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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
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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
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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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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In kolkata a procession of Holi with the idol of Radha-Krishna on Rolls Royce with hundreds of devotees following them throwing colored powder n flowers in the air
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 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
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."
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.
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New Jersey 2021
Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat
Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat
County Executive of Essex County, New Jersey Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. Democrat
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04/09/2021
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Sakura Matsuri, Cherry Blossom Festival in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York City, USA
A weekend celebrating traditional and contemporary Japanese culture!
2016 marks the 35th anniversary of Sakura Matsuri, BBG’s annual cherry blossom festival. Known as New York City’s rite of spring, the weekend offers over 60 events and performances that celebrate traditional and contemporary Japanese culture.
Taiko Drumming • Cosplay Fashion Show • Tea Ceremonies • J-Pop • Samurai Sword Fighting • Manga • Vintage Kimonos • Ikebana Flower Arranging • BBG Parasol Society and More!
The Garden has more than 200 cherry trees of forty-two Asian species and cultivated varieties, making it one of the foremost cherry-viewing sites outside Japan. The first cherries were planted at the garden after World War I, a gift from the Japanese government. Each spring at BBG, when the trees are in bloom, a month-long cherry blossom viewing festival called Hanami is held at the Cherry Esplanade, culminating in a weekend celebration called Sakura Matsuri. The Esplanade features two rows of cherry trees with trails and sitting areas on the side. Visitors may also sit on the field of grass between the rows of cherry trees. Cherry trees are found on the Cherry Esplanade and Cherry Walk, in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, and in many other locations in the Garden. Depending on weather conditions, the Asian flowering cherries bloom from late March or early April to mid-May. The many different species bloom at slightly different times, and the sequence is tracked online at Cherry Watch, on the BBG website.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden was founded in 1910
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Ave,
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(718) 623-7200
Brooklyn Botanic Garden is very easy to get to from Manhattan without a car approximately 8 miles and easily accesible by taking the 2 or 3 subway to Eastern Parkway / Brooklyn Museum stop for $2.75 each way (spring 2016 rate)
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Prospect Park neighborhood, Brooklyn borough, New York City, New York state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
April 26th 2016
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
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Sakura Matsuri, Cherry Blossom Festival in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York City, USA
A weekend celebrating traditional and contemporary Japanese culture!
2016 marks the 35th anniversary of Sakura Matsuri, BBG’s annual cherry blossom festival. Known as New York City’s rite of spring, the weekend offers over 60 events and performances that celebrate traditional and contemporary Japanese culture.
Taiko Drumming • Cosplay Fashion Show • Tea Ceremonies • J-Pop • Samurai Sword Fighting • Manga • Vintage Kimonos • Ikebana Flower Arranging • BBG Parasol Society and More!
The Garden has more than 200 cherry trees of forty-two Asian species and cultivated varieties, making it one of the foremost cherry-viewing sites outside Japan. The first cherries were planted at the garden after World War I, a gift from the Japanese government. Each spring at BBG, when the trees are in bloom, a month-long cherry blossom viewing festival called Hanami is held at the Cherry Esplanade, culminating in a weekend celebration called Sakura Matsuri. The Esplanade features two rows of cherry trees with trails and sitting areas on the side. Visitors may also sit on the field of grass between the rows of cherry trees. Cherry trees are found on the Cherry Esplanade and Cherry Walk, in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, and in many other locations in the Garden. Depending on weather conditions, the Asian flowering cherries bloom from late March or early April to mid-May. The many different species bloom at slightly different times, and the sequence is tracked online at Cherry Watch, on the BBG website.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden was founded in 1910
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
990 Washington Ave,
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(718) 623-7200
Brooklyn Botanic Garden is very easy to get to from Manhattan without a car approximately 8 miles and easily accesible by taking the 2 or 3 subway to Eastern Parkway / Brooklyn Museum stop for $2.75 each way (spring 2016 rate)
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Prospect Park neighborhood, Brooklyn borough, New York City, New York state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
April 26th 2016
Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Book Park, Newark, New Jersey USA
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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Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/09/2021
Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Book Park, Newark, New Jersey USA
Branch Brook Park is noted for the largest collection of cherry blossom trees in the United States, having over 5,000 in more than eighteen different varieties collectively called Cherryblossomland as well as its spectacular Cherry Blossom Festival each April.
Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival
The Newark Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Brook Park has been running since April 22nd 1976
A portion of the park is also located within the Township of Belleville.
The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.
The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing
The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.
Bloomfest
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
2016
MAIN STAGE
11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra
12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony
1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe
2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy
3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul
4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop
CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT
11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll
11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration
1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.
1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak
3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE
11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums
3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners
Address:
Cherry Blossom Welcome Center
Branch Brook Park
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 621-2542
Very affordable to visit from NYC:
Path train from New York City $2.75 each way
or
NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way
Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way
Bloomfest! admission FREE
Total = $13.70
Or
Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option
Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car
1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)
2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)
3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.
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New Jersey 2021
Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat
Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat
County Executive of Essex County, New Jersey Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. Democrat
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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
Artwork for WELCOME SPRING Emotional / Orchestral / Uplifting Trance Mix
Trance Head / Spring 2014 Series
EXB Mix #2014.7
Release Date: 20 March 2014
BEATPORT MIX at mixes.beatport.com/mix/148930
Track list at docs.google.com/document/d/1q3ltuZ89sy3EuXU-_VDhmUjwTHKOJ...
Elvert Barnes MIXOLOGY
Photo Details:
SPRING HAS SPRUNG: 1700 block of P Street, NW, Washington DC on Wednesday morning, 17 April 2013 by Elvert Barnes Photography
Original photo at www.flickr.com/photos/perspective/8682703184/
Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Book Park, Newark, New Jersey USA
Branch Brook Park is noted for the largest collection of cherry blossom trees in the United States, having over 5,000 in more than eighteen different varieties collectively called Cherryblossomland as well as its spectacular Cherry Blossom Festival each April.
Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival
The Newark Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Brook Park has been running since April 22nd 1976
A portion of the park is also located within the Township of Belleville.
The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.
The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing
The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.
Bloomfest
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
2016
MAIN STAGE
11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra
12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony
1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe
2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy
3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul
4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop
CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT
11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll
11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration
1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.
1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak
3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE
11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums
3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners
Address:
Cherry Blossom Welcome Center
Branch Brook Park
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 621-2542
Very affordable to visit from NYC:
Path train from New York City $2.75 each way
or
NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way
Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way
Bloomfest! admission FREE
Total = $13.70
Or
Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option
Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car
1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)
2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)
3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.
********************
New Jersey 2021
Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat
Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat
County Executive of Essex County, New Jersey Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. Democrat
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04/09/2021
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
Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Book Park, Newark, New Jersey USA
Branch Brook Park is noted for the largest collection of cherry blossom trees in the United States, having over 5,000 in more than eighteen different varieties collectively called Cherryblossomland as well as its spectacular Cherry Blossom Festival each April.
Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival
The Newark Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Brook Park has been running since April 22nd 1976
A portion of the park is also located within the Township of Belleville.
The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.
The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing
The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.
Bloomfest
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
2016
MAIN STAGE
11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra
12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony
1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe
2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy
3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul
4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop
CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT
11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll
11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration
1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.
1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak
3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE
11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums
3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners
Address:
Cherry Blossom Welcome Center
Branch Brook Park
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 621-2542
Very affordable to visit from NYC:
Path train from New York City $2.75 each way
or
NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way
Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way
Bloomfest! admission FREE
Total = $13.70
Or
Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option
Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car
1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)
2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)
3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.
