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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
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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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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
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
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
***************************
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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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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
***************************
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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 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!
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 2016
National Park Service NPS predicted peak bloom March 31 – April 3rd 2016
Average peak bloom date is April 4th
For more information on the cherry blossom trees stages of blooming visit:
www.nps.gov/featurecontent/cherryblossom/bloom-watch.html
For more info on The National Cherry Blossom Festival visit:
www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org
For more information on visiting Washington, D.C. visit:
For more information on visiting USA visit:
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Washington, D.C. District of Columbia, (New Columbia state), The United States of America USA country, North America continent
03/27/2016
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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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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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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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
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
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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Photo
Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/09/2021
Happy Spring!
A gigantic double natural jute hanger for two big happy plants.
Shown here with two 9" diameter pots, ideally the top section will look best with 8-9" and the bottom would look best with a 10-11" pot.
Hanging from a custom made 6" steel "S" hook, it will rust slightly if used outdoors where it will get rained on. (I recommend spraying the jute with Scotchguard or Vectra furniture spray if using outside to reduce weathering)
Six rows of heavy knotting- swirly, twisting half-knot sinnets, with 12 spring green wood beads, and green jute accents at the top, middle & bottom.
This one took about three hours to make.
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
April 16, 2015
Looking over the remains of the storm-ravaged dunes at Robbins Hill Beach (Mant's Landing) in Brewster Cape Cod. Leafless trees, long shadows, bright sand, and crystal clear water.
Brewster, Massachusetts - Cape Cod
USA
Canon 7D
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2015
All Rights Reserved
Please email for usage info.
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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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
Welcome spring dance at the Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Book Park Newark New Jersey USA 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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Photos and video
Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max smartphone
video
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
***************************
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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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Photo
Washington, D.C. District of Columbia, (New Columbia state), The United States of America USA country, North America continent
Saturday March 25th 2017
#WelcomeToWashingtonDC #WelcomeToWashingtonDCSign #WashingtonDC #Washington #DC #TheDistrict #District #districtofcolumbia #NewColumbia #WelcomeSign #TheUnitedStatesofAmerica #UnitedStatesofAmerica #USA #DonaldTrump #Donald #Trump #NBBF #March 2017 #loveD
Diana Mayhew President of The National Cherry Blossom Festival at 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
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Photo
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 #blossoms have come to #NYC in front of #JohnJayCollegeOfCriminalJustice 899 Tenth Avenue #W59thst there is one #tree #branch that is under a protective construction roof near a warm light source that is in #peakbloom while the rest of the tree has not yet a single bud #flower leaf or #blossom #peartree #pearblossom #pearblossoms #appleblossom #spring #WelcomeSpring #welcomespring🌸 #ILoveNY #I❤️NY
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
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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 Japanese flowering trees at the Tidal Basin during peak bloom 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
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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
Thomas Jefferson Memorial reflecting on the Tidal Basin at night with Japanese flowering trees in peak bloom during The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. USA
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
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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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
***************************
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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
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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Photo
Washington, D.C. District of Columbia, (New Columbia state), The United States of America USA country, North America continent
Saturday March 25th 2017
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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Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/09/2021
The Canadian Tulip Festival / Festival Canadien des Tulipes in Ottawa the capital city of Canada
The Canadian Tulip Festival began after the Second World War, when Princess Juliana of the Netherlands presented Ottawa with 100,000 tulip bulbs as a token of friendship in 1945.
Canada had provided asylum for the Dutch royal family during the war and played a strong role in the Netherlands’ liberation. While the royal family sought refuge in Ottawa, Princess Juliana gave birth to Princess Margriet on January 19th 1943 at the Ottawa Civic Hospital. The Canadian government temporarily declared the room “Dutch soil,” to ensure that the Princess would remain in line for the throne.
The Netherlands continues to give Ottawa 20,000 tulip bulbs every year.
Ottawa’s first Canadian Tulip Festival took place in May 1953 and opened with an inauguration ceremony at Parliament Hill.
The Canadian Tulip Festival has grown into the largest annual display of tulips in North America.
The Canadian Tulip Festival is also a celebration of the return of spring, with over a million tulips in 50 varieties blooming in public spaces across the National Capital Region.
