2018 Cherry Blossom Festival: Sunday | Japantown

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

All are welcome to join in the festivities as San Francisco’s Japantown celebrates Japanese and Japanese-American culture. The festival will be held on Post Street between Laguna and Fillmore Streets.

51st Annual Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival
– April 14-15, 2018 | 11 am to 5 pm
– April 21-22, 2018 | 11 am to 5 pm
– Parade – Sunday, April 22, 2018 at 1 pm
Japantown (Post and Buchanan Streets), San Francisco
FREE

> Full 2018 Event Schedule

The 2018 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, celebrating its 50th year, is one of California’s most prominent celebrations of Asian traditions. Each year, over 200,000 people attend this dazzling display showcasing the color and grace of the Japanese culture and the diversity of the Japanese American Community.

The Grand Parade will be held on Sunday, April 22, 2018, beginning at Civic Center, proceeding up Polk to Post Street and ending in Japantown at Post and Fillmore streets.

A number of performers from Japan will also grace us with their presence. Japanese classical (Buyo) and folk dance (Minyo) groups representing the Bay Area will perform throughout the parade route like a myriad of floating butterflies.

David Yu via Flickr