What to Know52nd Annual Festival of the KiteRedondo Beach PierMarch 8, noon to 5 p.m.FreePresented by Redondo Pier Association

On the vast timeline of all the eras and all the eons and all the epochs and everything to be, beaches arrived well before kites.

And understatement, to be sure, but let’s humbly acknowledge that this cannot be quibbled with.

And while this assertion may indeed be true, it is also accurate to state that few match-ups have proved to be as winning, and thrilling, as a sandy, sunlit stretch and a bright triangle of nylon dancing above it.

Redondo Beach has proven over the last half century that this awesome and eternally delightful pairing is here to stay.

Well, make that a half century plus a couple of years: The zazzy, breezy, briny, and let-go Festival of the Kite is diving into its 52nd annual outing March 8.

There’s no ticket needed and don’t pay one single worry about booking a reservation or spot: This happening is free. Redondo Pier Association is behind the event, which was created to bolster community spirit and cheer.

This means every kite enthusiast, in Redondo Beach and beyond, is invited to show up with a kite in hand, or utterly kite-less, and simply enjoy the five-hour festivity.

DJ tunes will provide a sunny soundtrack, dance will open the playful proceedings, and there’s a kite-flying contest, too. Oh yes: Live music will up the atmos of the airy affair.

If you forget a kite, don’t be blue: Ready-to-fly kites will be for sale.

And don’t overthink arriving with the fanciest kite you can find at the store. Homemade is fantabulous, too (“fantabulous” is an excessive word, sure, but the topic of kites can summon the quirkiest terms).

Simply attach your whimsical work of art to a string and ask the next breeze to catch it and send it high.

Kite season in California, a splendid spring thing, is just beginning, and there are a few kite parties coming up along the Golden State coast, with a big bash due in Morro Bay near the end of April.

Be sure to keep that homemade or snazzy store-bought kite at the ready and make it soar, as often as possible, over the next few weeks.