Images are from:
Tulip Legacy 70th Anniversary 1945 - 2015 / Patrimoine tulipe 70e anniversaire 1945 - 2015
Visiting Commissioners Park at Dow's Lake on the Rideau Canal which is a major tulip viewing area and Parliament Hill / Colline du Parlement
For more information on The Canadian Tulip Festival visit:
Ottawa founded in 1826 as Bytown, and incorporated as "Ottawa" in 1855
For more information on Ottawa visit:
Canada was a British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867
Canada became a country when the British colonies of Canada ( Ontario and Québec), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were federally united into one Dominion of Canada on July 1, 1867. July 1st is a federal holiday known as Canada Day / Fête du Canada
Canada is a Commonwealth Realm member of the Commonwealth of Nations (formerly the British Commonwealth) that have have Queen Elizabeth II as the reigning constitutional monarch while operating as an independent country from the UK United Kingdom.
Canada has two official languages French and English
For more on Canada visit:
us-keepexploring.canada.travel
********** About This Trip *********
2-Day Canada Ottawa Tulip Festival Tour from Boston Tour Code: 678-1105
Boston - Ottawa (427 miles)
Guests will be picked up in Boston in the morning. After lunch, we will arrive in Ottawa, ON to see the Canadian Tulip Festival. After, we will head to ByWard Market for food and shopping. We will transfer to the hotel after dinner.
Ottawa, ON Located on the Ottawa River in eastern Ontario, Canada's capital city is also its center of technology and politics. This historic city features many museums, art galleries, and performance centers as well as other attractions like the Rideau Canal.
Canadian Tulip Festival This massive flower festival held annually in Ottawa, Ontario bills itself as the largest tulip festival in the world with more than one million of the flowers on display. It gets more than 500,000 visitors every May.
ByWard Market This massive indoor market is one of Ottawa's biggest tourist attractions. It contains representatives from more than 500 business, at least half of them local artisans and farmers. It sees the most traffic during the summer months.
In the morning we will leave the hotel. On our way back to Boston we will stop at Ottawa's Parliament Hill to see sights such as the Peace Tower. We will arrive back in Boston in the evening. See "Departure and Return Details" for pickup and dropoff information.
Parliament Hill, located on the banks of the Ottawa River Canada's capital city, is home to the Canadian Parliament. The gorgeous location and dramatic architecture make this a huge tourist location-- more than 3 million people come every year.
The Peace Tower is a large clock tower in Ottawa, Ontario that sits at the center of Parliament Hill. This iconic Canadian building appears on both the fifty- and twenty-dollar Canadian bills. It is more than 300 feet tall.
Visit:
Ottawa Capital of Canada
Canadian Tulip Festival
ByWard Market
Parliament Hill
Peace Tower clock tower
Montréal drive though with view of L'oratoire Saint Joseph du Mont Royal / Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal
Duty Free / Hors Taxes shopping in Philipsburg Canada
Border crossing from Alexandria Bay, New York USA to Leeds and the Thousand Islands, Ontario, Canada
Border crossing from Saint-Armand Philipsburg, Québec, Canada to Highgate Springs, Vermont, USA
For more information on 2-Day Canada Ottawa Tulip Festival Tour from BostonTour Code: 678-1105
www.taketours.com/boston-ma/2-day-canada-ottawa-tulip-fes...
Fore more information on Take Tours visit:
Host company
Sunshine Travel Boston
12 Tyler St Boston, MA 02111
www.sunshineboston.com/english/
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Ottawa capital city of Canada, Ontario Province, Canada Country, North America Continent
May 9th 2015
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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The National Cherry Blossom Festival Japanese flowering trees at the Tidal Basin during peak bloom 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
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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
******************
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
******************
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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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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Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/09/2021
The Canadian Tulip Festival / Festival Canadien des Tulipes in Ottawa the capital city of Canada
The Canadian Tulip Festival began after the Second World War, when Princess Juliana of the Netherlands presented Ottawa with 100,000 tulip bulbs as a token of friendship in 1945.
