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

 

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

 

Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival

 

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

 

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

 

The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.

 

The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing

 

The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.

  

Bloomfest

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

2016

 

MAIN STAGE

11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra

12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony

1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe

2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy

3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul

4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop

 

CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT

11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll

11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration

1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.

1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak

3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

 

PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE

11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums

3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners

 

Address:

Cherry Blossom Welcome Center

Branch Brook Park

Newark, NJ 07104

(973) 621-2542

  

Very affordable to visit from NYC:

 

Path train from New York City $2.75 each way

 

or

 

NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way

 

Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way

 

Bloomfest! admission FREE

 

Total = $13.70

 

Or

 

Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option

 

Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car

 

1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)

 

2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)

 

3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.

 

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New Jersey 2021

 

Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat

 

Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat

 

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

 

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Every spring, nearly 1,700 Cherry Blossom trees lining Washington DC’s Tidal Basin burst into color in a beautiful display of floral fireworks. But the peak bloom period lasts only a few days

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

 

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

 

Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival

 

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

 

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

 

The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.

 

The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing

 

The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.

  

Bloomfest

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

2016

 

MAIN STAGE

11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra

12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony

1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe

2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy

3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul

4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop

 

CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT

11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll

11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration

1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.

1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak

3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

 

PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE

11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums

3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners

 

Address:

Cherry Blossom Welcome Center

Branch Brook Park

Newark, NJ 07104

(973) 621-2542

  

Very affordable to visit from NYC:

 

Path train from New York City $2.75 each way

 

or

 

NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way

 

Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way

 

Bloomfest! admission FREE

 

Total = $13.70

 

Or

 

Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option

 

Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car

 

1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)

 

2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)

 

3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.

 

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

 

New Jersey 2021

 

Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat

 

Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat

 

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

 

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#‎CherryBlossomFestival #‎CherryBlossoms ‪#‎CherryBlossom‬ ‪#‎SakuraMatsuri‬ ‪#‎Sakura‬ ‪#‎Matsuri‬ ‪#‎Japan‬ ‪#‎Japanese‬ ‪#‎pink‬ ‪#‎flower‬ ‪#‎flowers‬ ‪#‎spring‬ ‪#‎springtime‬ ‪#‎WelcomeSpring‬ ‪#‎PeakBloom‬ ‪#‎NJ‬ ‪#‎NewJersey‬ ‪#‎New‬ ‪#‎Jersey‬ ‪#‎TheGardenState‬ ‪#‎GardenState‬ ‎Essex ‎County ‪EssexCounty‬ ‪#‎EssexCountyCherryBlossomFestival‬ ‪#‎BranchBrookPark‬ ‪#‎Bloomfest‬ #CherryBlossomLand ‪#‎Newark‬ ‪#‎NewarkNJ‬ ‪#‎NewarkNewJersey‬ EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival ILoveNJ #ExploreNJ

 

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

04/09/2021

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

 

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

 

Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival

 

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

 

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

 

The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.

 

The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing

 

The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.

  

Bloomfest

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

2016

 

MAIN STAGE

11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra

12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony

1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe

2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy

3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul

4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop

 

CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT

11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll

11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration

1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.

1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak

3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

 

PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE

11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums

3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners

 

Address:

Cherry Blossom Welcome Center

Branch Brook Park

Newark, NJ 07104

(973) 621-2542

  

Very affordable to visit from NYC:

 

Path train from New York City $2.75 each way

 

or

 

NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way

 

Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way

 

Bloomfest! admission FREE

 

Total = $13.70

 

Or

 

Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option

 

Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car

 

1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)

 

2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)

 

3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.

 

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

 

New Jersey 2021

 

Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat

 

Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat

 

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

 

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#‎CherryBlossomFestival #‎CherryBlossoms ‪#‎CherryBlossom‬ ‪#‎SakuraMatsuri‬ ‪#‎Sakura‬ ‪#‎Matsuri‬ ‪#‎Japan‬ ‪#‎Japanese‬ ‪#‎pink‬ ‪#‎flower‬ ‪#‎flowers‬ ‪#‎spring‬ ‪#‎springtime‬ ‪#‎WelcomeSpring‬ ‪#‎PeakBloom‬ ‪#‎NJ‬ ‪#‎NewJersey‬ ‪#‎New‬ ‪#‎Jersey‬ ‪#‎TheGardenState‬ ‪#‎GardenState‬ ‎Essex ‎County ‪EssexCounty‬ ‪#‎EssexCountyCherryBlossomFestival‬ ‪#‎BranchBrookPark‬ ‪#‎Bloomfest‬ #CherryBlossomLand ‪#‎Newark‬ ‪#‎NewarkNJ‬ ‪#‎NewarkNewJersey‬ EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival ILoveNJ #ExploreNJ

 

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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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Hashtag metadata tags

 