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New Jersey 2021
Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat
Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat
County Executive of Essex County, New Jersey Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. Democrat
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04/09/2021
The offices of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System William McChesney Martin Jr. Building 2001 C St NWWashington, DC 20245 USA - Jerome Powell Chair of the Federal Reserve of the United States Republican Party
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
Albany Tulip Festival in the capital city of Albany, New York, USA,
The Tulip Festival is Albany’s signature spring event. Featuring annual traditions rooted in the city’s rich Dutch heritage, nearly one hundred artisans selling their handmade crafts, a fine arts show, delicious food, the KidZone family fun destination, two stages of world-class live entertainment and more than 140,000 tulips in 150 different varieties, the Tulip Festival is a sparkling showcase of local culture and business. It all takes place in historic Washington Park, the 81-acre “crown jewel” of the City.
Mayor Erastus Corning 2nd declared the tulip as Albany's official flower on July 1, 1948, there has been a Tulip Festival every year since.
On July 11, 1948 Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands selected the "Orange Wonder", an 18-inch tall tulip that is orange-shaded with a scarlet toward the center as Albany's tulip.
The first Tulip Fest was celebrated the next year on May 14, 1949 with opening ceremonies still carried on today as tradition, such as the sweeping of State Street and the crowning of a Tulip Queen.
In 1997 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the festival the state of New York designated Albany as the "I Love New York Spring Destination"
For the 50th anniversary a descendant variety of the "Wonder Orange" tulip was found in the Netherlands, and the new variety was named "City of Albany"
Albany Tulip Festival is FREE & open to the public
Albany Tulip Festival
Mother's Day Weekend
The 68th Annual Albany Tulip Festival was held on
May 7 & 8, 2016
Washington Park, Albany, NY 12224
Albany is the capital of the U.S. state of New York and is roughly 150 miles from New York City.
The New York State Capitol Building is located in The Empire State Plaza
New York State symbols:
State Bush - Lilac
State Flower - Rose
State Fruit - Apple
State Motto - Excelsior
State Nickname - The Empire State
State Slogan - I Love NY
State Tree - Sugar Maple
State Bird - Eastern Bluebird
State Animal - Beaver
State Gem - Garnet
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Albany capital city, New York state, The United States of America USA country, North America continent
May 7th 2016
Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Book Park, Newark, New Jersey USA
Branch Brook Park is noted for the largest collection of cherry blossom trees in the United States, having over 5,000 in more than eighteen different varieties collectively called Cherryblossomland as well as its spectacular Cherry Blossom Festival each April.
Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival
The Newark Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Brook Park has been running since April 22nd 1976
A portion of the park is also located within the Township of Belleville.
The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.
The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing
The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.
Bloomfest
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
2016
MAIN STAGE
11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra
12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony
1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe
2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy
3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul
4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop
CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT
11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll
11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration
1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.
1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak
3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE
11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums
3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners
Address:
Cherry Blossom Welcome Center
Branch Brook Park
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 621-2542
Very affordable to visit from NYC:
Path train from New York City $2.75 each way
or
NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way
Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way
Bloomfest! admission FREE
Total = $13.70
Or
Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option
Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car
1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)
2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)
3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.
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New Jersey 2021
Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat
Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat
County Executive of Essex County, New Jersey Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. Democrat
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04/09/2021
Smithsonian American Art Museum SAAM Cherry Blossom Family Celebration Onoe Rye Dance traditional Japanese folk dances performance at The National Cherry Blossom Festival 8th and F streets NW (F Street Plaza in front of the museum) Washington, DC 20004 USA 2023
SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM
SAAM CHERRY BLOSSOM FAMILY CELEBRATION
Join SAAM for our annual celebration of spring and the blooming trees of DC. Enjoy a taiko drumming performance by Nen Daiko, traditional Japanese dance with Onoe Dance, and break out your best Japanese pop dance moves with Les the DJ. Craft your own cherry blossom tree to take home, make a koinobori kite to fly at the kite festival, or try your hand at an origami Sakura. Explore SAAM’s galleries with a scavenger hunt and enjoy festive treats from a special menu celebrating the cherry blossoms offered by the Courtyard Café.
