The annual springtime Cherry Blossom festival commemorates the 1912 gift of Japanese cherry trees from Tokyo Mayor Yukio Ozaki, who gave the trees to Washington in an effort to strengthen the friendship between the United States and Japan. The festival was first celebrated in 1935 and since then the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade is one of Washington, DC’s largest public events of the year that draw more than 100,000 spectators from all corners of the world.
In 2015, the National Cherry Blossom Festival delivered an unprecedented and once-in-a -lifetime celebration to mark the 100th anniversary of the gift of trees. So get ready and book your flights to Washington DC, as the festival begins from 20th March 2016 to 14th April 2016.
The parade combines wonderful entertainment for whole family including decorated floats, gigantic colorful helium balloons, marching bands, horses, antique cars, military and celebrity performances along with various cultural events. So get ready for a festival that has grown into a major celebration with countless events, culminating with the parade and street festival which is getting more spectacular with each passing year.
Today, more than 1.5 million people visit Washington, DC each year to admire the blossoming cherry trees and participate in diverse programming that heralds spring in the nation’s capital.
In 2015, the National Cherry Blossom Festival delivered an unprecedented and once-in-a -lifetime celebration to mark the 100th anniversary of the gift of trees. So get ready and book your flights to Washington DC, as the festival begins from 20th March 2016 to 14th April 2016.
The parade combines wonderful entertainment for whole family including decorated floats, gigantic colorful helium balloons, marching bands, horses, antique cars, military and celebrity performances along with various cultural events. So get ready for a festival that has grown into a major celebration with countless events, culminating with the parade and street festival which is getting more spectacular with each passing year.
Today, more than 1.5 million people visit Washington, DC each year to admire the blossoming cherry trees and participate in diverse programming that heralds spring in the nation’s capital.
