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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

🌸 National Cherry Blossom Festival 🌸

 

🌸🌸🌸PEAK BLOOM HAS ARRIVED🌸🌸🌸

 

The 🌸 #NationalCherryBlossomFestival 🌸 in #WashingtonDC #USA currently the #blossoms are in the sixth of six stages of blooming called #PeakBloom as of #March 21st 2022

 

Next big joy filled spring event is the #SakuraMatsuri 🇯🇵

 

#PeakBloom prediction has been announced by #NationalParkService #NPS for March 22nd 2022 thru March 25th 2022

 

#PeakBloom took place on

March 21st 2022

March 28th 2021

March 20th 2020

April 1st 2019

April 5th 2018

March 25th 2017

March 25th 2016

April 10th 2015

April 10th 2014

April 9th 2013

March 20th 2012

March 29th 2011

March 31st 2010

April 1st 2009

March 26th 2008

April 1st 2007

March 30th 2006

April 9th 2005

March 31st 2004

 

#BloomWatch

#CherryBlossomDC

#CherryBlossFest

#CherryBlossomFestival

#SpringBlossomsHere

#WelcomeSpring

#WalkingTour

#Walking

#Tour

#Japan

#Japanese

#Tokyo

 

Video of #Washington #DC during #USPresident #JoeBiden #Presidency

 

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March 26th 2022

the other side of my latest soldered pendant. Than you Anita for the sweet bird picture!

I've created this bird house pendant for my swap partner Lorraine in the Year of color group swap "May baskets".

Blossom Kite Festival 🌸 National Cherry Blossom Festival 🌸 Washington DC USA March 26 2022

 

🌸🌸🌸PEAK BLOOM HAS ARRIVED🌸🌸🌸

 

The 🌸 #NationalCherryBlossomFestival 🌸 in #WashingtonDC #USA currently the #blossoms are in the sixth of six stages of blooming called #PeakBloom as of #March 21st 2022

 

Next big joy filled spring event is the #SakuraMatsuri 🇯🇵

 

#PeakBloom prediction has been announced by #NationalParkService #NPS for March 22nd 2022 thru March 25th 2022

 

#PeakBloom took place on

March 21st 2022

March 28th 2021

March 20th 2020

April 1st 2019

April 5th 2018

March 25th 2017

March 25th 2016

April 10th 2015

April 10th 2014

April 9th 2013

March 20th 2012

March 29th 2011

March 31st 2010

April 1st 2009

March 26th 2008

April 1st 2007

March 30th 2006

April 9th 2005

March 31st 2004

 

#BloomWatch

#CherryBlossomDC

#CherryBlossFest

#CherryBlossomFestival

#SpringBlossomsHere

#WelcomeSpring

#WalkingTour

#Walking

#Tour

#Japan

#Japanese

#Tokyo

#BlossomKiteFestival

#Kite

#Kites

#GoFlyAKite

#KiteFestival

#KiteFlying

#FlyingAKite

#HowToFlyAKite

 

Video of #Washington #DC during #USPresident #JoeBiden #Presidency

 

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March 26th 2022

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.

 

********************

 

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

Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Sakura Matsuri, Cherry Blossom Festival in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York City, USA

 

A weekend celebrating traditional and contemporary Japanese culture!

 

2016 marks the 35th anniversary of Sakura Matsuri, BBG’s annual cherry blossom festival. Known as New York City’s rite of spring, the weekend offers over 60 events and performances that celebrate traditional and contemporary Japanese culture.

 

Taiko Drumming • Cosplay Fashion Show • Tea Ceremonies • J-Pop • Samurai Sword Fighting • Manga • Vintage Kimonos • Ikebana Flower Arranging • BBG Parasol Society and More!

 

The Garden has more than 200 cherry trees of forty-two Asian species and cultivated varieties, making it one of the foremost cherry-viewing sites outside Japan. The first cherries were planted at the garden after World War I, a gift from the Japanese government. Each spring at BBG, when the trees are in bloom, a month-long cherry blossom viewing festival called Hanami is held at the Cherry Esplanade, culminating in a weekend celebration called Sakura Matsuri. The Esplanade features two rows of cherry trees with trails and sitting areas on the side. Visitors may also sit on the field of grass between the rows of cherry trees. Cherry trees are found on the Cherry Esplanade and Cherry Walk, in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, and in many other locations in the Garden. Depending on weather conditions, the Asian flowering cherries bloom from late March or early April to mid-May. The many different species bloom at slightly different times, and the sequence is tracked online at Cherry Watch, on the BBG website.

 

Brooklyn Botanic Garden was founded in 1910

  

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

990 Washington Ave,

Brooklyn, NY 11225

(718) 623-7200

 

Brooklyn Botanic Garden is very easy to get to from Manhattan without a car approximately 8 miles and easily accesible by taking the 2 or 3 subway to Eastern Parkway / Brooklyn Museum stop for $2.75 each way (spring 2016 rate)

 

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Prospect Park neighborhood, Brooklyn borough, New York City, New York state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent

April 26th 2016

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

 

April 2021 video

 

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.

 

********************

 

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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#‎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 #CherryBlossomLand ‪#‎Newark‬ ‪#‎NewarkNJ‬ ‪#‎NewarkNewJersey‬ EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival ILoveNJ #ExploreNJ

 

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Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent

04/09/2021

Put your troubles down

No need to bear the weight

Of your worries

Just let them all fall away-

 

Pantala Naga Pampa - DMB

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.

 

********************

 

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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#‎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 #CherryBlossomLand ‪#‎Newark‬ ‪#‎NewarkNJ‬ ‪#‎NewarkNewJersey‬ EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival ILoveNJ #ExploreNJ

 

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Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent

04/09/2021

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.

 

********************

 

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

 

***************************

 

Hashtag metadata tags

 

#‎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 #CherryBlossomLand ‪#‎Newark‬ ‪#‎NewarkNJ‬ ‪#‎NewarkNewJersey‬ EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival ILoveNJ #ExploreNJ

 

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Wild animal deer splashing and dancing in the mud having fun in the water at Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Book Park Newark New Jersey USA 2021 video

 

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.

 

********************

 

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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playing around on the 1st of may...

Hoy día 20 de Marzo a las 18 h. llega la Primavera . Bienvenida , Welcome , bienvenue benvingua primavera !

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.

 

********************

 

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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#‎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 #CherryBlossomLand ‪#‎Newark‬ ‪#‎NewarkNJ‬ ‪#‎NewarkNewJersey‬ EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival ILoveNJ #ExploreNJ

 

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Wild animal deer splashing and dancing in the mud having fun in the water at Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Book Park Newark New Jersey USA 2021 video

 

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.

 

********************

 

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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#‎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 #CherryBlossomLand ‪#‎Newark‬ ‪#‎NewarkNJ‬ ‪#‎NewarkNewJersey‬ EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival ILoveNJ #ExploreNJ

 

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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.

 

********************

 

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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#‎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 #CherryBlossomLand ‪#‎Newark‬ ‪#‎NewarkNJ‬ ‪#‎NewarkNewJersey‬ EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival ILoveNJ #ExploreNJ

 

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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.

