The New Jersey State flag and The national flag of Japan at the Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival "Bloomfest" in Branch Book Park, Newark, New Jersey USA
Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival "Bloomfest" in Branch Book Park, Newark, New Jersey USA
The Newark Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Brook Park has been running since April 22nd 1976
The event has grown in the past 40 years and at the 2016 Branch Brook Park had 5,000 cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.
The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami "flower viewing".
The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
MAIN STAGE
11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra
12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony
1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe
2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy
3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul
4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop
CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT
11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll
11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration
1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.
1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak
3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE
11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums
3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners
Address:
Cherry Blossom Welcome Center
Branch Brook Park
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 621-2542
Very affordable to visit from NYC:
Path train round trip from New York City $5.50
Light Rail Train round trip ticket $3.20
Bloomfest! admission FREE
Total = $8.70
Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car
1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)
2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)
3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.
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Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/24/2016
The New Jersey State flag and The national flag of Japan at the Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival "Bloomfest" in Branch Book Park, Newark, New Jersey USA
Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival "Bloomfest" in Branch Book Park, Newark, New Jersey USA
The Newark Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Brook Park has been running since April 22nd 1976
The event has grown in the past 40 years and at the 2016 Branch Brook Park had 5,000 cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.
The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami "flower viewing".
The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
MAIN STAGE
11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra
12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony
1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe
2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy
3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul
4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop
CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT
11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll
11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration
1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.
1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak
3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE
11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums
3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners
Address:
Cherry Blossom Welcome Center
Branch Brook Park
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 621-2542
Very affordable to visit from NYC:
Path train round trip from New York City $5.50
Light Rail Train round trip ticket $3.20
Bloomfest! admission FREE
Total = $8.70
Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car
1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)
2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)
3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.
#CherryBlossomFestival #CherryBlossoms #CherryBlossom #SakuraMatsuri #Sakura #Matsuri #Japan #Japanese #pink #flower #flowers #spring #springtime #WelcomeSpring #PeakBloom #NJ #NewJersey #New #Jersey #TheGardenState #GardenState #Essex #County #EssexCounty #EssexCountyCherryBlossomFestival #BranchBrookPark #Bloomfest #Newark #NewarkNJ #NewarkNewJersey #EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival
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Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/24/2016