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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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Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/24/2016
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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Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/24/2016
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
Every spring, nearly 1,700 Cherry Blossom trees lining Washington DC’s Tidal Basin burst into color in a beautiful display of floral fireworks. This beautiful firework become more vibrant at evening with sunset.
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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
Travis Japan is a formidable 7-member dance and performance pop group from Tokyo - The National Cherry Blossom Festival signature Opening Ceremony event Warner Theatre 513 13th St NW, Washington, DC 20004
The National Cherry Blossom Festival Washington, D.C. USA March 25th 2023
*** PEAK BLOOM HAS ARRIVED***
The 🌸
#NationalCherryBlossomFestival 🌸 in #WashingtonDC #USA currently the #blossoms are in the sixth of six stages of blooming called #PeakBloom as of #March 23rd 2023
Next blooming stage is called #EnjoyTheBlossoms
#PeakBloom prediction was announced by #NationalParkService #NPS to be March 22 - 25, 2023
The peak bloom date is defined as the day when 70% of the #Yoshino Cherry (Prunus x yedoensis) blossoms are open.
Average peak bloom April 4th
#PeakBloom took place on
March 23rd 2023
March 21 2022
March 28 2021
March 20th 2020
April 1st 2019
April 5th 2018
March 25th 2017
March 25th 2016
April 10th 2015
April 10th 2014
April 9th 2013
March 20th 2012
March 29th 2011
March 31st 2010
April 1st 2009
March 26th 2008
April 1st 2007
March 30th 2006
April 9th 2005
March 31st 2004
March 15 1990 Earliest peak bloom ever
April 18 1958 Latest peak bloom ever
#BloomWatch
#CherryBlossomDC
#CherryBlossFest
#CherryBlossomFestival
#SpringBlossomsHere
#WelcomeSpring
#SpringItOn
#Japan
#Japanese
#JapaneseCulture
#JapaneseFestival
#Sakura
#Matsuri
#SakuraMatsuri
#Kyoto
#KyotoJapan
#WashingtonDC
#ThankYouJapan
Washington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia is the capital of the United States of America since July 16, 1790.
The state of Maryland donated land to create what is now known as Washington, D.C.
The stats of Virginia had also donated land which was returned to Virgina in 1846.
Washington, D.C. is not in a state but there is a movement for statehood which would have the name of the 51st state as New Columbia.
Washington, D.C. USA while US President Joe Biden was is in office.
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20500
President of the United States Joe Biden
Vice President Kamala Harris
#TheWhiteHouse
#WhiteHouse
#JoeBiden
#Biden
#KamalaHarris
#Kamala
#TheUnitedStatesOfAmerica
#UnitedStatesOfAmerica
#TheUnitedStates
#UnitedStates
#USA
Ryan Janek Wolowski of RyanReporting guest dance performer at the 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 "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
Photo
Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/24/2016
After a week of lovely temperatures, the DC Cherry Blossoms hit a sustained peak bloom. Sunset and the Arlington skyline are in the background. #DCCherryBlossoms #washingtondc #cherryblossoms #cherryblossomsdc #dcblooms #tidalbasin #washingtondc #districtofcolumbia #nationalmall #tidalbasin #cherryblossoms #peakbloom #flowers #blossoms #igdc #walkwithlocals #arlingtonva #arlingtonskyline #rosslyn
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
Photo
Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/24/2016
Ryan Janek Wolowski - Travis Japan is a formidable 7-member dance and performance pop group from Tokyo - The National Cherry Blossom Festival signature Opening Ceremony event Warner Theatre 513 13th St NW, Washington, DC 20004
The National Cherry Blossom Festival Washington, D.C. USA March 25th 2023
*** PEAK BLOOM HAS ARRIVED***
The 🌸
#NationalCherryBlossomFestival 🌸 in #WashingtonDC #USA currently the #blossoms are in the sixth of six stages of blooming called #PeakBloom as of #March 23rd 2023
Next blooming stage is called #EnjoyTheBlossoms
#PeakBloom prediction was announced by #NationalParkService #NPS to be March 22 - 25, 2023
The peak bloom date is defined as the day when 70% of the #Yoshino Cherry (Prunus x yedoensis) blossoms are open.
