festival. Lisa Watchmaker

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The Revere Beach Kite Festival returns this year on Sunday, May 19, to kick off beach season. The event will feature live music, professional kite flyers, and family-friendly activities on America’s first public beach.

Children at the festival will have the opportunity to build, decorate, and then fly their own kites. Visitors are welcome to bring their own kites as well.

Free and open to the public, the event takes place on Revere Beach right across from Kelly’s Roast Beef, a favorite roast beef sandwich spot for Boston.com readers.

Revere Beach hosts other popular events throughout the summer, like the International Sand Sculpting Festival, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this July 19-21, a summer concert series on select Thursdays and Fridays from June to August, and an Art Festival on Sept. 14.