VISITOR INFORMATION
Schedule: For 2011: May 7 & 8 (usually on a weekend end of April or early May), from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (In 2011, the Teddy Bear Drop is at 2 p.m.) The Kortright Centre is open year-round, usually at least from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Closed from December 24 through first week in January.)
Admission: $6.50/adults, $5.50/seniors, FREE for 15 years and under (when with their family). During Maple Syrup and special events, admission is $9/adults, $6.50/4-15 years old and FREE for 3 years and under. Parking is $4/car on the weekends and during special events.
Address: 9550 Pine Valley Drive
Phone: 905-832-2289
Website: www.kortright.orgNearby restaurants: • The Kortright Centre Café sells light meals, snacks and refreshments.
While you are there: • Explore one of the Kortright Centre’s trails. You can download some trail maps from their website. The Spring Peeper Pond with small boardwalks is just eats of the kite field.
Age group: 2 - 16 years old
Attraction suitable for:
Toddlers
Preschoolers
School
Preteen
Teen
High Four!
When decent wind is part of the picture, loads of large, graceful kites colour the sky above Kortright Centre during their kite festival. Both times we've attended the event, the wind was rather timid. We had a lot of fun, regardless. Only the experienced participants managed to raise their flying apparatus into the air. The kids' kite went up slightly, thanks to air drafts generated by their running. The pros compete on a vast field on the premises. They create impressive ballets with their splendid kites, to the sound of music. In the past, they've organized a "Teddy Bear Drop" (which involves the dropping from flying kites of a couple of furry creatures equipped with small parachutes). I hope they’ve kept it in the program!