 

********************

 

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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#‎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 #CherryBlossomLand ‪#‎Newark‬ ‪#‎NewarkNJ‬ ‪#‎NewarkNewJersey‬ EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival ILoveNJ #ExploreNJ

 

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Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent

04/09/2021

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.

 

********************

 

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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#‎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 #CherryBlossomLand ‪#‎Newark‬ ‪#‎NewarkNJ‬ ‪#‎NewarkNewJersey‬ EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival ILoveNJ #ExploreNJ

 

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Bienvenida Primavera

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.

 

********************

 

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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Photo

Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent

04/09/2021

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.

 

********************

 

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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Photo

Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent

04/09/2021

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.

 

********************

 

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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Photo

Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent

04/09/2021

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.

 

********************

 

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

Holi celebration in Kolkata streets

Michelle Marsh Emmy Award winner TV anchor at WJLA ABC 7 hosting The National Cherry Blossom Festival Opening Ceremony in Washington, D.C. 2017

 

The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. USA

 

The 2017 event marks the 90th anniversary of the first festival and the 105th anniversary of Japan's tree gift

 

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 Japan to the city of Washington

 

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is known as the Nation’s Greatest Springtime Celebration!

 

Images are from the first weekend on The National Cherry Blossom Festival

 

National Park Service NPS predicted peak bloom March 19th thru 22nd 2017

 

Photos were taken while the cherry blossom trees were in the sixth of six stages of blooming called Peak Bloom which happened on March 25th 2017

 

* Approximately half of the Yoshino blossoms were lost due to a late frost that occurred March 14-16, 2017

 

Puffy white and peak bloom are defined as when 70% of the surviving blossoms reach those stages

 

Average peak bloom date is April 4th

 

Extraordinary warm or cool temperatures have resulted in peak bloom as early as March 15 (1990) and as late as April 18 (1958)

 

Peak bloom dates occurred on:

2017 March 25th

2016 March 25th

2015 April 10th

2014 April 10th

2013 April 9th

2012 March 20th

2011 March 29th

2010 March 31st

2009 April 1st

2008 March 29th

2007 April 1st

2006 March 30th

2005 April 9th

2004 March 31st

2003 April 2nd

2002 April 2nd

2001 April 6th

2000 March 17th

1999 April 5th

1998 March 27th

1997 March 26th

1996 April 4th

1995 April 2nd

1994 April 5th

1993 April 11th

1992 April 5th

1991 March 29th

 

Origins of the cherry trees in DC:

Viscountess Chinda was the wife of the Japanese ambassador. She and Mrs. Taft planted the first two cherry trees at the Tidal Basin March 27th 1912

The ceremony of planting these trees grew into the National Cherry Blossom Festival

This special part of history is celebrated through many events and is also commemorated with a large, bronze plaque at the site of the first planting

 

Also of importance is Dr. David Fairchild, a prominent botanist who planted the first cherry trees in D.C.

  

WASHINGTON DC history

 

Washington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia is the capital of the United States of America since July 16, 1790

 

The state of Maryland donated land to create what is now known as Washington, D.C.

 

Virginia had also donated land which was returned to Virgina in 1846

 

Washington, D.C. is not in a state but there is a movement for statehood which would have the name of the 51st state as New Columbia

 

The United States of America declared independance from Great Britain in 1776

 

Video taken while Donald Trump was in office at The White House as President of The United States of America

 

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Japanese Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae said at a press conference on March 02, 2017 "I don't need to say, 'Make this cherry blossom festival great again,' because it's already great."

  

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Washington, D.C. District of Columbia, (New Columbia state), The United States of America USA country, North America continent

Saturday March 25th 2017‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. USA

 

The 2017 event marks the 90th anniversary of the first festival and the 105th anniversary of Japan's tree gift

 

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 Japan to the city of Washington

 

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is known as the Nation’s Greatest Springtime Celebration!

 

Images are from the first weekend on The National Cherry Blossom Festival

 

National Park Service NPS predicted peak bloom March 19th thru 22nd 2017

 

Photos were taken while the cherry blossom trees were in the sixth of six stages of blooming called Peak Bloom which happened on March 25th 2017

 

* Approximately half of the Yoshino blossoms were lost due to a late frost that occurred March 14-16, 2017

 

Puffy white and peak bloom are defined as when 70% of the surviving blossoms reach those stages

 

Average peak bloom date is April 4th

 

Extraordinary warm or cool temperatures have resulted in peak bloom as early as March 15 (1990) and as late as April 18 (1958)

 

Peak bloom dates occurred on:

2017 March 25th

2016 March 25th

2015 April 10th

2014 April 10th

2013 April 9th

2012 March 20th

2011 March 29th

2010 March 31st

2009 April 1st

2008 March 29th

2007 April 1st

2006 March 30th

2005 April 9th

2004 March 31st

2003 April 2nd

2002 April 2nd

2001 April 6th

2000 March 17th

1999 April 5th

1998 March 27th

1997 March 26th

1996 April 4th

1995 April 2nd

1994 April 5th

1993 April 11th

1992 April 5th

1991 March 29th

 

Origins of the cherry trees in DC:

Viscountess Chinda was the wife of the Japanese ambassador. She and Mrs. Taft planted the first two cherry trees at the Tidal Basin March 27th 1912

The ceremony of planting these trees grew into the National Cherry Blossom Festival

This special part of history is celebrated through many events and is also commemorated with a large, bronze plaque at the site of the first planting

 

Also of importance is Dr. David Fairchild, a prominent botanist who planted the first cherry trees in D.C.

  

WASHINGTON DC history

 

Washington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia is the capital of the United States of America since July 16, 1790

 

The state of Maryland donated land to create what is now known as Washington, D.C.

 

Virginia had also donated land which was returned to Virgina in 1846

 

Washington, D.C. is not in a state but there is a movement for statehood which would have the name of the 51st state as New Columbia

 

The United States of America declared independance from Great Britain in 1776

 

Video taken while Donald Trump was in office at The White House as President of The United States of America

 

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Japanese Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae said at a press conference on March 02, 2017 "I don't need to say, 'Make this cherry blossom festival great again,' because it's already great."

  

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Washington, D.C. District of Columbia, (New Columbia state), The United States of America USA country, North America continent

Saturday March 25th 2017‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

El Squad from Wrecking Crew Orchestra Light Dance at The National Cherry Blossom Festival Opening Ceremony Washington, D.C. USA 2017

 

The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. USA

 

The 2017 event marks the 90th anniversary of the first festival and the 105th anniversary of Japan's tree gift

 

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 Japan to the city of Washington

 

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is known as the Nation’s Greatest Springtime Celebration!