#‎CherryBlossomFestival #‎CherryBlossoms ‪#‎CherryBlossom‬ ‪#‎SakuraMatsuri‬ ‪#‎Sakura‬ ‪#‎Matsuri‬ ‪#‎Japan‬ ‪#‎Japanese‬ ‪#‎pink‬ ‪#‎flower‬ ‪#‎flowers‬ ‪#‎spring‬ ‪#‎springtime‬ ‪#‎WelcomeSpring‬ ‪#‎PeakBloom‬ ‪#‎NJ‬ ‪#‎NewJersey‬ ‪#‎New‬ ‪#‎Jersey‬ ‪#‎TheGardenState‬ ‪#‎GardenState‬ ‎Essex ‎County ‪EssexCounty‬ ‪#‎EssexCountyCherryBlossomFestival‬ ‪#‎BranchBrookPark‬ ‪#‎Bloomfest‬ #CherryBlossomLand ‪#‎Newark‬ ‪#‎NewarkNJ‬ ‪#‎NewarkNewJersey‬ EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival ILoveNJ #ExploreNJ

 

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04/09/2021

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

 

Welcome spring dance at the Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival in Branch Book Park Newark New Jersey USA 2021 video

 

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

 

Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival

 

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

 

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

 

The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.

 

The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing

 

The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.

  

Bloomfest

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

2016

 

MAIN STAGE

11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra

12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony

1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe

2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy

3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul

4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop

 

CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT

11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll

11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration

1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.

1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak

3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

 

PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE

11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums

3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners

 

Address:

Cherry Blossom Welcome Center

Branch Brook Park

Newark, NJ 07104

(973) 621-2542

  

Very affordable to visit from NYC:

 

Path train from New York City $2.75 each way

 

or

 

NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way

 

Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way

 

Bloomfest! admission FREE

 

Total = $13.70

 

Or

 

Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option

 

Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car

 

1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)

 

2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)

 

3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.

 

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

 

New Jersey 2021

 

Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat

 

Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat

 

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

 

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

 

Hashtag metadata tags

 

#‎CherryBlossomFestival #‎CherryBlossoms ‪#‎CherryBlossom‬ ‪#‎SakuraMatsuri‬ ‪#‎Sakura‬ ‪#‎Matsuri‬ ‪#‎Japan‬ ‪#‎Japanese‬ ‪#‎pink‬ ‪#‎flower‬ ‪#‎flowers‬ ‪#‎spring‬ ‪#‎springtime‬ ‪#‎WelcomeSpring‬ ‪#‎PeakBloom‬ ‪#‎NJ‬ ‪#‎NewJersey‬ ‪#‎New‬ ‪#‎Jersey‬ ‪#‎TheGardenState‬ ‪#‎GardenState‬ ‎Essex ‎County ‪EssexCounty‬ ‪#‎EssexCountyCherryBlossomFestival‬ ‪#‎BranchBrookPark‬ ‪#‎Bloomfest‬ #CherryBlossomLand ‪#‎Newark‬ ‪#‎NewarkNJ‬ ‪#‎NewarkNewJersey‬ EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival ILoveNJ #ExploreNJ

 

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

04/09/2021

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

 

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

 

Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival

 

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

 

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

 

The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.

 

The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing

 

The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.

  

Bloomfest

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

2016

 

MAIN STAGE

11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra

12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony

1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe

2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy

3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul

4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop

 

CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT

11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll

11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration

1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.

1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak

3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

 

PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE

11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums

3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners

 

Address:

Cherry Blossom Welcome Center

Branch Brook Park

Newark, NJ 07104

(973) 621-2542

  

Very affordable to visit from NYC:

 

Path train from New York City $2.75 each way

 

or

 

NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way

 

Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way

 

Bloomfest! admission FREE

 

Total = $13.70

 

Or

 

Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option

 

Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car

 

1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)

 

2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)

 

3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.

 

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

 

New Jersey 2021

 

Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat

 

Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat

 

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

 

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#‎CherryBlossomFestival #‎CherryBlossoms ‪#‎CherryBlossom‬ ‪#‎SakuraMatsuri‬ ‪#‎Sakura‬ ‪#‎Matsuri‬ ‪#‎Japan‬ ‪#‎Japanese‬ ‪#‎pink‬ ‪#‎flower‬ ‪#‎flowers‬ ‪#‎spring‬ ‪#‎springtime‬ ‪#‎WelcomeSpring‬ ‪#‎PeakBloom‬ ‪#‎NJ‬ ‪#‎NewJersey‬ ‪#‎New‬ ‪#‎Jersey‬ ‪#‎TheGardenState‬ ‪#‎GardenState‬ ‎Essex ‎County ‪EssexCounty‬ ‪#‎EssexCountyCherryBlossomFestival‬ ‪#‎BranchBrookPark‬ ‪#‎Bloomfest‬ #CherryBlossomLand ‪#‎Newark‬ ‪#‎NewarkNJ‬ ‪#‎NewarkNewJersey‬ EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival ILoveNJ #ExploreNJ

 

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04/09/2021

The #blossoms have come to #NYC in front of #JohnJayCollegeOfCriminalJustice 899 Tenth Avenue #W59thst there is one #tree #branch that is under a protective construction roof near a warm light source that is in #peakbloom while the rest of the tree has not yet a single bud #flower leaf or #blossom #peartree #pearblossom #pearblossoms #appleblossom #spring #WelcomeSpring #welcomespring🌸 #ILoveNY #I❤️NY

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

 

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

 

Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival

 

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

 

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

 

The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.

