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National Cherry Blossom Festival Family Day & Opening Ceremony

Celebrate Washington, D.C.'s Beautiful Blossoms!


March 27, 2010
10:00 AM-5:30 PM
Rain or Shine! 

Family Day: 10:00 AM-3:30 PM
Opening Ceremony: 4:00-5:30 PM

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The Great Hall decorated with cherry blossom balloons for the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival Family Day and Opening Ceremony.
© Bob Peavy

Join the National Building Museum and the National Cherry Blossom Festival in celebrating the annual opening of Washington's cherry blossom season. This year's family festival -- the fifth annual -- will feature hands-on activities and exciting indoor and outdoor performances that celebrate spring and explore Japanese arts and design. 

  • BUILD a Japanese garden bridge
  • VOTE for your favorite cherry blossom-inspired animation or graphic design at Westwood College's Design Contest area
  • DECORATE a beautiful Japanese hanging koi (goldfish) with paper and fabric to hang from your ceiling at home!
  • PLANT a seedling and decorate a biodegradable cow pot to celebrate a "green" spring
  • RE-USE a plastic bottle and newspaper to create an eco-vase for a tissue-paper cherry blossom. Presented by The Washington Examiner
  • EXPERIENCE a traditional Japanese kyogen theatre piece and design your very own stage set
  • ENJOY performances led by D.C. youth arts groups like The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, The Levine School of Music, E.W. Stokes Steel Drum Band, and many more!
  • TRY much, much more!

Free. All ages. Drop-in program. Visit www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org for more details.

Sponsors

The National Cherry Blossom Festival Family Day and Opening Ceremony is sponsored by supported by The Washington Examiner, Westwood College and funded in part by the D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

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NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM | 401 F Street NW Washington, DC 20001 | 202.272.2448 | Red Line Metro, Judiciary Square
Free admission | Hours: Mon - Sat 10 am - 5 pm, Sun 11 am - 5 pm


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