Average peak bloom April 4th
#PeakBloom took place on
March 23rd 2023
March 21 2022
March 28 2021
March 20th 2020
April 1st 2019
April 5th 2018
March 25th 2017
March 25th 2016
April 10th 2015
April 10th 2014
April 9th 2013
March 20th 2012
March 29th 2011
March 31st 2010
April 1st 2009
March 26th 2008
April 1st 2007
March 30th 2006
April 9th 2005
March 31st 2004
March 15 1990 Earliest peak bloom ever
April 18 1958 Latest peak bloom ever
#BloomWatch
#CherryBlossomDC
#CherryBlossFest
#CherryBlossomFestival
#SpringBlossomsHere
#WelcomeSpring
#SpringItOn
#Japan
#Japanese
#JapaneseCulture
#JapaneseFestival
#Sakura
#Matsuri
#SakuraMatsuri
#Kyoto
#KyotoJapan
#WashingtonDC
#ThankYouJapan
Washington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia is the capital of the United States of America since July 16, 1790.
The state of Maryland donated land to create what is now known as Washington, D.C.
The stats of Virginia had also donated land which was returned to Virgina in 1846.
Washington, D.C. is not in a state but there is a movement for statehood which would have the name of the 51st state as New Columbia.
Washington, D.C. USA while US President Joe Biden was is in office.
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20500
President of the United States Joe Biden
Vice President Kamala Harris
#TheWhiteHouse
#WhiteHouse
#JoeBiden
#Biden
#KamalaHarris
#Kamala
#TheUnitedStatesOfAmerica
#UnitedStatesOfAmerica
#TheUnitedStates
#UnitedStates
#USA
Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival "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
Photo
Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/24/2016
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 "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
Photo
Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/24/2016
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
Photo
Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/24/2016
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
Photo
Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/24/2016
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
Photo
Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/24/2016
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
Photo
Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/24/2016
Ryan Janek Wolowski of RyanReporting National Portrait Gallery - Smithsonian Institution 8th St NW & G St NW, Washington, DC 20001 USA
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
Ryan Janek Wolowski of RyanReporting guest dance performer at the 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
Travis Japan is a formidable 7-member dance and performance pop group from Tokyo - The National Cherry Blossom Festival signature Opening Ceremony event Warner Theatre 513 13th St NW, Washington, DC 20004
The National Cherry Blossom Festival Washington, D.C. USA March 25th 2023
*** PEAK BLOOM HAS ARRIVED***
The 🌸
#NationalCherryBlossomFestival 🌸 in #WashingtonDC #USA currently the #blossoms are in the sixth of six stages of blooming called #PeakBloom as of #March 23rd 2023
Next blooming stage is called #EnjoyTheBlossoms
#PeakBloom prediction was announced by #NationalParkService #NPS to be March 22 - 25, 2023
The peak bloom date is defined as the day when 70% of the #Yoshino Cherry (Prunus x yedoensis) blossoms are open.
Average peak bloom April 4th
#PeakBloom took place on
March 23rd 2023
March 21 2022
March 28 2021
March 20th 2020
April 1st 2019
April 5th 2018
March 25th 2017
March 25th 2016
April 10th 2015
April 10th 2014
April 9th 2013
March 20th 2012
March 29th 2011
March 31st 2010
April 1st 2009
March 26th 2008
April 1st 2007
March 30th 2006
April 9th 2005
March 31st 2004
March 15 1990 Earliest peak bloom ever
April 18 1958 Latest peak bloom ever
#BloomWatch
#CherryBlossomDC
#CherryBlossFest
#CherryBlossomFestival
#SpringBlossomsHere
#WelcomeSpring
#SpringItOn
#Japan
#Japanese
#JapaneseCulture
#JapaneseFestival
#Sakura
#Matsuri
#SakuraMatsuri
#Kyoto
#KyotoJapan
#WashingtonDC
#ThankYouJapan
Washington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia is the capital of the United States of America since July 16, 1790.
The state of Maryland donated land to create what is now known as Washington, D.C.
The stats of Virginia had also donated land which was returned to Virgina in 1846.
Washington, D.C. is not in a state but there is a movement for statehood which would have the name of the 51st state as New Columbia.
Washington, D.C. USA while US President Joe Biden was is in office.