 

The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing

 

The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.

  

Bloomfest

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

2016

 

MAIN STAGE

11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra

12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony

1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe

2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy

3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul

4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop

 

CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT

11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll

11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration

1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.

1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak

3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

 

PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE

11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums

3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners

 

Address:

Cherry Blossom Welcome Center

Branch Brook Park

Newark, NJ 07104

(973) 621-2542

  

Very affordable to visit from NYC:

 

Path train from New York City $2.75 each way

 

or

 

NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way

 

Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way

 

Bloomfest! admission FREE

 

Total = $13.70

 

Or

 

Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option

 

Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car

 

1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)

 

2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)

 

3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.

 

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

 

New Jersey 2021

 

Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat

 

Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat

 

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

 

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Stumpy, the beloved tree on the Tidal Basin, in its 2024 final full bloom with cherry blossoms for last time before the tree is cut down

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

 

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

 

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

 

Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival

 

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

 

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

 

The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.

 

The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing

 

The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.

  

Bloomfest

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

2016

 

MAIN STAGE

11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra

12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony

1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe

2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy

3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul

4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop

 

CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT

11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll

11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration

1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.

1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak

3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

 

PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE

11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums

3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners

 

Address:

Cherry Blossom Welcome Center

Branch Brook Park

Newark, NJ 07104

(973) 621-2542

  

Very affordable to visit from NYC:

 

Path train from New York City $2.75 each way

 

or

 

NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way

 

Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way

 

Bloomfest! admission FREE

 

Total = $13.70

 

Or

 

Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option

 

Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car

 

1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)

 

2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)

 

3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.

 

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

 

New Jersey 2021

 

Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat

 

Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat

 

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

 

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Coconuts

 

Tropical Plants and trees growing at Jungle Island Miami Florida.

 

Jungle Island

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305-400-7000

guestrelations@jungleisland.com

www.jungleisland.com

 

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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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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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The White House

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest

Washington, DC 20500

 

President of the United States Joe Biden

 

Vice President Kamala Harris

 

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#TheUnitedStatesOfAmerica

#UnitedStatesOfAmerica

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#USA

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

 

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

 

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

 

Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival

 

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

 

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

 

The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.

 

The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing

 

The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.

  

Bloomfest

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

2016

 

MAIN STAGE

11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra

12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony

1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe

2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy

3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul

4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop

 

CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT

11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll

11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration

1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.

1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak

3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

 

PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE

11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums

3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners

 

Address:

Cherry Blossom Welcome Center

Branch Brook Park

Newark, NJ 07104

(973) 621-2542

  

Very affordable to visit from NYC:

 

Path train from New York City $2.75 each way

 

or

 

NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way

 

Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way

 

Bloomfest! admission FREE

 

Total = $13.70

 

Or

 

Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option

 

Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car

 

1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)

 

2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)

 

3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.

 

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

 

New Jersey 2021

 

Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat

 

Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat

 

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

 

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04/09/2021

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

 

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

 

Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival

 

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

 

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

 

The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.

 

The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing

 

The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.

  

Bloomfest

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

2016

 

MAIN STAGE

11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra

12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony

1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe

2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy

3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul

4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop

 

CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT

11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll

11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration

1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.

1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak

3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

 

PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE

11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums

3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners

 

Address:

Cherry Blossom Welcome Center

Branch Brook Park

Newark, NJ 07104

(973) 621-2542

  

Very affordable to visit from NYC:

 

Path train from New York City $2.75 each way

 

or

 

NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way

 

Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way

 

Bloomfest! admission FREE

 

Total = $13.70

 

Or

 

Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option

 

Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car

 

1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)

 

2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)

 

3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.

 

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

 

New Jersey 2021

 

Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat

 

Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat

 

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

 

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Photo

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

04/09/2021

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

 

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

 

Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival

 

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

 

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

 

The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.

 

The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing

 

The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.

  

Bloomfest

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

2016

 

MAIN STAGE

11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra

12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony

1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe

2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy

3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul

4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop

 

CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT

11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll

11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration

1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.

1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak

3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

 

PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE

11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums

3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners

 

Address:

Cherry Blossom Welcome Center

Branch Brook Park

Newark, NJ 07104

(973) 621-2542

  

Very affordable to visit from NYC:

 

Path train from New York City $2.75 each way

 

or

 

NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way

 

Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way

 

Bloomfest! admission FREE

 

Total = $13.70

 

Or

 

Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option

 

Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car

 

1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)

 

2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)

 

3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.

