National Cherry Blossom Festival Preparations
posted 1:30 pm Thu March 06, 2008 - WASHINGTON
The National Park Service predicts most of the cherry trees will be in peak bloom when the National Cherry Blossom Festival begins later this month. The park service's chief horticulturist, Rob DeFeo, says most of the trees will be bursting with pink and white blossoms from March 27 through April 3. The festival is scheduled to run March 29 through April 13 this year. More than 1 million people are expected to attend the two-week festival, which includes a parade, fireworks and cultural performances.
Most of the 3,700 cherry trees lining the Tidal Basin are descendants of those presented to the United States by Japan in 1912 as a symbol of friendly relations between the countries.
District leaders say the annual event brings in an added $150 million in revenue to the city.
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Mike Licht
10:36 am on 03/07/08
Don't miss the Sakura Matsuri festival. Hipsters: catch the J-Pop stage.
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