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20500
President of the United States Joe Biden
Vice President Kamala Harris
#TheWhiteHouse
#WhiteHouse
#JoeBiden
#Biden
#KamalaHarris
#Kamala
#TheUnitedStatesOfAmerica
#UnitedStatesOfAmerica
#TheUnitedStates
#UnitedStates
#USA
Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival "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
Photo
Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/24/2016
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
Photo
Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/24/2016
Travis Japan audience a formidable 7-member dance and performance pop group from Tokyo - The National Cherry Blossom Festival signature Opening Ceremony event Warner Theatre 513 13th St NW, Washington, DC 20004
The National Cherry Blossom Festival Washington, D.C. USA March 25th 2023
*** PEAK BLOOM HAS ARRIVED***
The 🌸
#NationalCherryBlossomFestival 🌸 in #WashingtonDC #USA currently the #blossoms are in the sixth of six stages of blooming called #PeakBloom as of #March 23rd 2023
Next blooming stage is called #EnjoyTheBlossoms
#PeakBloom prediction was announced by #NationalParkService #NPS to be March 22 - 25, 2023
The peak bloom date is defined as the day when 70% of the #Yoshino Cherry (Prunus x yedoensis) blossoms are open.
Average peak bloom April 4th
#PeakBloom took place on
March 23rd 2023
March 21 2022
March 28 2021
March 20th 2020
April 1st 2019
April 5th 2018
March 25th 2017
March 25th 2016
April 10th 2015
April 10th 2014
April 9th 2013
March 20th 2012
March 29th 2011
March 31st 2010
April 1st 2009
March 26th 2008
April 1st 2007
March 30th 2006
April 9th 2005
March 31st 2004
March 15 1990 Earliest peak bloom ever
April 18 1958 Latest peak bloom ever
#BloomWatch
#CherryBlossomDC
#CherryBlossFest
#CherryBlossomFestival
#SpringBlossomsHere
#WelcomeSpring
#SpringItOn
#Japan
#Japanese
#JapaneseCulture
#JapaneseFestival
#Sakura
#Matsuri
#SakuraMatsuri
#Kyoto
#KyotoJapan
#WashingtonDC
#ThankYouJapan
Washington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia is the capital of the United States of America since July 16, 1790.
The state of Maryland donated land to create what is now known as Washington, D.C.
The stats of Virginia had also donated land which was returned to Virgina in 1846.
Washington, D.C. is not in a state but there is a movement for statehood which would have the name of the 51st state as New Columbia.
Washington, D.C. USA while US President Joe Biden was is in office.
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20500
President of the United States Joe Biden
Vice President Kamala Harris
#TheWhiteHouse
#WhiteHouse
#JoeBiden
#Biden
#KamalaHarris
#Kamala
#TheUnitedStatesOfAmerica
#UnitedStatesOfAmerica
#TheUnitedStates
#UnitedStates
#USA
Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival "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
Photo
Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/24/2016
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
Photo
Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/24/2016
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
Photo
Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
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
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
UNION STATION IN BLOOM URBNmarket The National Cherry Blossom Festival event in Union Station’s Main Hall Washington Union Station 50 Massachusetts Ave. NE Washington, DC 20002 USA Amtrak train and bus station terminal
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 "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
Photo
Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/24/2016
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
Photo
Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/24/2016
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
Photo
Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/24/2016
PETÆL - Miray Ito violin - Benedict Kloeckner cello - The National Cherry Blossom Festival signature Opening Ceremony event at the Warner Theatre 513 13th St NW, Washington, DC 20004
The National Cherry Blossom Festival Washington, D.C. USA March 25th 2023
*** PEAK BLOOM HAS ARRIVED***
The 🌸
#NationalCherryBlossomFestival 🌸 in #WashingtonDC #USA currently the #blossoms are in the sixth of six stages of blooming called #PeakBloom as of #March 23rd 2023
Next blooming stage is called #EnjoyTheBlossoms
#PeakBloom prediction was announced by #NationalParkService #NPS to be March 22 - 25, 2023
The peak bloom date is defined as the day when 70% of the #Yoshino Cherry (Prunus x yedoensis) blossoms are open.
