Water fountain Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Book Park Newark New Jersey USA 2021

Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Book Park, Newark, New Jersey USA

 

Branch Brook Park is noted for the largest collection of cherry blossom trees in the United States, having over 5,000 in more than eighteen different varieties collectively called Cherryblossomland as well as its spectacular Cherry Blossom Festival each April.

 

Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival

 

The Newark Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Brook Park has been running since April 22nd 1976

 

A portion of the park is also located within the Township of Belleville.

 

The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus 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.

 

 

Bloomfest

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

2016

 

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 from New York City $2.75 each way

 

or

 

NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way

 

Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way

 

Bloomfest! admission FREE

 

Total = $13.70

 

Or

 

Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option

 

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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New Jersey 2021

 

Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat

 

Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat

 

County Executive of Essex County, New Jersey Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. Democrat

 

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04/09/2021

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