Cherry Blossom Festival

Washington DC welcomes the arrival of spring with National Cherry Blossom festival, where they showcase around 3000 beautiful cherry trees, which they got as a gift from Tokyo in 1921.

The blossoming cherry trees symbolise the arrival of spring and brighten the area surrounding the Jefferson Memorial on the Tidal Basin with their vibrant pale pink and white flowers. The National Cherry Blossom Festival emanate the busy tourist season in Washington, D.C.
The celebrations takes place for three-week citywide and people from all around the city takes part and became the spectator of the event, which features more than 200 national cultural performances and various other special events.

The Cherry Blossom Parade is one of the most popular event, which runs along Constitution Avenue between the National Archives building and the Washington Monument and features performers, marching bands, giant balloons, and floats, related to the general cherry blossom theme.