 

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

 

New Jersey 2021

 

Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat

 

Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat

 

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

 

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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

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

 

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

 

The event has grown in the past 40 years and at the 2016 Branch Brook Park had 5,000 cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.

 

The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami "flower viewing".

 

The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.

  

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

 

MAIN STAGE

11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra

12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony

1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe

2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy

3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul

4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop

 

CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT

11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll

11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration

1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.

1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak

3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

 

PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE

11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums

3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners

 

Address:

Cherry Blossom Welcome Center

Branch Brook Park

Newark, NJ 07104

(973) 621-2542

  

Very affordable to visit from NYC:

 

Path train round trip from New York City $5.50

 

Light Rail Train round trip ticket $3.20

 

Bloomfest! admission FREE

 

Total = $8.70

 

Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car

 

1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)

 

2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)

 

3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.

 

#‎CherryBlossomFestival #‎CherryBlossoms ‪#‎CherryBlossom‬ ‪#‎SakuraMatsuri‬ ‪#‎Sakura‬ ‪#‎Matsuri‬ ‪#‎Japan‬ ‪#‎Japanese‬ ‪#‎pink‬ ‪#‎flower‬ ‪#‎flowers‬ ‪#‎spring‬ ‪#‎springtime‬ ‪#‎WelcomeSpring‬ ‪#‎PeakBloom‬ ‪#‎NJ‬ ‪#‎NewJersey‬ ‪#‎New‬ ‪#‎Jersey‬ ‪#‎TheGardenState‬ ‪#‎GardenState‬ ‪#‎Essex‬ ‪#‎County‬ ‪#‎EssexCounty‬ ‪#‎EssexCountyCherryBlossomFestival‬ ‪#‎BranchBrookPark‬ ‪#‎Bloomfest‬ ‪#‎Newark‬ ‪#‎NewarkNJ‬ ‪#‎NewarkNewJersey‬ #EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival

  

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04/24/2016

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

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#SpringBlossomsHere

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#SpringItOn

#Japan

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#Sakura

#Matsuri

#SakuraMatsuri

#Kyoto

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#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

 

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#TheUnitedStatesOfAmerica

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

 

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

 

Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival

 

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

 

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

 

The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.

 

The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing

 

The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.

  

Bloomfest

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

2016

 

MAIN STAGE

11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra

12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony

1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe

2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy

3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul

4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop

 

CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT

11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll

11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration

1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.

1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak

3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

 

PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE

11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums

3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners

 

Address:

Cherry Blossom Welcome Center

Branch Brook Park

Newark, NJ 07104

(973) 621-2542

  

Very affordable to visit from NYC:

 

Path train from New York City $2.75 each way

 

or

 

NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way

 

Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way

 

Bloomfest! admission FREE

 

Total = $13.70

 

Or

 

Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option

 

Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car

 

1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)

 

2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)

 

3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.

 

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

 

New Jersey 2021

 

Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat

 

Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat

 

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

 

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

 

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#‎CherryBlossomFestival #‎CherryBlossoms ‪#‎CherryBlossom‬ ‪#‎SakuraMatsuri‬ ‪#‎Sakura‬ ‪#‎Matsuri‬ ‪#‎Japan‬ ‪#‎Japanese‬ ‪#‎pink‬ ‪#‎flower‬ ‪#‎flowers‬ ‪#‎spring‬ ‪#‎springtime‬ ‪#‎WelcomeSpring‬ ‪#‎PeakBloom‬ ‪#‎NJ‬ ‪#‎NewJersey‬ ‪#‎New‬ ‪#‎Jersey‬ ‪#‎TheGardenState‬ ‪#‎GardenState‬ ‎Essex ‎County ‪EssexCounty‬ ‪#‎EssexCountyCherryBlossomFestival‬ ‪#‎BranchBrookPark‬ ‪#‎Bloomfest‬ #CherryBlossomLand ‪#‎Newark‬ ‪#‎NewarkNJ‬ ‪#‎NewarkNewJersey‬ EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival ILoveNJ #ExploreNJ

 

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

04/09/2021

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

 

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

 

Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival

 

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

 

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

 

The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.

 

The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing

 

The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.

  

Bloomfest

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

2016

 

MAIN STAGE

11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra

12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony

1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe

2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy

3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul

4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop

 

CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT

11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll

11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration

1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.

1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak

3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

 

PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE

11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums

3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners

 

Address:

Cherry Blossom Welcome Center

Branch Brook Park

Newark, NJ 07104

(973) 621-2542

  

Very affordable to visit from NYC:

 

Path train from New York City $2.75 each way

 

or

 

NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way

 

Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way

 

Bloomfest! admission FREE

 

Total = $13.70

 

Or

 

Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option

 

Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car

 

1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)

 

2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)

 

3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.