 

Images are from the first weekend on The National Cherry Blossom Festival

 

National Park Service NPS predicted peak bloom March 19th thru 22nd 2017

 

Photos were taken while the cherry blossom trees were in the sixth of six stages of blooming called Peak Bloom which happened on March 25th 2017

 

* Approximately half of the Yoshino blossoms were lost due to a late frost that occurred March 14-16, 2017

 

Puffy white and peak bloom are defined as when 70% of the surviving blossoms reach those stages

 

Average peak bloom date is April 4th

 

Extraordinary warm or cool temperatures have resulted in peak bloom as early as March 15 (1990) and as late as April 18 (1958)

 

Peak bloom dates occurred on:

2017 March 25th

2016 March 25th

2015 April 10th

2014 April 10th

2013 April 9th

2012 March 20th

2011 March 29th

2010 March 31st

2009 April 1st

2008 March 29th

2007 April 1st

2006 March 30th

2005 April 9th

2004 March 31st

2003 April 2nd

2002 April 2nd

2001 April 6th

2000 March 17th

1999 April 5th

1998 March 27th

1997 March 26th

1996 April 4th

1995 April 2nd

1994 April 5th

1993 April 11th

1992 April 5th

1991 March 29th

 

Origins of the cherry trees in DC:

Viscountess Chinda was the wife of the Japanese ambassador. She and Mrs. Taft planted the first two cherry trees at the Tidal Basin March 27th 1912

The ceremony of planting these trees grew into the National Cherry Blossom Festival

This special part of history is celebrated through many events and is also commemorated with a large, bronze plaque at the site of the first planting

 

Also of importance is Dr. David Fairchild, a prominent botanist who planted the first cherry trees in D.C.

  

WASHINGTON DC history

 

Washington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia is the capital of the United States of America since July 16, 1790

 

The state of Maryland donated land to create what is now known as Washington, D.C.

 

Virginia had also donated land which was returned to Virgina in 1846

 

Washington, D.C. is not in a state but there is a movement for statehood which would have the name of the 51st state as New Columbia

 

The United States of America declared independance from Great Britain in 1776

 

Video taken while Donald Trump was in office at The White House as President of The United States of America

 

******************

 

Japanese Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae said at a press conference on March 02, 2017 "I don't need to say, 'Make this cherry blossom festival great again,' because it's already great."

  

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Washington, D.C. District of Columbia, (New Columbia state), The United States of America USA country, North America continent

Saturday March 25th 2017‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

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.

 

********************

 

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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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max smartphone

  

Photo

Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent

04/09/2021

The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. USA

 

The 2017 event marks the 90th anniversary of the first festival and the 105th anniversary of Japan's tree gift

 

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 Japan to the city of Washington

 

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is known as the Nation’s Greatest Springtime Celebration!

 

Images are from the first weekend on The National Cherry Blossom Festival

 

National Park Service NPS predicted peak bloom March 19th thru 22nd 2017

 

Photos were taken while the cherry blossom trees were in the sixth of six stages of blooming called Peak Bloom which happened on March 25th 2017

 

* Approximately half of the Yoshino blossoms were lost due to a late frost that occurred March 14-16, 2017

 

Puffy white and peak bloom are defined as when 70% of the surviving blossoms reach those stages

 

Average peak bloom date is April 4th

 

Extraordinary warm or cool temperatures have resulted in peak bloom as early as March 15 (1990) and as late as April 18 (1958)

 

Peak bloom dates occurred on:

2017 March 25th

2016 March 25th

2015 April 10th

2014 April 10th

2013 April 9th

2012 March 20th

2011 March 29th

2010 March 31st

2009 April 1st

2008 March 29th

2007 April 1st

2006 March 30th

2005 April 9th

2004 March 31st

2003 April 2nd

2002 April 2nd

2001 April 6th

2000 March 17th

1999 April 5th

1998 March 27th

1997 March 26th

1996 April 4th

1995 April 2nd

1994 April 5th

1993 April 11th

1992 April 5th

1991 March 29th

 

Origins of the cherry trees in DC:

Viscountess Chinda was the wife of the Japanese ambassador. She and Mrs. Taft planted the first two cherry trees at the Tidal Basin March 27th 1912

The ceremony of planting these trees grew into the National Cherry Blossom Festival

This special part of history is celebrated through many events and is also commemorated with a large, bronze plaque at the site of the first planting

 

Also of importance is Dr. David Fairchild, a prominent botanist who planted the first cherry trees in D.C.

  

WASHINGTON DC history

 

Washington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia is the capital of the United States of America since July 16, 1790

 

The state of Maryland donated land to create what is now known as Washington, D.C.

 

Virginia had also donated land which was returned to Virgina in 1846

 

Washington, D.C. is not in a state but there is a movement for statehood which would have the name of the 51st state as New Columbia

 

The United States of America declared independance from Great Britain in 1776

 

Video taken while Donald Trump was in office at The White House as President of The United States of America

 

******************

 

Japanese Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae said at a press conference on March 02, 2017 "I don't need to say, 'Make this cherry blossom festival great again,' because it's already great."

  

Hashtag metadata tag

#TheNationalCherryBlossomFestival #NationalCherryBlossomFestival ‪#CherryBlossomFestival #NCBF #CherryBlossomFestival ‪#CherryBlossom ‪#CherryBlossoms ‪#CherryBlossomDC #CherryBlossomsDC #CherryDC ‪#WashingtonDC ‪#Washington ‪#DC ‪#TheDistrictofColumbia ‪#DistrictofColumbia ‪#TheDistrict #District #NewColumbia ‪#Japan ‪#Japanese #Instagram @allnipponairways_official #allnipponairwaysofficial ‪#BlossomMoments #BlossomMoment #Facebook @ana.northamerica #ananorthamerica #Twitter @FlyANA_official #FlyANAofficial #memory #memories #flower ‪#flowers ‪#spingflowers ‪#ThankYouJapan ‪#WelcomeSpring ‪#Spring ‪#Springtime ‪#Springequinox ‪#VernalEquinox #Ostara #Ēostre #Eostre ‪#pink ‪#pinkcolor ‪#colorpink ‪#pinkflower ‪#pinkflowers ‪‪#US #USA #VisitJapan #ILoveJapan #2017

 

Video

Washington, D.C. District of Columbia, (New Columbia state), The United States of America USA country, North America continent

Saturday March 25th 2017‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. USA

 

The 2017 event marks the 90th anniversary of the first festival and the 105th anniversary of Japan's tree gift

 

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 Japan to the city of Washington

 

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is known as the Nation’s Greatest Springtime Celebration!

 

Images are from the first weekend on The National Cherry Blossom Festival

 

National Park Service NPS predicted peak bloom March 19th thru 22nd 2017

 

Photos were taken while the cherry blossom trees were in the sixth of six stages of blooming called Peak Bloom which happened on March 25th 2017

 

* Approximately half of the Yoshino blossoms were lost due to a late frost that occurred March 14-16, 2017

 

Puffy white and peak bloom are defined as when 70% of the surviving blossoms reach those stages

 

Average peak bloom date is April 4th

 

Extraordinary warm or cool temperatures have resulted in peak bloom as early as March 15 (1990) and as late as April 18 (1958)

 

Peak bloom dates occurred on:

2017 March 25th

2016 March 25th

2015 April 10th

2014 April 10th

2013 April 9th

2012 March 20th

2011 March 29th

2010 March 31st

2009 April 1st

2008 March 29th

2007 April 1st

2006 March 30th

2005 April 9th

2004 March 31st

2003 April 2nd

2002 April 2nd

2001 April 6th

2000 March 17th

1999 April 5th

1998 March 27th

1997 March 26th

1996 April 4th

1995 April 2nd

1994 April 5th

1993 April 11th

1992 April 5th

1991 March 29th

 

Origins of the cherry trees in DC:

Viscountess Chinda was the wife of the Japanese ambassador. She and Mrs. Taft planted the first two cherry trees at the Tidal Basin March 27th 1912

The ceremony of planting these trees grew into the National Cherry Blossom Festival

This special part of history is celebrated through many events and is also commemorated with a large, bronze plaque at the site of the first planting

 

Also of importance is Dr. David Fairchild, a prominent botanist who planted the first cherry trees in D.C.

