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Cherry Blossom Festival Entertainment Near the Washington Monument

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Cherry Blossom Festival Entertainment Near the Washington Monument© Rachel Cooper, licensed to About.com, Inc.
Nearly 100 cultural performances and demonstrations are held during the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, DC. Audiences enjoy free cultural performances featuring traditional and contemporary music, dance, song and martial arts demonstrations. The stage at the Sylvan Theater will be the site of daily performances March 31-April 15, 2012, beginning at noon each day. For specific times, you may call the festival hotline at (877) 44-BLOOM. Following is a list of some of the performances.

Sylvan Theatre - at the foot of the Washington Monument grounds

2012 Performers

  • Drew Stevyns, an America’s Got Talent finalist
  • Grammy-nominated local hip-hop artist Christylez Bacon
  • 76 Degrees West Band
  • Okinawan Taiko Drummers
  • Batala Washington
  • Justin Trawick
  • Aikido of Arlington
  • Blue Ridge Thunder Cloggers
  • Deb Felz Band
  • Diafanes
  • Flo Anito
  • Fox Mill Elementary School
  • Furia Flamenca
  • Georgetown Visitation Dance Ensemble
  • Glade Dance Collective
  • Japanese Choral Society of Washington
  • JJ Pearce Mighty Mustang Band
  • Johns Creek High School Orchestra
  • Kyo Daiko
  • Levine School of Music
  • Nen Daiko
  • O'Neil James
  • Roswell High School Orchestra
  • Soulfege
  • Wes Tucker & The Skillets
  • and much more
Additional stage performances will be held at the Woodrow Wilson Plaza at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.

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