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The Jefferson Memorial visible through cherry blossoms across the Tidal Basin. The National Cherry Blossom Festival is a spring celebration in Washington, D.C., commemorating the March 27, 1912, gift of Japanese cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo City to the city of Washington, D.C. Ozaki gave the trees to enhance the growing friendship between the United States and Japan and also ...
In 1975, President Gerald Ford, a Michigan native, attended the festival, and led the Cherry Royale Parade as Grand Marshal. [11] On July 25, 1987, Cherry Festival participants earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for baking the world's largest cherry pie. The pie was 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) in diameter, weighing 28,350 pounds.
The Blossom Kite Festival around the Washington Monument on March 30 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Cherry Blossom Festival Parade on April 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. along Constitution Avenue.
Now, you can celebrate the blooming of the trees in Washington, DC during the National Cherry Blossom Festival. The four-week event highlights art and cultural events and boasts a brightly colored ...
Every March, Macon holds its annual International Cherry Blossom Festival—complete with food trucks, carnival rides, and concerts— to celebrate the city's 350,000 cherry trees.
The Macon Cherry Blossom Festival is a 501(c)3 organization that is funded primarily by sponsors. [19] However, the festival has a large impact on the economy of Macon. In 2018, it was estimated that there were over 100,000 visitors.
The National Park Service defines peak bloom as when 70% of the Yoshino cherry trees that line the Mall and Tidal Basin are flowering. A warm winter sped up this year's bloom cycle.
The annual Cherry Blossom Festival at Branch Brook Park in Newark, New Jersey; The annual Cherry Blossom Festival in San Francisco, CA ; International Cherry Blossom Festival in Macon, GA; Hanami, a traditional Japanese custom of celebrating the beauty of flowers, especially cherry blossoms; An annual festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in ...