Pink Tie Dinner Party
• April 28, 2022

National Cherry Blossom Festival Invites Guests to Celebrate Spring in Style at the Pink Tie Dinner Party Fundraiser  Tickets on sale now for annual party with a purpose  Washington, D.C. [MARCH 9, 2022] – Toast to the […]

Enchanted Rhapsody with the National Cherry Blossom Festival
• April 9, 2022

WHAT: National Cherry Blossom Festival Official Event, Enchanted Rhapsody: Don’t miss a starlit night listening to a live set of Taylor Swift versus Queen songs performed by the Edgewood String […]

Cherry Blossom Sightseeing Cruises Aboard the Potomac Water Taxi
• March 18, 2022

See the most iconic time of year on the Potomac with up-close views of the Cherry Blossoms from the Potomac Water Taxi. Our newest water taxi service offers routes connecting […]

Fairmont’s Pop-Up Lounge Celebrates the Blossoms
• April 1, 2021

Festive, socially distanced tea service is available every Saturday and Sunday in April at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on the hotel’s ninth floor.

Cherry Blossoms Peak Early at Tidal Basin (photos)
• March 29, 2021

Due to a stretch of unseasonably warm temperatures, the cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin have achieved peak bloom several days earlier than expected.

Art & Me Preservation Family Workshop: Celebrating Cherry Blossoms with the Smithsonian American Art Museum
• March 27, 2021

Art & Me Preservation Family Workshop: Celebrating Cherry Blossoms Saturday, March 27, 10–10:45 a.m. ET Celebrate the arrival of spring and the beloved cherry blossoms with a festive virtual family […]

Virtual Cherry Blossom Celebration with the Smithsonian American Art Museum
• March 20, 2021

Virtual Cherry Blossom Celebration Saturday, March 20, 10 a.m. ET Celebrate the start of spring and the National Cherry Blossom Festival with the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Join us for […]

Park Service: Cherry Blossoms to Peak March 27
• March 4, 2020

The National Cherry Blossom Festival, which encompasses dozens of events, will kick off with an opening ceremony on Saturday, March 21, and continue through Easter Sunday, April 12.

Festival Concludes with the National Cherry Blossom Parade (photos)
• April 15, 2019

Gray skies gave way to sunshine and warmth just in time as the District’s celebration of Spring, the National Cherry Blossom Festival, concluded on Saturday, April 13, as marching bands, […]

Japanese Stone Lantern Lighting in D.C. (photos)
• April 8, 2019

Given in 1954 by the governor of Tokyo, the lantern is the oldest freestanding man-made stone structure in Washington that is not in a museum.