  

WASHINGTON DC history

 

Washington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia is the capital of the United States of America since July 16, 1790

 

The state of Maryland donated land to create what is now known as Washington, D.C.

 

Virginia had also donated land which was returned to Virgina in 1846

 

Washington, D.C. is not in a state but there is a movement for statehood which would have the name of the 51st state as New Columbia

 

The United States of America declared independance from Great Britain in 1776

 

Video taken while Donald Trump was in office at The White House as President of The United States of America

 

******************

 

Japanese Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae said at a press conference on March 02, 2017 "I don't need to say, 'Make this cherry blossom festival great again,' because it's already great."

  

Hashtag metadata tag

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Video

Washington, D.C. District of Columbia, (New Columbia state), The United States of America USA country, North America continent

Saturday March 25th 2017‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

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.

 

********************

 

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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Photos and video

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max smartphone

  

Photo

Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent

04/09/2021

The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. USA

 

The 2017 event marks the 90th anniversary of the first festival and the 105th anniversary of Japan's tree gift

 

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 Japan to the city of Washington

 

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is known as the Nation’s Greatest Springtime Celebration!

 

Images are from the first weekend on The National Cherry Blossom Festival

 

National Park Service NPS predicted peak bloom March 19th thru 22nd 2017

 

Photos were taken while the cherry blossom trees were in the sixth of six stages of blooming called Peak Bloom which happened on March 25th 2017

 

* Approximately half of the Yoshino blossoms were lost due to a late frost that occurred March 14-16, 2017

 

Puffy white and peak bloom are defined as when 70% of the surviving blossoms reach those stages

 

Average peak bloom date is April 4th

 

Extraordinary warm or cool temperatures have resulted in peak bloom as early as March 15 (1990) and as late as April 18 (1958)

 

Peak bloom dates occurred on:

2017 March 25th

2016 March 25th

2015 April 10th

2014 April 10th

2013 April 9th

2012 March 20th

2011 March 29th

2010 March 31st

2009 April 1st

2008 March 29th

2007 April 1st

2006 March 30th

2005 April 9th

2004 March 31st

2003 April 2nd

2002 April 2nd

2001 April 6th

2000 March 17th

1999 April 5th

1998 March 27th

1997 March 26th

1996 April 4th

1995 April 2nd

1994 April 5th

1993 April 11th

1992 April 5th

1991 March 29th

 

Origins of the cherry trees in DC:

Viscountess Chinda was the wife of the Japanese ambassador. She and Mrs. Taft planted the first two cherry trees at the Tidal Basin March 27th 1912

The ceremony of planting these trees grew into the National Cherry Blossom Festival

This special part of history is celebrated through many events and is also commemorated with a large, bronze plaque at the site of the first planting

 

Also of importance is Dr. David Fairchild, a prominent botanist who planted the first cherry trees in D.C.

  

WASHINGTON DC history

 

Washington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia is the capital of the United States of America since July 16, 1790

 

The state of Maryland donated land to create what is now known as Washington, D.C.

 

Virginia had also donated land which was returned to Virgina in 1846

 

Washington, D.C. is not in a state but there is a movement for statehood which would have the name of the 51st state as New Columbia

 

The United States of America declared independance from Great Britain in 1776

 

Video taken while Donald Trump was in office at The White House as President of The United States of America

 

******************

 

Japanese Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae said at a press conference on March 02, 2017 "I don't need to say, 'Make this cherry blossom festival great again,' because it's already great."

  

Hashtag metadata tag

#TheNationalCherryBlossomFestival #NationalCherryBlossomFestival ‪#CherryBlossomFestival #NCBF #CherryBlossomFestival ‪#CherryBlossom ‪#CherryBlossoms ‪#CherryBlossomDC #CherryBlossomsDC #CherryDC ‪#WashingtonDC ‪#Washington ‪#DC ‪#TheDistrictofColumbia ‪#DistrictofColumbia ‪#TheDistrict #District #NewColumbia ‪#Japan ‪#Japanese #Instagram @allnipponairways_official #allnipponairwaysofficial ‪#BlossomMoments #BlossomMoment #Facebook @ana.northamerica #ananorthamerica #Twitter @FlyANA_official #FlyANAofficial #memory #memories #flower ‪#flowers ‪#spingflowers ‪#ThankYouJapan ‪#WelcomeSpring ‪#Spring ‪#Springtime ‪#Springequinox ‪#VernalEquinox #Ostara #Ēostre #Eostre ‪#pink ‪#pinkcolor ‪#colorpink ‪#pinkflower ‪#pinkflowers ‪‪#US #USA #VisitJapan #ILoveJapan #2017

 

Video

Washington, D.C. District of Columbia, (New Columbia state), The United States of America USA country, North America continent

Saturday March 25th 2017‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

Kenichiro Sasae Ambassador of Japan and Muriel Bowser Mayor of the District of Columbia at The National Cherry Blossom Festival Opening Ceremony in Washington, D.C. USA 2017

 

The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. USA

 

The 2017 event marks the 90th anniversary of the first festival and the 105th anniversary of Japan's tree gift

 

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 Japan to the city of Washington

 

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is known as the Nation’s Greatest Springtime Celebration!

 

Images are from the first weekend on The National Cherry Blossom Festival

 

National Park Service NPS predicted peak bloom March 19th thru 22nd 2017

 

Photos were taken while the cherry blossom trees were in the sixth of six stages of blooming called Peak Bloom which happened on March 25th 2017

 

* Approximately half of the Yoshino blossoms were lost due to a late frost that occurred March 14-16, 2017

 

Puffy white and peak bloom are defined as when 70% of the surviving blossoms reach those stages

 

Average peak bloom date is April 4th

 

Extraordinary warm or cool temperatures have resulted in peak bloom as early as March 15 (1990) and as late as April 18 (1958)

 

Peak bloom dates occurred on:

2017 March 25th

2016 March 25th

2015 April 10th

2014 April 10th

2013 April 9th

2012 March 20th

2011 March 29th

2010 March 31st

2009 April 1st

2008 March 29th

2007 April 1st

2006 March 30th

2005 April 9th

2004 March 31st

2003 April 2nd

2002 April 2nd

2001 April 6th

2000 March 17th

1999 April 5th

1998 March 27th

1997 March 26th

1996 April 4th

1995 April 2nd

1994 April 5th

1993 April 11th

1992 April 5th

1991 March 29th

 

Origins of the cherry trees in DC:

Viscountess Chinda was the wife of the Japanese ambassador. She and Mrs. Taft planted the first two cherry trees at the Tidal Basin March 27th 1912

The ceremony of planting these trees grew into the National Cherry Blossom Festival

This special part of history is celebrated through many events and is also commemorated with a large, bronze plaque at the site of the first planting

 

Also of importance is Dr. David Fairchild, a prominent botanist who planted the first cherry trees in D.C.

