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SF’s 2025 Cherry Blossom Festival (April 12-20)

Saturday, April 12, 2025 - 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Japantown Peace Plaza | 1610 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA

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SF’s 2025 Cherry Blossom Festival & Parade (April 12-20)

Welcome to the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, one of California’s most prominent celebrations of Asian traditions and the biggest on the West coast.

Since 1968, the Festival has served to cultivate the continued alliance between Japan and the United States using culture as its bridge. Each year, over 220,000 people attend this dazzling display showcasing the vibrant colors and grace of the Japanese culture and the diversity of the Japanese American Community in the festivities as San Francisco’s Japantown celebrates Japanese and Japanese-American culture. The celebration coincides with the blooming of the cherry blossoms.

57th Annual Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival
– April 12-13, 2025 | 11 am to 5 pm
– April 19-20, 2025 | 11 am to 5 pm
GRAND PARADESunday, April 20, 2025 – 1pm to 3pm – from Civic Center Plaza to Japantown
– Festival – Post Street between Laguna and Fillmore Streets, Japantown, SF
FREE

Will there be a parade for 2025? Yes!  The Grand Parade will occur on the final Sunday of the Festival. A lively procession of taiko drummers, dancers, and decorative floats will celebrate the Festival and the Japanese traditions that thrive here in Nor Cal

2025 Parade Route
The Grand Parade will depart the Civic Center Plaza at 1:00 pm., proceeding up Polk Street to Post Street, and ending in Japantown at Post and Fillmore Streets.

NEW for 2025! Children’s Cherry Blossom Village

The Children’s Cherry Blossom Village is welcoming children of all ages! 🎉 Enjoy games and crafts to raise funds for local Japanese community organizations and schools!

🌸Dates: April 12-13 & 19-20
🌸Location: Selected festival location is TBD, SF Japantown
🌸Time: 11:00 am-4:00 pm

Drop by and check it out with your kids between the food, performances, and other activities we have at the Festival.

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: FREE
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Address: 1610 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA

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