Saturday, March 25, 2023
11:30 - 3 PM
WHERE
Smithsonian American Art Museum
8th and F streets NW (F Street Plaza in front of the museum)
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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04/09/2021
Albany Tulip Festival in the capital city of Albany, New York, USA,
The Tulip Festival is Albany’s signature spring event. Featuring annual traditions rooted in the city’s rich Dutch heritage, nearly one hundred artisans selling their handmade crafts, a fine arts show, delicious food, the KidZone family fun destination, two stages of world-class live entertainment and more than 140,000 tulips in 150 different varieties, the Tulip Festival is a sparkling showcase of local culture and business. It all takes place in historic Washington Park, the 81-acre “crown jewel” of the City.
Mayor Erastus Corning 2nd declared the tulip as Albany's official flower on July 1, 1948, there has been a Tulip Festival every year since.
On July 11, 1948 Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands selected the "Orange Wonder", an 18-inch tall tulip that is orange-shaded with a scarlet toward the center as Albany's tulip.
The first Tulip Fest was celebrated the next year on May 14, 1949 with opening ceremonies still carried on today as tradition, such as the sweeping of State Street and the crowning of a Tulip Queen.
In 1997 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the festival the state of New York designated Albany as the "I Love New York Spring Destination"
For the 50th anniversary a descendant variety of the "Wonder Orange" tulip was found in the Netherlands, and the new variety was named "City of Albany"
Albany Tulip Festival is FREE & open to the public
Albany Tulip Festival
Mother's Day Weekend
The 68th Annual Albany Tulip Festival was held on
May 7 & 8, 2016
Washington Park, Albany, NY 12224
Albany is the capital of the U.S. state of New York and is roughly 150 miles from New York City.
The New York State Capitol Building is located in The Empire State Plaza
New York State symbols:
State Bush - Lilac
State Flower - Rose
State Fruit - Apple
State Motto - Excelsior
State Nickname - The Empire State
State Slogan - I Love NY
State Tree - Sugar Maple
State Bird - Eastern Bluebird
State Animal - Beaver
State Gem - Garnet
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May 7th 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
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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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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
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The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. USA
The 2017 event marks the 90th anniversary of the first festival and the 105th anniversary of Japan's tree gift
The National Cherry Blossom Festival is a spring celebration in Washington, D.C. commemorating the March 27, 1912 gift of Japanese cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo City Japan to the city of Washington
The National Cherry Blossom Festival is known as the Nation’s Greatest Springtime Celebration!
Images are from the first weekend on The National Cherry Blossom Festival
National Park Service NPS predicted peak bloom March 19th thru 22nd 2017
Photos were taken while the cherry blossom trees were in the sixth of six stages of blooming called Peak Bloom which happened on March 25th 2017
* Approximately half of the Yoshino blossoms were lost due to a late frost that occurred March 14-16, 2017
Puffy white and peak bloom are defined as when 70% of the surviving blossoms reach those stages
Average peak bloom date is April 4th
Extraordinary warm or cool temperatures have resulted in peak bloom as early as March 15 (1990) and as late as April 18 (1958)
Peak bloom dates occurred on:
2017 March 25th
2016 March 25th
2015 April 10th
2014 April 10th
2013 April 9th
2012 March 20th
2011 March 29th
2010 March 31st
2009 April 1st
2008 March 29th
2007 April 1st
2006 March 30th
2005 April 9th
2004 March 31st
2003 April 2nd
2002 April 2nd
2001 April 6th
2000 March 17th
1999 April 5th
1998 March 27th
1997 March 26th
1996 April 4th
1995 April 2nd
1994 April 5th
1993 April 11th
1992 April 5th
1991 March 29th
Origins of the cherry trees in DC:
Viscountess Chinda was the wife of the Japanese ambassador. She and Mrs. Taft planted the first two cherry trees at the Tidal Basin March 27th 1912
The ceremony of planting these trees grew into the National Cherry Blossom Festival
This special part of history is celebrated through many events and is also commemorated with a large, bronze plaque at the site of the first planting
Also of importance is Dr. David Fairchild, a prominent botanist who planted the first cherry trees in D.C.