  

WASHINGTON DC history

 

Washington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia is the capital of the United States of America since July 16, 1790

 

The state of Maryland donated land to create what is now known as Washington, D.C.

 

Virginia had also donated land which was returned to Virgina in 1846

 

Washington, D.C. is not in a state but there is a movement for statehood which would have the name of the 51st state as New Columbia

 

The United States of America declared independance from Great Britain in 1776

 

Video taken while Donald Trump was in office at The White House as President of The United States of America

 

******************

 

Japanese Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae said at a press conference on March 02, 2017 "I don't need to say, 'Make this cherry blossom festival great again,' because it's already great."

  

Hashtag metadata tag

#TheNationalCherryBlossomFestival #NationalCherryBlossomFestival ‪#CherryBlossomFestival #NCBF #CherryBlossomFestival ‪#CherryBlossom ‪#CherryBlossoms ‪#CherryBlossomDC #CherryBlossomsDC #CherryDC ‪#WashingtonDC ‪#Washington ‪#DC ‪#TheDistrictofColumbia ‪#DistrictofColumbia ‪#TheDistrict #District #NewColumbia ‪#Japan ‪#Japanese #Instagram @allnipponairways_official #allnipponairwaysofficial ‪#BlossomMoments #BlossomMoment #Facebook @ana.northamerica #ananorthamerica #Twitter @FlyANA_official #FlyANAofficial #memory #memories #flower ‪#flowers ‪#spingflowers ‪#ThankYouJapan ‪#WelcomeSpring ‪#Spring ‪#Springtime ‪#Springequinox ‪#VernalEquinox #Ostara #Ēostre #Eostre ‪#pink ‪#pinkcolor ‪#colorpink ‪#pinkflower ‪#pinkflowers ‪‪#US #USA #VisitJapan #ILoveJapan #2017

 

Photo

Washington, D.C. District of Columbia, (New Columbia state), The United States of America USA country, North America continent

Saturday March 25th 2017‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

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.

 

********************

 

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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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max smartphone

  

Photo

Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent

04/09/2021

Kenichiro Sasae Ambassador of Japan and Muriel Bowser Mayor of the District of Columbia at The National Cherry Blossom Festival Opening Ceremony in Washington, D.C. USA 2017

 

The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. USA

 

The 2017 event marks the 90th anniversary of the first festival and the 105th anniversary of Japan's tree gift

 

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 Japan to the city of Washington

 

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is known as the Nation’s Greatest Springtime Celebration!

 

Images are from the first weekend on The National Cherry Blossom Festival

 

National Park Service NPS predicted peak bloom March 19th thru 22nd 2017

 

Photos were taken while the cherry blossom trees were in the sixth of six stages of blooming called Peak Bloom which happened on March 25th 2017

 

* Approximately half of the Yoshino blossoms were lost due to a late frost that occurred March 14-16, 2017

 

Puffy white and peak bloom are defined as when 70% of the surviving blossoms reach those stages

 

Average peak bloom date is April 4th

 

Extraordinary warm or cool temperatures have resulted in peak bloom as early as March 15 (1990) and as late as April 18 (1958)

 

Peak bloom dates occurred on:

2017 March 25th

2016 March 25th

2015 April 10th

2014 April 10th

2013 April 9th

2012 March 20th

2011 March 29th

2010 March 31st

2009 April 1st

2008 March 29th

2007 April 1st

2006 March 30th

2005 April 9th

2004 March 31st

2003 April 2nd

2002 April 2nd

2001 April 6th

2000 March 17th

1999 April 5th

1998 March 27th

1997 March 26th

1996 April 4th

1995 April 2nd

1994 April 5th

1993 April 11th

1992 April 5th

1991 March 29th

 

Origins of the cherry trees in DC:

Viscountess Chinda was the wife of the Japanese ambassador. She and Mrs. Taft planted the first two cherry trees at the Tidal Basin March 27th 1912

The ceremony of planting these trees grew into the National Cherry Blossom Festival

This special part of history is celebrated through many events and is also commemorated with a large, bronze plaque at the site of the first planting

 

Also of importance is Dr. David Fairchild, a prominent botanist who planted the first cherry trees in D.C.

  

WASHINGTON DC history

 

Washington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia is the capital of the United States of America since July 16, 1790

 

The state of Maryland donated land to create what is now known as Washington, D.C.

 

Virginia had also donated land which was returned to Virgina in 1846

 

Washington, D.C. is not in a state but there is a movement for statehood which would have the name of the 51st state as New Columbia

 

The United States of America declared independance from Great Britain in 1776

 

Video taken while Donald Trump was in office at The White House as President of The United States of America

 

******************

 

Japanese Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae said at a press conference on March 02, 2017 "I don't need to say, 'Make this cherry blossom festival great again,' because it's already great."

  

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Washington, D.C. District of Columbia, (New Columbia state), The United States of America USA country, North America continent

Saturday March 25th 2017‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

Shinichiro Ito President and CEO Chief Executive Officer of ANA All Nippon Airways Japan at The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. USA 2017

 

The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. USA

 

The 2017 event marks the 90th anniversary of the first festival and the 105th anniversary of Japan's tree gift

 

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 Japan to the city of Washington

 

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is known as the Nation’s Greatest Springtime Celebration!

 

Images are from the first weekend on The National Cherry Blossom Festival

 

National Park Service NPS predicted peak bloom March 19th thru 22nd 2017

 

Photos were taken while the cherry blossom trees were in the sixth of six stages of blooming called Peak Bloom which happened on March 25th 2017

 

* Approximately half of the Yoshino blossoms were lost due to a late frost that occurred March 14-16, 2017

 

Puffy white and peak bloom are defined as when 70% of the surviving blossoms reach those stages

 

Average peak bloom date is April 4th

 

Extraordinary warm or cool temperatures have resulted in peak bloom as early as March 15 (1990) and as late as April 18 (1958)

 

Peak bloom dates occurred on:

2017 March 25th

2016 March 25th

2015 April 10th

2014 April 10th

2013 April 9th

2012 March 20th

2011 March 29th

2010 March 31st

2009 April 1st

2008 March 29th

2007 April 1st

2006 March 30th

2005 April 9th

2004 March 31st

2003 April 2nd

2002 April 2nd

2001 April 6th

2000 March 17th

1999 April 5th

1998 March 27th

1997 March 26th

1996 April 4th

1995 April 2nd

1994 April 5th

1993 April 11th

1992 April 5th

1991 March 29th

 

Origins of the cherry trees in DC:

Viscountess Chinda was the wife of the Japanese ambassador. She and Mrs. Taft planted the first two cherry trees at the Tidal Basin March 27th 1912

The ceremony of planting these trees grew into the National Cherry Blossom Festival

This special part of history is celebrated through many events and is also commemorated with a large, bronze plaque at the site of the first planting

 

Also of importance is Dr. David Fairchild, a prominent botanist who planted the first cherry trees in D.C.