Average peak bloom April 4th
#PeakBloom took place on
March 23rd 2023
March 21 2022
March 28 2021
March 20th 2020
April 1st 2019
April 5th 2018
March 25th 2017
March 25th 2016
April 10th 2015
April 10th 2014
April 9th 2013
March 20th 2012
March 29th 2011
March 31st 2010
April 1st 2009
March 26th 2008
April 1st 2007
March 30th 2006
April 9th 2005
March 31st 2004
March 15 1990 Earliest peak bloom ever
April 18 1958 Latest peak bloom ever
#BloomWatch
#CherryBlossomDC
#CherryBlossFest
#CherryBlossomFestival
#SpringBlossomsHere
#WelcomeSpring
#SpringItOn
#Japan
#Japanese
#JapaneseCulture
#JapaneseFestival
#Sakura
#Matsuri
#SakuraMatsuri
#Kyoto
#KyotoJapan
#WashingtonDC
#ThankYouJapan
Washington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia is the capital of the United States of America since July 16, 1790.
The state of Maryland donated land to create what is now known as Washington, D.C.
The stats of Virginia had also donated land which was returned to Virgina in 1846.
Washington, D.C. is not in a state but there is a movement for statehood which would have the name of the 51st state as New Columbia.
Washington, D.C. USA while US President Joe Biden was is in office.
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20500
President of the United States Joe Biden
Vice President Kamala Harris
#TheWhiteHouse
#WhiteHouse
#JoeBiden
#Biden
#KamalaHarris
#Kamala
#TheUnitedStatesOfAmerica
#UnitedStatesOfAmerica
#TheUnitedStates
#UnitedStates
#USA
Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival "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
Photo
Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/24/2016
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
Photo
Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/24/2016
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
Photo
Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/24/2016
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
Photo
Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/24/2016
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
The Warner Theatre 513 13th St NW, ( at F ST NW )Washington, DC 20004
The National Cherry Blossom Festival Washington, D.C. USA March 25th 2023
*** PEAK BLOOM HAS ARRIVED***
The 🌸
#NationalCherryBlossomFestival 🌸 in #WashingtonDC #USA currently the #blossoms are in the sixth of six stages of blooming called #PeakBloom as of #March 23rd 2023
Next blooming stage is called #EnjoyTheBlossoms
#PeakBloom prediction was announced by #NationalParkService #NPS to be March 22 - 25, 2023
The peak bloom date is defined as the day when 70% of the #Yoshino Cherry (Prunus x yedoensis) blossoms are open.
Average peak bloom April 4th
#PeakBloom took place on
March 23rd 2023
March 21 2022
March 28 2021
March 20th 2020
April 1st 2019
April 5th 2018
March 25th 2017
March 25th 2016
April 10th 2015
April 10th 2014
April 9th 2013
March 20th 2012
March 29th 2011
March 31st 2010
April 1st 2009
March 26th 2008
April 1st 2007
March 30th 2006
April 9th 2005
March 31st 2004
March 15 1990 Earliest peak bloom ever
April 18 1958 Latest peak bloom ever
#BloomWatch
#CherryBlossomDC
#CherryBlossFest
#CherryBlossomFestival
#SpringBlossomsHere
#WelcomeSpring
#SpringItOn
#Japan
#Japanese
#JapaneseCulture
#JapaneseFestival
#Sakura
#Matsuri
#SakuraMatsuri
#Kyoto
#KyotoJapan
#WashingtonDC
#ThankYouJapan
Washington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia is the capital of the United States of America since July 16, 1790.
The state of Maryland donated land to create what is now known as Washington, D.C.
The stats of Virginia had also donated land which was returned to Virgina in 1846.
Washington, D.C. is not in a state but there is a movement for statehood which would have the name of the 51st state as New Columbia.
Washington, D.C. USA while US President Joe Biden was is in office.
