On Monday, January 1, 2024, New Years Day, the Kite Society of Wisconsin & Illinois, and Gift of Wings are presenting our 37th Annual “COOL FOOL KITE & SNOW CARVING FESTIVAL”, The First Kite Festival of the New Year! This 37 year Milwaukee tradition will take place in Veterans Park, on Milwaukee’s usually warm and windy lakefront. The kite festival is free to the public and will start at 11:00 am just prior to the Polar Bear’s jump into Lake Michigan, and will run until we can no longer stand the cold, probably around 5:00 PM.