 

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

 

New Jersey 2021

 

Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat

 

Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat

 

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

 

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

 

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#‎CherryBlossomFestival #‎CherryBlossoms ‪#‎CherryBlossom‬ ‪#‎SakuraMatsuri‬ ‪#‎Sakura‬ ‪#‎Matsuri‬ ‪#‎Japan‬ ‪#‎Japanese‬ ‪#‎pink‬ ‪#‎flower‬ ‪#‎flowers‬ ‪#‎spring‬ ‪#‎springtime‬ ‪#‎WelcomeSpring‬ ‪#‎PeakBloom‬ ‪#‎NJ‬ ‪#‎NewJersey‬ ‪#‎New‬ ‪#‎Jersey‬ ‪#‎TheGardenState‬ ‪#‎GardenState‬ ‎Essex ‎County ‪EssexCounty‬ ‪#‎EssexCountyCherryBlossomFestival‬ ‪#‎BranchBrookPark‬ ‪#‎Bloomfest‬ #CherryBlossomLand ‪#‎Newark‬ ‪#‎NewarkNJ‬ ‪#‎NewarkNewJersey‬ EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival ILoveNJ #ExploreNJ

 

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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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Veronica Johnson Yoshi Amao introduce 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

 

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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

 

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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.

 

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1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest

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President of the United States Joe Biden

 

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

 

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

 

Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival

 

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

 

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

 

The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.

 

The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing

 

The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.

  

Bloomfest

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

2016

 

MAIN STAGE

11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra

12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony

1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe

2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy

3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul

4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop

 

CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT

11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll

11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration

1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.

1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak

3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

 

PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE

11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums

3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners

 

Address:

Cherry Blossom Welcome Center

Branch Brook Park

Newark, NJ 07104

(973) 621-2542

  

Very affordable to visit from NYC:

 

Path train from New York City $2.75 each way

 

or

 

NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way

 

Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way

 

Bloomfest! admission FREE

 

Total = $13.70

 

Or

 

Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option

 

Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car

 

1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)

 

2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)

 

3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.

 

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

 

New Jersey 2021

 

Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat

 

Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat

 

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

 

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#‎CherryBlossomFestival #‎CherryBlossoms ‪#‎CherryBlossom‬ ‪#‎SakuraMatsuri‬ ‪#‎Sakura‬ ‪#‎Matsuri‬ ‪#‎Japan‬ ‪#‎Japanese‬ ‪#‎pink‬ ‪#‎flower‬ ‪#‎flowers‬ ‪#‎spring‬ ‪#‎springtime‬ ‪#‎WelcomeSpring‬ ‪#‎PeakBloom‬ ‪#‎NJ‬ ‪#‎NewJersey‬ ‪#‎New‬ ‪#‎Jersey‬ ‪#‎TheGardenState‬ ‪#‎GardenState‬ ‎Essex ‎County ‪EssexCounty‬ ‪#‎EssexCountyCherryBlossomFestival‬ ‪#‎BranchBrookPark‬ ‪#‎Bloomfest‬ #CherryBlossomLand ‪#‎Newark‬ ‪#‎NewarkNJ‬ ‪#‎NewarkNewJersey‬ EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival ILoveNJ #ExploreNJ

 

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

 

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

 

Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival

 

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

 

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

 

The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.

 

The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing

 

The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.

  

Bloomfest

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

2016

 

MAIN STAGE

11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra

12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony

1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe

2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy

3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul

4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop

 

CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT

11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll

11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration

1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.

1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak

3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

 

PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE

11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums

3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners

 

Address:

Cherry Blossom Welcome Center

Branch Brook Park

Newark, NJ 07104

(973) 621-2542

  

Very affordable to visit from NYC:

 

Path train from New York City $2.75 each way

 

or

 

NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way

 

Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way

 

Bloomfest! admission FREE

 

Total = $13.70

 

Or

 

Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option

 

Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car

 

1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)

 

2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)

 

3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.

 

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

 

New Jersey 2021

 

Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat

 

Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat

 

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

 

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#‎CherryBlossomFestival #‎CherryBlossoms ‪#‎CherryBlossom‬ ‪#‎SakuraMatsuri‬ ‪#‎Sakura‬ ‪#‎Matsuri‬ ‪#‎Japan‬ ‪#‎Japanese‬ ‪#‎pink‬ ‪#‎flower‬ ‪#‎flowers‬ ‪#‎spring‬ ‪#‎springtime‬ ‪#‎WelcomeSpring‬ ‪#‎PeakBloom‬ ‪#‎NJ‬ ‪#‎NewJersey‬ ‪#‎New‬ ‪#‎Jersey‬ ‪#‎TheGardenState‬ ‪#‎GardenState‬ ‎Essex ‎County ‪EssexCounty‬ ‪#‎EssexCountyCherryBlossomFestival‬ ‪#‎BranchBrookPark‬ ‪#‎Bloomfest‬ #CherryBlossomLand ‪#‎Newark‬ ‪#‎NewarkNJ‬ ‪#‎NewarkNewJersey‬ EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival ILoveNJ #ExploreNJ

