Check out the 2012 Festival Signature events!
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Mar 17 2012
Fly a Kite! Workshop
Mar 17, 2012 - Mar 17, 2012
The Corcoran Gallery of Art will have a kite expert in the Corcoran’s Atrium with all the necessary materials to build and decorate a kite to fly at the Blossom Kite Festival.
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Mar 20 2012
Tidal Basin Paddle Boats
Mar 20, 2012 - Apr 27, 2012
View the Jefferson Memorial and Japanese Cherry Trees from the water. Enjoy a family outing or take a break from touring and soak up some sun in your very own Tidal Basin Paddle Boat in Washington, DC.
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Mar 24 2012
Tatebanko: Japanese Paper Dioramas
Mar 24, 2012 - Mar 25, 2012
Use an activity guide to explore the exhibition 36 Views of Mount Fuji. In the classroom, create a layered miniature diorama (tatebanko) using images of Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai’s landscape prints to explore his use of perspective.
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Mar 24 2012
Family Days presented with the National Building Museum
Mar 24, 2012 - Mar 25, 2012
Sponsored by Safeway, Family Days expands to a two day, family festival featuring hands-on activities and exciting youth performances.
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Mar 31 2012
Japanese Culture Day at the Library of Congress
Mar 31, 2012 - Mar 31, 2012
Be introduced to Japanese culture with origami, theater presentations, a kimono display, and other activities while exploring the Young Readers Center’s library of current and classical books.
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Mar 31 2012
Culture Day at Fairfax County Capital Region Visitor Center
Mar 31, 2012 - Mar 31, 2012
Fairfax County, Virginia, celebrates the Festival at its Visitor Information Center in Tysons Corner Center. Free gifts, Japanese craft demonstrations and much more!
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Mar 31 2012
Blossom Kite Festival
Mar 31, 2012 - Mar 31, 2012
Enjoy the thrill of competition, beauty in the sky, and the most amazing kite flying on the National Mall.
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