RSS FeedPQ Weekend Guide – It’s Cherry Blossom Time!
This week, we’re going to dedicate our weekend guide post to the National Building Museum’s Cherry Blossom Opening Ceremony (401 F St NW), right here in the Penn Quarter! Here are the details (also copied below). Just fyi, the peak blooming time of the blossoms is predicted to be April 1 – 4.
National Cherry Blossom Festival Family Day and Opening Ceremony
March 28, 2009 (Saturday)
10:00 am – 5:30 pmFamily Festival: 10:00 am-3:30 pm
Opening Ceremony: 4:00-5:30 pmFREE. Drop-in program. All ages.
Join the National Building Museum and the National Cherry Blossom Festival® in celebrating the third annual opening of Washington, D.C.’s cherry blossom season. Make your own mini-tea house, watch a marching band and double-dutch jump rope team, try on a kimono, and much more. This year’s festival features hands-on activities, captivating martial arts demonstrations, and exciting indoor and outdoor performances exploring Japanese arts and design.
National Building Museum
401 F Street NW
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This coincides with the Smithsonian Kite Festival on the National Mall: http://www.kitefestival.org/
Lots of great things to do on Saturday!
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the cherry blossom buds are springing to life on the trees in Edward Murrow Park at 18th and Pennsylvania NW.