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Photos: ‘Up to the highest height’

Kids and kindred spirits gathered at Rideout Park in West Acton for the town Recreation Department’s Kite Festival.

Zia Franklin, 8, of Acton, helps get her dragon airborne. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge
Zia Franklin, 8, of Acton, helps get her dragon airborne. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge

Kids and kindred spirits gathered last Saturday at Rideout Park in West Acton for the town Recreation Department’s Kite Festival. Mother Nature cooperated with sufficient breezes for flights of fancy and fancy flyers. 

Photos: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge

Nori Wyant, 2, of Acton, prepares to launch her kite during the Acton Recreation Department’s Kite Festival at Rideout Park in West Acton on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge
Nori Wyant, 2, of Acton, prepares for launch.
MJ Fitzgerald, 5, runs with her kite during the Acton Recreation Department’s Kite Festival at Rideout Park in West Acton on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge
MJ Fitzgerald, 5, runs with her controls well in hand.
A kite in the shape of an owl soars above Rideout Park in West Acton during the Acton Recreation Department’s Kite Festival on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge
Whoooo sent this beauty skyward?
Maia Devlin, 5, of Acton, ducks as her mother Giselle Devlin launches her kite during the Acton Recreation Department’s Kite Festival at Rideout Park in West Acton on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge
Maia Devlin, 5, of Acton, ducks as her mother Giselle Devlin launches their kite.
Mohammad Jouni of Acton and his son Oliver, 5, watch as their kite soars a thousand feet over Rideout Park in West Acton during the Acton Recreation Department’s Kite Festival on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge
Mohammad Jouni of Acton and his son Oliver, 5, watch as their craft soars.
A kite in the shape of an airplane soards above Rideout Park in West Acton during the Acton Recreation Department’s Kite Festivalon Saturday, May 2, 2026. Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge
This elaborate craft got cleared for takeoff.

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