 

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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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#‎CherryBlossomFestival #‎CherryBlossoms ‪#‎CherryBlossom‬ ‪#‎SakuraMatsuri‬ ‪#‎Sakura‬ ‪#‎Matsuri‬ ‪#‎Japan‬ ‪#‎Japanese‬ ‪#‎pink‬ ‪#‎flower‬ ‪#‎flowers‬ ‪#‎spring‬ ‪#‎springtime‬ ‪#‎WelcomeSpring‬ ‪#‎PeakBloom‬ ‪#‎NJ‬ ‪#‎NewJersey‬ ‪#‎New‬ ‪#‎Jersey‬ ‪#‎TheGardenState‬ ‪#‎GardenState‬ ‎Essex ‎County ‪EssexCounty‬ ‪#‎EssexCountyCherryBlossomFestival‬ ‪#‎BranchBrookPark‬ ‪#‎Bloomfest‬ #CherryBlossomLand ‪#‎Newark‬ ‪#‎NewarkNJ‬ ‪#‎NewarkNewJersey‬ EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival ILoveNJ #ExploreNJ

 

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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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#‎CherryBlossomFestival #‎CherryBlossoms ‪#‎CherryBlossom‬ ‪#‎SakuraMatsuri‬ ‪#‎Sakura‬ ‪#‎Matsuri‬ ‪#‎Japan‬ ‪#‎Japanese‬ ‪#‎pink‬ ‪#‎flower‬ ‪#‎flowers‬ ‪#‎spring‬ ‪#‎springtime‬ ‪#‎WelcomeSpring‬ ‪#‎PeakBloom‬ ‪#‎NJ‬ ‪#‎NewJersey‬ ‪#‎New‬ ‪#‎Jersey‬ ‪#‎TheGardenState‬ ‪#‎GardenState‬ ‎Essex ‎County ‪EssexCounty‬ ‪#‎EssexCountyCherryBlossomFestival‬ ‪#‎BranchBrookPark‬ ‪#‎Bloomfest‬ #CherryBlossomLand ‪#‎Newark‬ ‪#‎NewarkNJ‬ ‪#‎NewarkNewJersey‬ EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival ILoveNJ #ExploreNJ

 

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Photo

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

04/09/2021

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

 

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

 

Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival

 

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

 

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

 

The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.

 

The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing

 

The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.

  

Bloomfest

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

2016

 

MAIN STAGE

11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra

12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony

1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe

2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy

3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul

4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop

 

CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT

11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll

11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration

1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.

1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak

3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

 

PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE

11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums

3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners

 

Address:

Cherry Blossom Welcome Center

Branch Brook Park

Newark, NJ 07104

(973) 621-2542

  

Very affordable to visit from NYC:

 

Path train from New York City $2.75 each way

 

or

 

NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way

 

Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way

 

Bloomfest! admission FREE

 

Total = $13.70

 

Or

 

Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option

 

Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car

 

1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)

 

2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)

 

3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.

 

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

 

New Jersey 2021

 

Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat

 

Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat

 

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

 

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

 

Hashtag metadata tags

 

#‎CherryBlossomFestival #‎CherryBlossoms ‪#‎CherryBlossom‬ ‪#‎SakuraMatsuri‬ ‪#‎Sakura‬ ‪#‎Matsuri‬ ‪#‎Japan‬ ‪#‎Japanese‬ ‪#‎pink‬ ‪#‎flower‬ ‪#‎flowers‬ ‪#‎spring‬ ‪#‎springtime‬ ‪#‎WelcomeSpring‬ ‪#‎PeakBloom‬ ‪#‎NJ‬ ‪#‎NewJersey‬ ‪#‎New‬ ‪#‎Jersey‬ ‪#‎TheGardenState‬ ‪#‎GardenState‬ ‎Essex ‎County ‪EssexCounty‬ ‪#‎EssexCountyCherryBlossomFestival‬ ‪#‎BranchBrookPark‬ ‪#‎Bloomfest‬ #CherryBlossomLand ‪#‎Newark‬ ‪#‎NewarkNJ‬ ‪#‎NewarkNewJersey‬ EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival ILoveNJ #ExploreNJ

 

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Photo

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

04/09/2021

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

 

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

 

Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival

 

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

 

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

 

The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.

 

The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing

 

The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.

  

Bloomfest

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

2016

 

MAIN STAGE

11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra

12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony

1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe

2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy

3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul

4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop

 

CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT

11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll

11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration

1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.

1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak

3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

 

PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE

11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums

3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners

 

Address:

Cherry Blossom Welcome Center

Branch Brook Park

Newark, NJ 07104

(973) 621-2542

  

Very affordable to visit from NYC:

 

Path train from New York City $2.75 each way

 

or

 

NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way

 

Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way

 

Bloomfest! admission FREE

 

Total = $13.70

 

Or

 

Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option

 

Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car

 

1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)

 

2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)

 

3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.

