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{POSTPONED} NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL 2020, DC


UPDATE: PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING CANCELLATIONS DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Signature Festival events affected include: 

  • The Pink Tie Party presented by ANA and hosted by TCMA (a Drew company), is postponed. We are assessing possible ways to reschedule. 

  • The Opening Ceremony co-presented by the Japan Foundation is canceled.

  • The Blossom Kite Festival, presented by Otsuka American Pharmaceutical, Inc. is canceled. 

  • The Tidal Basin Welcome Area presented with the National Park Service and ANA Stage is canceled.

  • The 2020 National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade® presented by Events DC is canceled.

  • Petalpalooza® presented by Chase is canceled.

In addition, the following Premiere events are postponed:

  • The Japan America Society’s Sakura Matsuri – Japanese Street Festival;  future date to be determined. 

  • The Anacostia River Festival, produced by the 11th Street Bridge Park and National Park Service, is postponed until Sunday, August 9, 2020.


Deets: The National Cherry Blossom Festival commemorates the 1912 gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to the city of Washington, DC, and celebrates the enduring friendship between the people of the United States and Japan.Today’s Festival now spans four weeks and welcomes more than 1.5 million people to enjoy diverse and creative programming promoting traditional and contemporary arts and culture, natural beauty, and community spirit.

Hint for the Average Socialite: Events are primarily free and open to the public. See below for our favorite events! Click here for their official website.

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Festival Highlights

PINK TIE PARTY
Friday, March 20, 2020
Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center

UPDATE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

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OPENING CEREMONY
Saturday, March 21, 2020
Warner Theatre

UPDATE: THIS EVENT WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

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BLOSSOM KITE FESTIVAL

UPDATE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS

Saturday, March 28, 2020
National Mall

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PETAL PALOOZA
Saturday, April 11, 2020
Capital Riverfront

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BLOSSOMS AND BASEBALL WITH THE WASHINGTON NATIONALS
TBA

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PRESS RELEASE RECAP

Photos Courtesy of Samantha Banavong of Average Socialite.


LAUNCH EVENT

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at District Winery

SPEAKERS

  • Diana Mayhew, President, National Cherry Blossom Festival, Inc.

  • Richard Bradley, Board Chair, National Cherry Blossom Festival, Inc.

  • Kazutoshi Aikawa, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Japan