May 16, 2013
For Immediate ReleaseContact: Judy Schmidt, (214) 671-9025
Third Annual Trinity River Wind Festival Presented By NRG
CelebratesPower of Wind
Free Kites to First 2,000 Attendees from Reliant
DALLAS - The City of Dallas and corporate sponsor NRG will host theone-of-a-kind Trinity River Wind Festival on May 18 to celebrate the power of wind and renewable energy.The event will be held 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Dallas Floodway at the intersection of Riverfront Boulevardand Commerce Street.All events and activities are free.
The spectacular Japanese kite makers will headline the festival’s many family-friendly events and wind-driven activities. Other highlights include high-flying action from Second Spin Disc Dogs show kites of all shapes and sizes presented by Troy Gun and Team TKO Stunt Kite Flyers, Gary Moss and Gayle Woodul show kite flyer teams, along with the Dallas Area Kite Fliers Organization.
“Each year all those flying kites exemplify the magic and uniqueness of this festival and the commitment of the city and NRG to the community,” saidCraig Holcomb, executive director of the Trinity Commons Foundation. “This is going to be a greatyear for the Trinity with construction beginning on The Horseshoe Project IH-35 and Margaret McDermott Bridge (IH-30), the Continental Avenue Pedestrian Bridge, the Texas Horse Park, and the Trinity Forest Golf Course..”
Other activities include the Kroger Kids Fun Zone with bounce houses, clowns and face painters.Native birds will be on-site provided by the Blackland Prairie Raptor Center and exotic and native birds and animals from the Dallas Zoo Outreach. Visitors can add flowers to the Dallas Floodway, make a paper airplane, sneak a peek at Sprints’ latest cellular telephones, talk to the experts from the North Texas Hang/Paragilders Association or spin a pinwheel and eat a burger from Bubba’s Grill.
NRG’s subsidiary Reliant will provide free kites to the first 2,000 attendees at the welcome center and musical entertainment at the Reliant Entertainment Stage.Attendees are invited to bring their own kites, pinwheels, whistles, hand thrown glider planes, scarves, or other wind-driven items. For more festival details visit
About NRG:
NRG is at the forefront of changing how people think about and use energy. We deliver cleaner and smarter energy choices for our customers, backed by the nation’s largest independent power generation portfolio of fossil fuel, nuclear, solar and wind facilities. A Fortune 300 company, NRG is challenging the U.S. energy industry by becoming the largest developer of solar power, building the first privately funded electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and providing customers with the most advanced smart energy solutions to better manage their energy use. In addition to 47,000 megawatts of generation capacity, enough to supply nearly 40 million homes, our retail electricity providers – Reliant,Green Mountain Energyand Energy Plus – serve more than two million customers. More information is available at Connect withNRG EnergyonFacebook,and follow us on Twitter @nrgenergy.
About The Trinity River Corridor Project:
The Trinity River Corridor Project is the largest and most complex public works and urban development project undertaken by the City of Dallas. Projects opening this summer include Moore Park Gateway (8th Street) and Great Trinity Forest Southern Gateway and Horse Trails (IH-20). Projects under construction are the Baker Pump Station scheduled to open in 2014, Sylvan Avenue Bridge scheduled to open spring 2014 and construction exploration has begun on The Horseshoe Project, IH-35 and Margaret McDermott Bridge (IH-30) scheduled to be complete in 2017. The construction will begin for the Continental Avenue Pedestrian Bridge and West Dallas Gateway Park and The Texas Horse Park later this year. Martin Luther King Jr./Cedar Crest Bridge and Joppa Gateway are under design. Over 12 miles of new forest and floodway trails are open for hiking or bicycle riding. Explore the Trinity byvisiting
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