WASHINGTON DC history
Washington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia is the capital of the United States of America since July 16, 1790
The state of Maryland donated land to create what is now known as Washington, D.C.
Virginia had also donated land which was returned to Virgina in 1846
Washington, D.C. is not in a state but there is a movement for statehood which would have the name of the 51st state as New Columbia
The United States of America declared independance from Great Britain in 1776
Video taken while Donald Trump was in office at The White House as President of The United States of America
******************
Japanese Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae said at a press conference on March 02, 2017 "I don't need to say, 'Make this cherry blossom festival great again,' because it's already great."
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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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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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Baltimore Maryland Megabus bus stop from West 34th Street Hudson Yards NYC USA
The National Cherry Blossom Festival Washington, D.C. USA March 25th 2023
*** PEAK BLOOM HAS ARRIVED***
The 🌸
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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
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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
#TheWhiteHouse
#WhiteHouse
#JoeBiden
#Biden
#KamalaHarris
#Kamala
#TheUnitedStatesOfAmerica
#UnitedStatesOfAmerica
#TheUnitedStates
#UnitedStates
#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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Photo
Washington, D.C. District of Columbia, (New Columbia state), The United States of America USA country, North America continent
Saturday March 25th 2017
Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Book Park, Newark, New Jersey USA
Branch Brook Park is noted for the largest collection of cherry blossom trees in the United States, having over 5,000 in more than eighteen different varieties collectively called Cherryblossomland as well as its spectacular Cherry Blossom Festival each April.
Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival
The Newark Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Brook Park has been running since April 22nd 1976
A portion of the park is also located within the Township of Belleville.
The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.
The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing
The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.
Bloomfest
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
2016
MAIN STAGE
11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra
12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony
1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe
2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy
3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul
4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop
CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT
11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll
11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration
1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.
1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak
3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE
11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums
3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners
Address:
Cherry Blossom Welcome Center
Branch Brook Park
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 621-2542
Very affordable to visit from NYC:
Path train from New York City $2.75 each way
or
NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way
Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way
Bloomfest! admission FREE
Total = $13.70
Or
Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option
Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car
1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)
2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)
3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.
********************
New Jersey 2021
Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat
Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat
County Executive of Essex County, New Jersey Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. Democrat
***************************
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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max smartphone
Photo
Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/09/2021
Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Book Park, Newark, New Jersey USA
Branch Brook Park is noted for the largest collection of cherry blossom trees in the United States, having over 5,000 in more than eighteen different varieties collectively called Cherryblossomland as well as its spectacular Cherry Blossom Festival each April.
Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival
The Newark Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Brook Park has been running since April 22nd 1976
A portion of the park is also located within the Township of Belleville.
The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.
The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing
The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.
Bloomfest
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
2016
MAIN STAGE
11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra
12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony
1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe
2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy
3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul
4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop
CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT
11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll
11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration
1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.
1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak
3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE
11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums
3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners
Address:
Cherry Blossom Welcome Center
Branch Brook Park
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 621-2542
Very affordable to visit from NYC:
Path train from New York City $2.75 each way
or
NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way
Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way
Bloomfest! admission FREE
Total = $13.70
Or
Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option
Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car
1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)
2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)
3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.
********************
New Jersey 2021
Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat
Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat
County Executive of Essex County, New Jersey Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. Democrat
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04/09/2021
Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Book Park, Newark, New Jersey USA
Branch Brook Park is noted for the largest collection of cherry blossom trees in the United States, having over 5,000 in more than eighteen different varieties collectively called Cherryblossomland as well as its spectacular Cherry Blossom Festival each April.
Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival
The Newark Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Brook Park has been running since April 22nd 1976
A portion of the park is also located within the Township of Belleville.
The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.
The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing
The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.
