The National Cherry Blossom Festival kicks-off with a free family festival that includes hands-on fun exploring Japanese arts and design, performing arts, kimono displays, creating miniature Japanese-style paper gardens to take home, building a Kyogen stage, face painting, decorating biodegradable pots and plant seedlings.
Live entertainment includes the Tohoko University Jazz Band from Japan, Bach 2 Rock, Blues Alley Youth Orchestra, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington Teen Arts Performers, Buckhead Girls Choir from Georgia, Culture Shock, Nen Daiko, Shizumi Kodomo Dance Troupe, and The Washington Ballet. See Photos of the Opening Ceremony.
© National Cherry Blossom Festival
Schedule
March 24-25, 2012
Sat. 10 am - 4:30 pm, Sun. 11 am - 3:30 pm
Location
National Building Museum
401 F Street NW Washington, DC
The closest Metro stop is Judiciary Square
See a map
The annual spring festival includes more than 200 special events and performances. See the Calendar of Events for the National Cherry Blossom Festival
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