Canada had provided asylum for the Dutch royal family during the war and played a strong role in the Netherlands’ liberation. While the royal family sought refuge in Ottawa, Princess Juliana gave birth to Princess Margriet on January 19th 1943 at the Ottawa Civic Hospital. The Canadian government temporarily declared the room “Dutch soil,” to ensure that the Princess would remain in line for the throne.
The Netherlands continues to give Ottawa 20,000 tulip bulbs every year.
Ottawa’s first Canadian Tulip Festival took place in May 1953 and opened with an inauguration ceremony at Parliament Hill.
The Canadian Tulip Festival has grown into the largest annual display of tulips in North America.
The Canadian Tulip Festival is also a celebration of the return of spring, with over a million tulips in 50 varieties blooming in public spaces across the National Capital Region.
Images are from:
Tulip Legacy 70th Anniversary 1945 - 2015 / Patrimoine tulipe 70e anniversaire 1945 - 2015
Visiting Commissioners Park at Dow's Lake on the Rideau Canal which is a major tulip viewing area and Parliament Hill / Colline du Parlement
For more information on The Canadian Tulip Festival visit:
Ottawa founded in 1826 as Bytown, and incorporated as "Ottawa" in 1855
For more information on Ottawa visit:
Canada was a British colony in North America from 1841 to 1867
Canada became a country when the British colonies of Canada ( Ontario and Québec), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick were federally united into one Dominion of Canada on July 1, 1867. July 1st is a federal holiday known as Canada Day / Fête du Canada
Canada is a Commonwealth Realm member of the Commonwealth of Nations (formerly the British Commonwealth) that have have Queen Elizabeth II as the reigning constitutional monarch while operating as an independent country from the UK United Kingdom.
Canada has two official languages French and English
For more on Canada visit:
us-keepexploring.canada.travel
********** About This Trip *********
2-Day Canada Ottawa Tulip Festival Tour from Boston Tour Code: 678-1105
Boston - Ottawa (427 miles)
Guests will be picked up in Boston in the morning. After lunch, we will arrive in Ottawa, ON to see the Canadian Tulip Festival. After, we will head to ByWard Market for food and shopping. We will transfer to the hotel after dinner.
Ottawa, ON Located on the Ottawa River in eastern Ontario, Canada's capital city is also its center of technology and politics. This historic city features many museums, art galleries, and performance centers as well as other attractions like the Rideau Canal.
Canadian Tulip Festival This massive flower festival held annually in Ottawa, Ontario bills itself as the largest tulip festival in the world with more than one million of the flowers on display. It gets more than 500,000 visitors every May.
ByWard Market This massive indoor market is one of Ottawa's biggest tourist attractions. It contains representatives from more than 500 business, at least half of them local artisans and farmers. It sees the most traffic during the summer months.
In the morning we will leave the hotel. On our way back to Boston we will stop at Ottawa's Parliament Hill to see sights such as the Peace Tower. We will arrive back in Boston in the evening. See "Departure and Return Details" for pickup and dropoff information.
Parliament Hill, located on the banks of the Ottawa River Canada's capital city, is home to the Canadian Parliament. The gorgeous location and dramatic architecture make this a huge tourist location-- more than 3 million people come every year.
The Peace Tower is a large clock tower in Ottawa, Ontario that sits at the center of Parliament Hill. This iconic Canadian building appears on both the fifty- and twenty-dollar Canadian bills. It is more than 300 feet tall.
Visit:
Ottawa Capital of Canada
Canadian Tulip Festival
ByWard Market
Parliament Hill
Peace Tower clock tower
Montréal drive though with view of L'oratoire Saint Joseph du Mont Royal / Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal
Duty Free / Hors Taxes shopping in Philipsburg Canada
Border crossing from Alexandria Bay, New York USA to Leeds and the Thousand Islands, Ontario, Canada
Border crossing from Saint-Armand Philipsburg, Québec, Canada to Highgate Springs, Vermont, USA
For more information on 2-Day Canada Ottawa Tulip Festival Tour from BostonTour Code: 678-1105
www.taketours.com/boston-ma/2-day-canada-ottawa-tulip-fes...
Fore more information on Take Tours visit:
Host company
Sunshine Travel Boston
12 Tyler St Boston, MA 02111
www.sunshineboston.com/english/
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May 9th 2015
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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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
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
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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
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