  

WASHINGTON DC history

 

Washington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia is the capital of the United States of America since July 16, 1790

 

The state of Maryland donated land to create what is now known as Washington, D.C.

 

Virginia had also donated land which was returned to Virgina in 1846

 

Washington, D.C. is not in a state but there is a movement for statehood which would have the name of the 51st state as New Columbia

 

The United States of America declared independance from Great Britain in 1776

 

Video taken while Donald Trump was in office at The White House as President of The United States of America

 

******************

 

Japanese Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae said at a press conference on March 02, 2017 "I don't need to say, 'Make this cherry blossom festival great again,' because it's already great."

  

Hashtag metadata tag

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Washington, D.C. District of Columbia, (New Columbia state), The United States of America USA country, North America continent

Saturday March 25th 2017‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

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.

 

********************

 

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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Photos and video

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max smartphone

  

Photo

Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent

04/09/2021

The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. USA

 

The 2017 event marks the 90th anniversary of the first festival and the 105th anniversary of Japan's tree gift

 

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 Japan to the city of Washington

 

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is known as the Nation’s Greatest Springtime Celebration!

 

Images are from the first weekend on The National Cherry Blossom Festival

 

National Park Service NPS predicted peak bloom March 19th thru 22nd 2017

 

Photos were taken while the cherry blossom trees were in the sixth of six stages of blooming called Peak Bloom which happened on March 25th 2017

 

* Approximately half of the Yoshino blossoms were lost due to a late frost that occurred March 14-16, 2017

 

Puffy white and peak bloom are defined as when 70% of the surviving blossoms reach those stages

 

Average peak bloom date is April 4th

 

Extraordinary warm or cool temperatures have resulted in peak bloom as early as March 15 (1990) and as late as April 18 (1958)

 

Peak bloom dates occurred on:

2017 March 25th

2016 March 25th

2015 April 10th

2014 April 10th

2013 April 9th

2012 March 20th

2011 March 29th

2010 March 31st

2009 April 1st

2008 March 29th

2007 April 1st

2006 March 30th

2005 April 9th

2004 March 31st

2003 April 2nd

2002 April 2nd

2001 April 6th

2000 March 17th

1999 April 5th

1998 March 27th

1997 March 26th

1996 April 4th

1995 April 2nd

1994 April 5th

1993 April 11th

1992 April 5th

1991 March 29th

 

Origins of the cherry trees in DC:

Viscountess Chinda was the wife of the Japanese ambassador. She and Mrs. Taft planted the first two cherry trees at the Tidal Basin March 27th 1912

The ceremony of planting these trees grew into the National Cherry Blossom Festival

This special part of history is celebrated through many events and is also commemorated with a large, bronze plaque at the site of the first planting

 

Also of importance is Dr. David Fairchild, a prominent botanist who planted the first cherry trees in D.C.

  

WASHINGTON DC history

 

Washington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia is the capital of the United States of America since July 16, 1790

 

The state of Maryland donated land to create what is now known as Washington, D.C.

 

Virginia had also donated land which was returned to Virgina in 1846

 

Washington, D.C. is not in a state but there is a movement for statehood which would have the name of the 51st state as New Columbia

 

The United States of America declared independance from Great Britain in 1776

 

Video taken while Donald Trump was in office at The White House as President of The United States of America

 

******************

 

Japanese Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae said at a press conference on March 02, 2017 "I don't need to say, 'Make this cherry blossom festival great again,' because it's already great."

  

Hashtag metadata tag

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Video

Washington, D.C. District of Columbia, (New Columbia state), The United States of America USA country, North America continent

Saturday March 25th 2017‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

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.

 

********************

 

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

 

***************************

 

Hashtag metadata tags

 

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Photos and video

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max smartphone

  

Photo

Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent

04/09/2021

The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. USA

 

The 2017 event marks the 90th anniversary of the first festival and the 105th anniversary of Japan's tree gift

 

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 Japan to the city of Washington

 

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is known as the Nation’s Greatest Springtime Celebration!

 

Images are from the first weekend on The National Cherry Blossom Festival

 

National Park Service NPS predicted peak bloom March 19th thru 22nd 2017

 

Photos were taken while the cherry blossom trees were in the sixth of six stages of blooming called Peak Bloom which happened on March 25th 2017

 

* Approximately half of the Yoshino blossoms were lost due to a late frost that occurred March 14-16, 2017

 

Puffy white and peak bloom are defined as when 70% of the surviving blossoms reach those stages

 

Average peak bloom date is April 4th

 

Extraordinary warm or cool temperatures have resulted in peak bloom as early as March 15 (1990) and as late as April 18 (1958)

 

Peak bloom dates occurred on:

2017 March 25th

2016 March 25th

2015 April 10th

2014 April 10th

2013 April 9th

2012 March 20th

2011 March 29th

2010 March 31st

2009 April 1st

2008 March 29th

2007 April 1st

2006 March 30th

2005 April 9th

2004 March 31st

2003 April 2nd

2002 April 2nd

2001 April 6th

2000 March 17th

1999 April 5th

1998 March 27th

1997 March 26th

1996 April 4th

1995 April 2nd

1994 April 5th

1993 April 11th

1992 April 5th

1991 March 29th

 

Origins of the cherry trees in DC:

Viscountess Chinda was the wife of the Japanese ambassador. She and Mrs. Taft planted the first two cherry trees at the Tidal Basin March 27th 1912

The ceremony of planting these trees grew into the National Cherry Blossom Festival

This special part of history is celebrated through many events and is also commemorated with a large, bronze plaque at the site of the first planting

 

Also of importance is Dr. David Fairchild, a prominent botanist who planted the first cherry trees in D.C.

  

WASHINGTON DC history

 

Washington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia is the capital of the United States of America since July 16, 1790

 

The state of Maryland donated land to create what is now known as Washington, D.C.

 

Virginia had also donated land which was returned to Virgina in 1846

 

Washington, D.C. is not in a state but there is a movement for statehood which would have the name of the 51st state as New Columbia

 

The United States of America declared independance from Great Britain in 1776

 

Video taken while Donald Trump was in office at The White House as President of The United States of America

 

******************

 

Japanese Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae said at a press conference on March 02, 2017 "I don't need to say, 'Make this cherry blossom festival great again,' because it's already great."

  

Hashtag metadata tag

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Saturday March 25th 2017‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

March 20, 2022

 

Yeah, I know you can do it any day, but what fun is that! We save that tradition for today... egg balancing on the Vernal Equinox.

 

Brewster, Massachusetts

Cape Cod - USA

 

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The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. USA

 

The 2017 event marks the 90th anniversary of the first festival and the 105th anniversary of Japan's tree gift

 

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 Japan to the city of Washington

 

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is known as the Nation’s Greatest Springtime Celebration!

