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
Spy Cherry Blossom SCVNGR
Mar 20, 2012 - Apr 27, 2012
The International Spy Museum has created a SCVNGR challenge combining cherry blossom and the intriguing world of espionage! The game is downloadable, free-of-charge, and available to all.
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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 30 2012
Chamber Music Concert
Mar 30, 2012 - Mar 30, 2012
Concert of chamber music including works of J.S. Bach, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Brahms, and others, plus the world premiere of a piano trio by Lembit Beecher expressly commissioned for this performance.
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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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Apr 07 2012
Southwest Waterfront Fireworks Festival
Apr 07, 2012 - Apr 07, 2012
Presented by Safeway and The Washington Examiner, take part in this fun-for-all-ages event preceding the Fireworks Show at 8:30 PM.
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Apr 08 2012
Official Japanese Stone Lantern Lighting Ceremony
Apr 08, 2012 - Apr 08, 2012
A colorful ceremony at the Tidal Basin that takes place 50 feet east of the original cherry trees planted a century ago and marks the first public appearance of the 2012 Cherry Blossom Princesses.
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Apr 09 2012
Hanami Festival – Through the Eyes of Seniors
Apr 09, 2012 - Apr 09, 2012
Experience memorable moments and events with the men and women who lived them in this production that celebrates real memories of seniors aged 85 to 105 who share stories of the early years when the cherry blossom trees first arrived in Washington.
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