Bloomfest
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
2016
MAIN STAGE
11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra
12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony
1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe
2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy
3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul
4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop
CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT
11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll
11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration
1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.
1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak
3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE
11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums
3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners
Address:
Cherry Blossom Welcome Center
Branch Brook Park
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 621-2542
Very affordable to visit from NYC:
Path train from New York City $2.75 each way
or
NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way
Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way
Bloomfest! admission FREE
Total = $13.70
Or
Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option
Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car
1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)
2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)
3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.
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New Jersey 2021
Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat
Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat
County Executive of Essex County, New Jersey Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. Democrat
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04/09/2021
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
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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Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/09/2021
Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Book Park, Newark, New Jersey USA
Branch Brook Park is noted for the largest collection of cherry blossom trees in the United States, having over 5,000 in more than eighteen different varieties collectively called Cherryblossomland as well as its spectacular Cherry Blossom Festival each April.
Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival
The Newark Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Brook Park has been running since April 22nd 1976
A portion of the park is also located within the Township of Belleville.
The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.
The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing
The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.
Bloomfest
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
2016
MAIN STAGE
11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra
12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony
1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe
2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy
3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul
4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop
CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT
11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll
11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration
1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.
1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak
3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada
PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE
11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums
3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners
Address:
Cherry Blossom Welcome Center
Branch Brook Park
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 621-2542
Very affordable to visit from NYC:
Path train from New York City $2.75 each way
or
NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way
Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way
Bloomfest! admission FREE
Total = $13.70
Or
Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option
Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car
1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)
2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)
3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.
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New Jersey 2021
Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat
Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat
County Executive of Essex County, New Jersey Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. Democrat
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The #pumpkin made it's way to #spring #springequinox #Ostara photo taken #April 5th 2017 after sitting in the windowsill and celebrating all the #winter #holidays this #HalloweenPumpkin made its way to a #NewLife seeds planted on #LongIsland #NY April 9 2017 #plantseeds #farm #farming #pumpkinpatch #Samhain #Halloween #fruit #garden #WelcomeSpring
Albany Tulip Festival in the capital city of Albany, New York, USA,
The Tulip Festival is Albany’s signature spring event. Featuring annual traditions rooted in the city’s rich Dutch heritage, nearly one hundred artisans selling their handmade crafts, a fine arts show, delicious food, the KidZone family fun destination, two stages of world-class live entertainment and more than 140,000 tulips in 150 different varieties, the Tulip Festival is a sparkling showcase of local culture and business. It all takes place in historic Washington Park, the 81-acre “crown jewel” of the City.
Mayor Erastus Corning 2nd declared the tulip as Albany's official flower on July 1, 1948, there has been a Tulip Festival every year since.
On July 11, 1948 Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands selected the "Orange Wonder", an 18-inch tall tulip that is orange-shaded with a scarlet toward the center as Albany's tulip.
The first Tulip Fest was celebrated the next year on May 14, 1949 with opening ceremonies still carried on today as tradition, such as the sweeping of State Street and the crowning of a Tulip Queen.
In 1997 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the festival the state of New York designated Albany as the "I Love New York Spring Destination"
For the 50th anniversary a descendant variety of the "Wonder Orange" tulip was found in the Netherlands, and the new variety was named "City of Albany"
Albany Tulip Festival is FREE & open to the public
Albany Tulip Festival
Mother's Day Weekend
The 68th Annual Albany Tulip Festival was held on
May 7 & 8, 2016
Washington Park, Albany, NY 12224
Albany is the capital of the U.S. state of New York and is roughly 150 miles from New York City.
The New York State Capitol Building is located in The Empire State Plaza
New York State symbols:
State Bush - Lilac
State Flower - Rose
State Fruit - Apple
State Motto - Excelsior
State Nickname - The Empire State
State Slogan - I Love NY
State Tree - Sugar Maple
State Bird - Eastern Bluebird
State Animal - Beaver
State Gem - Garnet
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Albany capital city, New York state, The United States of America USA country, North America continent
May 7th 2016
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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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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