 

Images are from the first weekend on The National Cherry Blossom Festival

 

National Park Service NPS predicted peak bloom March 19th thru 22nd 2017

 

Photos were taken while the cherry blossom trees were in the sixth of six stages of blooming called Peak Bloom which happened on March 25th 2017

 

* Approximately half of the Yoshino blossoms were lost due to a late frost that occurred March 14-16, 2017

 

Puffy white and peak bloom are defined as when 70% of the surviving blossoms reach those stages

 

Average peak bloom date is April 4th

 

Extraordinary warm or cool temperatures have resulted in peak bloom as early as March 15 (1990) and as late as April 18 (1958)

 

Peak bloom dates occurred on:

2017 March 25th

2016 March 25th

2015 April 10th

2014 April 10th

2013 April 9th

2012 March 20th

2011 March 29th

2010 March 31st

2009 April 1st

2008 March 29th

2007 April 1st

2006 March 30th

2005 April 9th

2004 March 31st

2003 April 2nd

2002 April 2nd

2001 April 6th

2000 March 17th

1999 April 5th

1998 March 27th

1997 March 26th

1996 April 4th

1995 April 2nd

1994 April 5th

1993 April 11th

1992 April 5th

1991 March 29th

 

Origins of the cherry trees in DC:

Viscountess Chinda was the wife of the Japanese ambassador. She and Mrs. Taft planted the first two cherry trees at the Tidal Basin March 27th 1912

The ceremony of planting these trees grew into the National Cherry Blossom Festival

This special part of history is celebrated through many events and is also commemorated with a large, bronze plaque at the site of the first planting

 

Also of importance is Dr. David Fairchild, a prominent botanist who planted the first cherry trees in D.C.

  

WASHINGTON DC history

 

Washington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia is the capital of the United States of America since July 16, 1790

 

The state of Maryland donated land to create what is now known as Washington, D.C.

 

Virginia had also donated land which was returned to Virgina in 1846

 

Washington, D.C. is not in a state but there is a movement for statehood which would have the name of the 51st state as New Columbia

 

The United States of America declared independance from Great Britain in 1776

 

Video taken while Donald Trump was in office at The White House as President of The United States of America

 

******************

 

Japanese Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae said at a press conference on March 02, 2017 "I don't need to say, 'Make this cherry blossom festival great again,' because it's already great."

  

Hashtag metadata tag

#TheNationalCherryBlossomFestival #NationalCherryBlossomFestival ‪#CherryBlossomFestival #NCBF #CherryBlossomFestival ‪#CherryBlossom ‪#CherryBlossoms ‪#CherryBlossomDC #CherryBlossomsDC #CherryDC ‪#WashingtonDC ‪#Washington ‪#DC ‪#TheDistrictofColumbia ‪#DistrictofColumbia ‪#TheDistrict #District #NewColumbia ‪#Japan ‪#Japanese #Instagram @allnipponairways_official #allnipponairwaysofficial ‪#BlossomMoments #BlossomMoment #Facebook @ana.northamerica #ananorthamerica #Twitter @FlyANA_official #FlyANAofficial #memory #memories #flower ‪#flowers ‪#spingflowers ‪#ThankYouJapan ‪#WelcomeSpring ‪#Spring ‪#Springtime ‪#Springequinox ‪#VernalEquinox #Ostara #Ēostre #Eostre ‪#pink ‪#pinkcolor ‪#colorpink ‪#pinkflower ‪#pinkflowers ‪‪#US #USA #VisitJapan #ILoveJapan #2017

 

Video

Washington, D.C. District of Columbia, (New Columbia state), The United States of America USA country, North America continent

Saturday March 25th 2017‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. USA

 

The 2017 event marks the 90th anniversary of the first festival and the 105th anniversary of Japan's tree gift

 

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 Japan to the city of Washington

 

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is known as the Nation’s Greatest Springtime Celebration!

 

Images are from the first weekend on The National Cherry Blossom Festival

 

National Park Service NPS predicted peak bloom March 19th thru 22nd 2017

 

Photos were taken while the cherry blossom trees were in the sixth of six stages of blooming called Peak Bloom which happened on March 25th 2017

 

* Approximately half of the Yoshino blossoms were lost due to a late frost that occurred March 14-16, 2017

 

Puffy white and peak bloom are defined as when 70% of the surviving blossoms reach those stages

 

Average peak bloom date is April 4th

 

Extraordinary warm or cool temperatures have resulted in peak bloom as early as March 15 (1990) and as late as April 18 (1958)

 

Peak bloom dates occurred on:

2017 March 25th

2016 March 25th

2015 April 10th

2014 April 10th

2013 April 9th

2012 March 20th

2011 March 29th

2010 March 31st

2009 April 1st

2008 March 29th

2007 April 1st

2006 March 30th

2005 April 9th

2004 March 31st

2003 April 2nd

2002 April 2nd

2001 April 6th

2000 March 17th

1999 April 5th

1998 March 27th

1997 March 26th

1996 April 4th

1995 April 2nd

1994 April 5th

1993 April 11th

1992 April 5th

1991 March 29th

 

Origins of the cherry trees in DC:

Viscountess Chinda was the wife of the Japanese ambassador. She and Mrs. Taft planted the first two cherry trees at the Tidal Basin March 27th 1912

The ceremony of planting these trees grew into the National Cherry Blossom Festival

This special part of history is celebrated through many events and is also commemorated with a large, bronze plaque at the site of the first planting

 

Also of importance is Dr. David Fairchild, a prominent botanist who planted the first cherry trees in D.C.

  

WASHINGTON DC history

 

Washington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia is the capital of the United States of America since July 16, 1790

 

The state of Maryland donated land to create what is now known as Washington, D.C.

 

Virginia had also donated land which was returned to Virgina in 1846

 

Washington, D.C. is not in a state but there is a movement for statehood which would have the name of the 51st state as New Columbia

 

The United States of America declared independance from Great Britain in 1776

 

Video taken while Donald Trump was in office at The White House as President of The United States of America

 

******************

 

Japanese Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae said at a press conference on March 02, 2017 "I don't need to say, 'Make this cherry blossom festival great again,' because it's already great."

  

Hashtag metadata tag

#TheNationalCherryBlossomFestival #NationalCherryBlossomFestival ‪#CherryBlossomFestival #NCBF #CherryBlossomFestival ‪#CherryBlossom ‪#CherryBlossoms ‪#CherryBlossomDC #CherryBlossomsDC #CherryDC ‪#WashingtonDC ‪#Washington ‪#DC ‪#TheDistrictofColumbia ‪#DistrictofColumbia ‪#TheDistrict #District #NewColumbia ‪#Japan ‪#Japanese #Instagram @allnipponairways_official #allnipponairwaysofficial ‪#BlossomMoments #BlossomMoment #Facebook @ana.northamerica #ananorthamerica #Twitter @FlyANA_official #FlyANAofficial #memory #memories #flower ‪#flowers ‪#spingflowers ‪#ThankYouJapan ‪#WelcomeSpring ‪#Spring ‪#Springtime ‪#Springequinox ‪#VernalEquinox #Ostara #Ēostre #Eostre ‪#pink ‪#pinkcolor ‪#colorpink ‪#pinkflower ‪#pinkflowers ‪‪#US #USA #VisitJapan #ILoveJapan #2017

 

Video

Washington, D.C. District of Columbia, (New Columbia state), The United States of America USA country, North America continent

Saturday March 25th 2017‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. USA

 

The 2017 event marks the 90th anniversary of the first festival and the 105th anniversary of Japan's tree gift

 

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 Japan to the city of Washington

 

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is known as the Nation’s Greatest Springtime Celebration!

