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Cherry Blossom Festival

Sunday April 22nd is the final day of this FREE four-day festival with the parade starting at 1pm

By Johnny Funcheap - posted 4/20/2012

The 2012 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday April 14-15 and April 21-22, 2012.

The festival will be held on Post Street between Laguna and Fillmore Streets. There will be food booths, cultural performances, karate, live bands, Japanese sword demos, tea ceremonies, taiko drumming, origami demonstrations and more.

45th Annual Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival
Saturday & Sundays, April 14-15, April 21-22, 2012 (11a-8p)
- Festival: Japantown (@ Post & Buchanan Streets), San Francisco
- Grand Parade: Sunday, April 22nd at 1pm – Begins at San Francisco City Hall and ends at Post & Fillmore
- FREE

The Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival is said to be the second largest festival outside of Washington, D.C. to celebrate the blooming of cherry blossoms; and held at one of three remaining Japantowns in the United States.