{"id":2972,"date":"2018-03-30T09:16:07","date_gmt":"2018-03-30T09:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2018\/03\/30\/national-cherry-blossom-festival-2018-2\/"},"modified":"2019-03-07T17:34:50","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T17:34:50","slug":"national-cherry-blossom-festival-2018-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2018\/03\/30\/national-cherry-blossom-festival-2018-2\/","title":{"rendered":"National Cherry Blossom Festival 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3690\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/03\/Screen-Shot-2018-03-30-at-12.25.02-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1194\" height=\"804\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The National Cherry Blossom Festival is an annual event which celebrates springtime in Washington, DC as well as the 1912 gift of the cherry blossom trees and the enduring friendship between the people of the United States and Japan. This year\u2019s festival will be MARCH 17-APRIL 15!<\/p>\n<p>The predicted peak blooming period of the cherry blossoms for this year is APRIL 8-12.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Welcome to the 2018 National Cherry Blossom Festival\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sfxPFafiRNE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Here are some of the highlights:<\/h4>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org\/blossom-kite-festival\/\">Smithsonian Kite Festival<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Saturday, March 31, 2018<br \/>\nWashington Monument Grounds<br \/>\n10 am-4:30 pm<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org\/petalpalooza\/\"><strong>Petalpalooza Fireworks Festival <\/strong><\/a>\u2013 Saturday, April 7, 2018<br \/>\nWaterfront Park \u2013 600-900 Water Street, SW<br \/>\n1-9:30 pm<br \/>\nFireworks at 8:30-9:30 pm<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org\/parade\/\"><strong>Cherry Blossom Parade<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Saturday, April 14, 2018<br \/>\nConstitution Avenue from 7th to 17th Streets, NW<br \/>\n10 am- 12 pm<\/p>\n<p>There are many more great events, visit the festival website for more information.<\/p>\n<p>Helpful links:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org\/\"><strong>Cherry Blossom Festival Website<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org\/about\/bloom-watch\/\"><strong>National Park Service Bloom Watch <\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wmata.com\/\">Metro Website<\/a><\/strong> (use the trip planner feature on this website to find the metro options, taking metro is much better than driving for the festival events)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><span style=\"color: #808080\">Photo &amp; Video: National Cherry Blossom Festival\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Cherry Blossom Festival is an annual event which celebrates springtime in Washington, DC as well as the 1912 gift of the cherry blossom trees and the enduring friendship between the people of the United States and Japan. 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