 

Images are from the first weekend on The National Cherry Blossom Festival

 

National Park Service NPS predicted peak bloom March 19th thru 22nd 2017

 

Photos were taken while the cherry blossom trees were in the sixth of six stages of blooming called Peak Bloom which happened on March 25th 2017

 

* Approximately half of the Yoshino blossoms were lost due to a late frost that occurred March 14-16, 2017

 

Puffy white and peak bloom are defined as when 70% of the surviving blossoms reach those stages

 

Average peak bloom date is April 4th

 

Extraordinary warm or cool temperatures have resulted in peak bloom as early as March 15 (1990) and as late as April 18 (1958)

 

Peak bloom dates occurred on:

2017 March 25th

2016 March 25th

2015 April 10th

2014 April 10th

2013 April 9th

2012 March 20th

2011 March 29th

2010 March 31st

2009 April 1st

2008 March 29th

2007 April 1st

2006 March 30th

2005 April 9th

2004 March 31st

2003 April 2nd

2002 April 2nd

2001 April 6th

2000 March 17th

1999 April 5th

1998 March 27th

1997 March 26th

1996 April 4th

1995 April 2nd

1994 April 5th

1993 April 11th

1992 April 5th

1991 March 29th

 

Origins of the cherry trees in DC:

Viscountess Chinda was the wife of the Japanese ambassador. She and Mrs. Taft planted the first two cherry trees at the Tidal Basin March 27th 1912

The ceremony of planting these trees grew into the National Cherry Blossom Festival

This special part of history is celebrated through many events and is also commemorated with a large, bronze plaque at the site of the first planting

 

Also of importance is Dr. David Fairchild, a prominent botanist who planted the first cherry trees in D.C.

  

WASHINGTON DC history

 

Washington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia is the capital of the United States of America since July 16, 1790

 

The state of Maryland donated land to create what is now known as Washington, D.C.

 

Virginia had also donated land which was returned to Virgina in 1846

 

Washington, D.C. is not in a state but there is a movement for statehood which would have the name of the 51st state as New Columbia

 

The United States of America declared independance from Great Britain in 1776

 

Video taken while Donald Trump was in office at The White House as President of The United States of America

 

******************

 

Japanese Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae said at a press conference on March 02, 2017 "I don't need to say, 'Make this cherry blossom festival great again,' because it's already great."

  

Hashtag metadata tag

#TheNationalCherryBlossomFestival #NationalCherryBlossomFestival ‪#CherryBlossomFestival #NCBF #CherryBlossomFestival ‪#CherryBlossom ‪#CherryBlossoms ‪#CherryBlossomDC #CherryBlossomsDC #CherryDC ‪#WashingtonDC ‪#Washington ‪#DC ‪#TheDistrictofColumbia ‪#DistrictofColumbia ‪#TheDistrict #District #NewColumbia ‪#Japan ‪#Japanese #Instagram @allnipponairways_official #allnipponairwaysofficial ‪#BlossomMoments #BlossomMoment #Facebook @ana.northamerica #ananorthamerica #Twitter @FlyANA_official #FlyANAofficial #memory #memories #flower ‪#flowers ‪#spingflowers ‪#ThankYouJapan ‪#WelcomeSpring ‪#Spring ‪#Springtime ‪#Springequinox ‪#VernalEquinox #Ostara #Ēostre #Eostre ‪#pink ‪#pinkcolor ‪#colorpink ‪#pinkflower ‪#pinkflowers ‪‪#US #USA #VisitJapan #ILoveJapan #2017

 

Video

Washington, D.C. District of Columbia, (New Columbia state), The United States of America USA country, North America continent

Saturday March 25th 2017‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

Travis Japan is a formidable 7-member dance and performance pop group from Tokyo - The National Cherry Blossom Festival signature Opening Ceremony event Warner Theatre 513 13th St NW, Washington, DC 20004

 

The National Cherry Blossom Festival Washington, D.C. USA March 25th 2023

 

*** PEAK BLOOM HAS ARRIVED***

The 🌸

 

#NationalCherryBlossomFestival 🌸 in #WashingtonDC #USA currently the #blossoms are in the sixth of six stages of blooming called #PeakBloom as of #March 23rd 2023

 

Next blooming stage is called #EnjoyTheBlossoms

 

#PeakBloom prediction was announced by #NationalParkService #NPS to be March 22 - 25, 2023

 

The peak bloom date is defined as the day when 70% of the #Yoshino Cherry (Prunus x yedoensis) blossoms are open.

 

Average peak bloom April 4th

 

#PeakBloom took place on

March 23rd 2023

March 21 2022

March 28 2021

March 20th 2020

April 1st 2019

April 5th 2018

March 25th 2017

March 25th 2016

April 10th 2015

April 10th 2014

April 9th 2013

March 20th 2012

March 29th 2011

March 31st 2010

April 1st 2009

March 26th 2008

April 1st 2007

March 30th 2006

April 9th 2005

March 31st 2004

March 15 1990 Earliest peak bloom ever

April 18 1958 Latest peak bloom ever

 

#BloomWatch

#CherryBlossomDC

#CherryBlossFest

#CherryBlossomFestival

#SpringBlossomsHere

#WelcomeSpring

#SpringItOn

#Japan

#Japanese

#JapaneseCulture

#JapaneseFestival

#Sakura

#Matsuri

#SakuraMatsuri

#Kyoto

#KyotoJapan

#WashingtonDC

#ThankYouJapan

 

Washington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia is the capital of the United States of America since July 16, 1790.

 

The state of Maryland donated land to create what is now known as Washington, D.C.

 

The stats of Virginia had also donated land which was returned to Virgina in 1846.

 

Washington, D.C. is not in a state but there is a movement for statehood which would have the name of the 51st state as New Columbia.

 

Washington, D.C. USA while US President Joe Biden was is in office.

 

The White House

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest

Washington, DC 20500

 

President of the United States Joe Biden

 

Vice President Kamala Harris

 

#TheWhiteHouse

#WhiteHouse

#JoeBiden

#Biden

#KamalaHarris

#Kamala

#TheUnitedStatesOfAmerica

#UnitedStatesOfAmerica

#TheUnitedStates

#UnitedStates

#USA

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.

 

********************

 

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

 

***************************

 

Hashtag metadata tags

 

#‎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 #CherryBlossomLand ‪#‎Newark‬ ‪#‎NewarkNJ‬ ‪#‎NewarkNewJersey‬ EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival ILoveNJ #ExploreNJ

 

********

 

Photos and video

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max smartphone

  

Photo

Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent

04/09/2021

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.

 

********************

 

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

 

***************************

 

Hashtag metadata tags

 

#‎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 #CherryBlossomLand ‪#‎Newark‬ ‪#‎NewarkNJ‬ ‪#‎NewarkNewJersey‬ EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival ILoveNJ #ExploreNJ

 

********

 

Photos and video

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max smartphone

  

Photo

Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent

04/09/2021

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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