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Check out this colourful kite festival!

Woman wearing straw hat flies a kite that looks like an animal in rainbow colours Reuters

Marcel Kramer from Germany was flying this kite - what animal do you think it is?

You might not have heard of the Cape Town International Kite Festival, but once you've seen the pictures you probably won't forget it.

It's held each year in the second largest city in South Africa.

This is its 31st year and it's Africa's oldest kite festival, running since since 1994.

Each year kite enthusiasts gather to fly colourful kites, take part in different activities, to raise funds and awareness of mental health issues.

Kites that look like a baby lion, giant blue whale and various bird species are seen in the sky Reuters

Lots of the kites were animal and sea themed

Huge kite shaped like a fish is lying on the group held by a man with a string Reuters

Quite a few definitely fell into the fish theme

Brightly coloured fish kite is seen lying on a beach with a person holding the front Reuters

Look how colourful this one is!

Young girl seen playing with a small striped kite Reuters

Not all the kites were giant-sized, but there were also lots of smaller ones for kids to help fly

Organised by Cape Mental Health, this year's theme, is '#CourageToFly," celebrating the bravery it takes to face challenges in life, particularly those linked to mental health.

Families, friends, and kite enthusiasts from across the city gathered to watch all sorts of colourful kites take to the skies.

Some were even made at home by children and families.