 

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

 

New Jersey 2021

 

Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat

 

Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival

 

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

 

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

 

The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.

 

The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing

 

The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.

  

Bloomfest

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

2016

 

MAIN STAGE

11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra

12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony

1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe

2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy

3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul

4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop

 

CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT

11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll

11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration

1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.

1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak

3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

 

PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE

11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums

3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners

 

Address:

Cherry Blossom Welcome Center

Branch Brook Park

Newark, NJ 07104

(973) 621-2542

  

Very affordable to visit from NYC:

 

Path train from New York City $2.75 each way

 

or

 

NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way

 

Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way

 

Bloomfest! admission FREE

 

Total = $13.70

 

Or

 

Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option

 

Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car

 

1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)

 

2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)

 

3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.

 

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

 

New Jersey 2021

 

Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat

 

Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat

 

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

 

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

 

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#‎CherryBlossomFestival #‎CherryBlossoms ‪#‎CherryBlossom‬ ‪#‎SakuraMatsuri‬ ‪#‎Sakura‬ ‪#‎Matsuri‬ ‪#‎Japan‬ ‪#‎Japanese‬ ‪#‎pink‬ ‪#‎flower‬ ‪#‎flowers‬ ‪#‎spring‬ ‪#‎springtime‬ ‪#‎WelcomeSpring‬ ‪#‎PeakBloom‬ ‪#‎NJ‬ ‪#‎NewJersey‬ ‪#‎New‬ ‪#‎Jersey‬ ‪#‎TheGardenState‬ ‪#‎GardenState‬ ‎Essex ‎County ‪EssexCounty‬ ‪#‎EssexCountyCherryBlossomFestival‬ ‪#‎BranchBrookPark‬ ‪#‎Bloomfest‬ #CherryBlossomLand ‪#‎Newark‬ ‪#‎NewarkNJ‬ ‪#‎NewarkNewJersey‬ EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival ILoveNJ #ExploreNJ

 

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04/09/2021

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

 

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

 

Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival

 

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

 

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

 

The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.

 

The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing

 

The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.

  

Bloomfest

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

2016

 

MAIN STAGE

11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra

12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony

1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe

2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy

3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul

4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop

 

CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT

11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll

11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration

1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.

1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak

3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

 

PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE

11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums

3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners

 

Address:

Cherry Blossom Welcome Center

Branch Brook Park

Newark, NJ 07104

(973) 621-2542

  

Very affordable to visit from NYC:

 

Path train from New York City $2.75 each way

 

or

 

NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way

 

Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way

 

Bloomfest! admission FREE

 

Total = $13.70

 

Or

 

Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option

 

Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car

 

1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)

 

2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)

 

3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.

 

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

 

New Jersey 2021

 

Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat

 

Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat

 

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

 

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

 

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#‎CherryBlossomFestival #‎CherryBlossoms ‪#‎CherryBlossom‬ ‪#‎SakuraMatsuri‬ ‪#‎Sakura‬ ‪#‎Matsuri‬ ‪#‎Japan‬ ‪#‎Japanese‬ ‪#‎pink‬ ‪#‎flower‬ ‪#‎flowers‬ ‪#‎spring‬ ‪#‎springtime‬ ‪#‎WelcomeSpring‬ ‪#‎PeakBloom‬ ‪#‎NJ‬ ‪#‎NewJersey‬ ‪#‎New‬ ‪#‎Jersey‬ ‪#‎TheGardenState‬ ‪#‎GardenState‬ ‎Essex ‎County ‪EssexCounty‬ ‪#‎EssexCountyCherryBlossomFestival‬ ‪#‎BranchBrookPark‬ ‪#‎Bloomfest‬ #CherryBlossomLand ‪#‎Newark‬ ‪#‎NewarkNJ‬ ‪#‎NewarkNewJersey‬ EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival ILoveNJ #ExploreNJ

 

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Petals from the blossoms swirled in the wind as this happy couple made their self-portrait.

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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#‎CherryBlossomFestival #‎CherryBlossoms ‪#‎CherryBlossom‬ ‪#‎SakuraMatsuri‬ ‪#‎Sakura‬ ‪#‎Matsuri‬ ‪#‎Japan‬ ‪#‎Japanese‬ ‪#‎pink‬ ‪#‎flower‬ ‪#‎flowers‬ ‪#‎spring‬ ‪#‎springtime‬ ‪#‎WelcomeSpring‬ ‪#‎PeakBloom‬ ‪#‎NJ‬ ‪#‎NewJersey‬ ‪#‎New‬ ‪#‎Jersey‬ ‪#‎TheGardenState‬ ‪#‎GardenState‬ ‎Essex ‎County ‪EssexCounty‬ ‪#‎EssexCountyCherryBlossomFestival‬ ‪#‎BranchBrookPark‬ ‪#‎Bloomfest‬ #CherryBlossomLand ‪#‎Newark‬ ‪#‎NewarkNJ‬ ‪#‎NewarkNewJersey‬ EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival ILoveNJ #ExploreNJ

 

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

04/09/2021

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

 

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

 

Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival

 

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

 

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

 

The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.