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20500
President of the United States Joe Biden
Vice President Kamala Harris
#TheWhiteHouse
#WhiteHouse
#JoeBiden
#Biden
#KamalaHarris
#Kamala
#TheUnitedStatesOfAmerica
#UnitedStatesOfAmerica
#TheUnitedStates
#UnitedStates
#USA
Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival "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
Photo
Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/24/2016
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
Photo
Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/24/2016
The National Cherry Blossom Festival Mama Moon and Rump Shakers performance at the TIDAL BASIN WELCOME AREA & ANA STAGE HOSTED WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NPS in Washington, D.C. USA
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
Travis Japan audience a formidable 7-member dance and performance pop group from Tokyo - The National Cherry Blossom Festival signature Opening Ceremony event Warner Theatre 513 13th St NW, Washington, DC 20004
The National Cherry Blossom Festival Washington, D.C. USA March 25th 2023
*** PEAK BLOOM HAS ARRIVED***
The 🌸
#NationalCherryBlossomFestival 🌸 in #WashingtonDC #USA currently the #blossoms are in the sixth of six stages of blooming called #PeakBloom as of #March 23rd 2023
Next blooming stage is called #EnjoyTheBlossoms
#PeakBloom prediction was announced by #NationalParkService #NPS to be March 22 - 25, 2023
The peak bloom date is defined as the day when 70% of the #Yoshino Cherry (Prunus x yedoensis) blossoms are open.
Average peak bloom April 4th
#PeakBloom took place on
March 23rd 2023
March 21 2022
March 28 2021
March 20th 2020
April 1st 2019
April 5th 2018
March 25th 2017
March 25th 2016
April 10th 2015
April 10th 2014
April 9th 2013
March 20th 2012
March 29th 2011
March 31st 2010
April 1st 2009
March 26th 2008
April 1st 2007
March 30th 2006
April 9th 2005
March 31st 2004
March 15 1990 Earliest peak bloom ever
April 18 1958 Latest peak bloom ever
#BloomWatch
#CherryBlossomDC
#CherryBlossFest
#CherryBlossomFestival
#SpringBlossomsHere
#WelcomeSpring
#SpringItOn
#Japan
#Japanese
#JapaneseCulture
#JapaneseFestival
#Sakura
#Matsuri
#SakuraMatsuri
#Kyoto
#KyotoJapan
#WashingtonDC
#ThankYouJapan
Washington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia is the capital of the United States of America since July 16, 1790.
The state of Maryland donated land to create what is now known as Washington, D.C.
The stats of Virginia had also donated land which was returned to Virgina in 1846.
Washington, D.C. is not in a state but there is a movement for statehood which would have the name of the 51st state as New Columbia.
Washington, D.C. USA while US President Joe Biden was is in office.
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20500
President of the United States Joe Biden
Vice President Kamala Harris
#TheWhiteHouse
#WhiteHouse
#JoeBiden
#Biden
#KamalaHarris
#Kamala
#TheUnitedStatesOfAmerica
#UnitedStatesOfAmerica
#TheUnitedStates
#UnitedStates
#USA
Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival "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
Photo
Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
04/24/2016
Japan Day in Central Park, New York City
Japan Day is a free Japanese cultural festival with family activities, food, contemporary and traditional entertainment and performances from Japan.
Past Japan Day guests included AKB48 (popular idol group), Cobu (famous urban-style taiko group), Jero (famous American enka singer) and Sonim (Jpop singer/actress) to name a few.
2016 Guests & Performers:
Soh Daiko
Miki Orihara with Senri Oe,
COBU
Akiko Yano
The 10th Annual Japan Day Festival in NYC took place on Sunday May 8th 2016
Japan Day takes place at the Central Park Bandshell and Rumsey Playfield in Central Park. (71st area)
Central Park was established in 1857
Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States and one of the most filmed locations in the world.
Central Park was designated a National Historic Landmark (listed by the U.S. Department of the Interior and administered by the National Park Service) in 1962.
Central Park is between 59th and 110th street in New York City and is free to the public.
Hashtag metadata tag
#japanday2016 #japandaynyc #JapanDay #Japan #日本 #Japanese #日本語 #JapaneseCulture #CherryBlossomFestival #CherryBlossoms #CherryBlossom #SakuraMatsuri #Sakura #Matsuri #Jpop #pink #flower #flowers #spring #springtime #WelcomeSpring #PeakBloom #CentralPark #CentralParkNYC #NY #NYC #NYS #NewYork #NewYorkCity #NewYorkState
Photo
New York City, Manhattan Island, New York State, The United States of America USA country, North America continent
May 8th 2016
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
Photo
Newark city, Essex County, New Jersey state, USA The United States of America country, North America continent
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
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 "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.
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The National Cherry Blossom Festival Washington, D.C. USA March 25th 2023
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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.
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04/24/2016