Editor’s Pick: The National Cherry Blossom Festival
metroweekly.comKill Bill: Vol. 1.Among the upcoming lineup of nearly three dozen featured events include: The signature Blossom Kite Festival, offering a variety of competitions and demonstrations taking flight from the grounds of the Washington Monument as well as other area parks or virtually (3/26).Cherry Night, a one-night-only celebration of D.C.
nightlife featuring special menus, decor, and live entertainment at exclusive venues including the Tavern at Ivy City Smokehouse, Swingers Crazy Golf, the Dew Drop Inn, and Wunder Garten (3/31).Art in Bloom: Art Walk, with installations from local and national artists set up throughout the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood, including Blossom Pagoda by 2022 Official Festival Artist Lea Craigie-Marshall, Cherry Blossom Runway by Alex Moon, Hana Ikada by Elizabeth Ashe, Dragonfly Wishes by Tracie Griffith Tso, and Blossom Spring Wear 2022 by Wendy Sittner (starting 4/1).Sakura Sunday, a free festival at National Harbor including a Japanese market, art and cultural performances, culinary demonstrations, and more (4/3).Japanese Culture Week, featuring virtual discussions by curators with the Library of Congress on topics including “Exploring Cherry Blossom Varieties,” the role a Japanese ambassador to the U.S.
played in the run-up to World War II, and “Seasonal Appreciations in Japanese Visual Art” (4/6-8), and culminating in the Japanese Culture Day at the Library, a chance to learn about particular aspects of the nation’s culture, from drumming to karate, origami to Kamishibai (storytelling) (4/9).The National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade, a star-studded processional down Constitution Avenue of giant balloons, elaborate floats, marching bands (including the LGBTQ community’s own DC’s.
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