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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 ...
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 ...
The cherry blossoms lining the National Mall in Washington, DC, have hit “peak bloom,” bursting open in an early spring display after a warm winter, the National Park Service announced Sunday. ...
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 famous sakura Japanese cherry trees of Washington, D.C., line the Tidal Basin and are the main attraction at the National Cherry Blossom Festival in early spring, when the cherry blossoms bloom. Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore, upon returning to Washington, D.C., from a visit to Japan, initiated the idea of cherry trees in Washington, D.C., She ...
The Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run is an annual 10-mile (16 km) road race in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1973 originally as a precursor training run for elite runners planning to compete in the Boston Marathon, the race has evolved over the years into a local race for runners of all abilities.
The US Capitol is seen through cherry blossoms in Washington, DC, on March 27, 2023. Festival highlights include: The Blossom Kite Festival around the Washington Monument on March 30 from 10 a.m ...
Find out when the cherry blossoms bloom in Washington, D.C., in order to plan the perfect trip to the nation's capital during peak blooms.