 

The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing

 

The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.

  

Bloomfest

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

2016

 

MAIN STAGE

11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra

12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony

1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe

2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy

3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul

4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop

 

CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT

11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll

11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration

1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.

1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak

3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

 

PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE

11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums

3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners

 

Address:

Cherry Blossom Welcome Center

Branch Brook Park

Newark, NJ 07104

(973) 621-2542

  

Very affordable to visit from NYC:

 

Path train from New York City $2.75 each way

 

or

 

NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way

 

Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way

 

Bloomfest! admission FREE

 

Total = $13.70

 

Or

 

Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option

 

Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car

 

1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)

 

2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)

 

3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.

 

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

 

New Jersey 2021

 

Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat

 

Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat

 

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

 

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

 

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#‎CherryBlossomFestival #‎CherryBlossoms ‪#‎CherryBlossom‬ ‪#‎SakuraMatsuri‬ ‪#‎Sakura‬ ‪#‎Matsuri‬ ‪#‎Japan‬ ‪#‎Japanese‬ ‪#‎pink‬ ‪#‎flower‬ ‪#‎flowers‬ ‪#‎spring‬ ‪#‎springtime‬ ‪#‎WelcomeSpring‬ ‪#‎PeakBloom‬ ‪#‎NJ‬ ‪#‎NewJersey‬ ‪#‎New‬ ‪#‎Jersey‬ ‪#‎TheGardenState‬ ‪#‎GardenState‬ ‎Essex ‎County ‪EssexCounty‬ ‪#‎EssexCountyCherryBlossomFestival‬ ‪#‎BranchBrookPark‬ ‪#‎Bloomfest‬ #CherryBlossomLand ‪#‎Newark‬ ‪#‎NewarkNJ‬ ‪#‎NewarkNewJersey‬ EssexCountyParkSystem #NewJerseyCherryBlossomFestival #NJCherryBlossomFestival ILoveNJ #ExploreNJ

 

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04/09/2021

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

 

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

 

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

 

Bloomfest is the signature event of the festival

 

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

 

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

 

The event has grown in the past years, with popular events such as Bloomfest and Essex County Cherry Blossom 10K Run - Branch Brook Park has 5,000 plus cherry blossom trees in 18 different varieties that flower in colors from snow white to vibrant pink.

 

The Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the arrival of spring with a jam packed schedule of events that captures the beauty of the cherry tree, and embraces the Japanese tradition of hanami flower viewing

 

The main event is Bloomfest which is held on a Sunday afternoon at Branch Brook Park's Cherry Blossom Visitor’s Center. Inviting guests to enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food, and more.

  

Bloomfest

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

2016

 

MAIN STAGE

11:00am - Brick City Jazz Orchestra

12:00pm - Welcome Ceremony

1:00pm - Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe

2:00pm - Sawai Koto Academy

3:00pm - Samurai Sword Soul

4:00pm - Newark School of the Arts Dance Workshop

 

CULTURAL TRADITIONS TENT

11:00am - How to Make and Use a Durama Good Luck Doll

11:30am - Blackbird Gallery Cherry Blossom Painting Demonstration

1:00pm - Japanese Classical Dancers from Sachiya Ito & Co.

1:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

2:00pm - Ikebana Flower Arrangements with Madam Nobuko Novak

3:30pm - Sushi Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

4:00pm - How to Wear a Kimono Demonstration with Hideyo Yamada

 

PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE

11:00am - Island Music Steel Drums

3:00pm - Big Jersey Crooners

 

Address:

Cherry Blossom Welcome Center

Branch Brook Park

Newark, NJ 07104

(973) 621-2542

  

Very affordable to visit from NYC:

 

Path train from New York City $2.75 each way

 

or

 

NJ Transit Train from NYC Penn Station $5.25 each way

 

Light Rail Train round trip ticket $1.60 each way

 

Bloomfest! admission FREE

 

Total = $13.70

 

Or

 

Total = $8.70 when taking the Path train option

 

Newark is just 13 miles from NYC and is easy to get to without a car

 

1, Take the path train from Penn Station to Journal Square ($2.75 ticket one way)

 

2. Switch trains to path to Newark (no additional fee)

 

3. At Newark transfer to the Newark Light Rail ($1.60 one way ticket) and get off at the Branch Brook Park stop which lets you off right in the park for an afternoon of free spring activities.

 

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New Jersey 2021

 

Governor of New Jersey Philip Dunton Murphy Democrat

 

Mayor of the City of Newark Ras J. Baraka Democrat

 

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

 

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

 

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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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I wish that I could convey what it felt like to stand beneath these three magnolia trees this afternoon.

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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Washington DC

Cherry blossom peak bloom

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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