National Cherry Blossom Festival - official website - Washington, D.C.

The Festival partners with numerous Washington, DC hotels that are located both within the District and the surrounding areas, providing visitors with numerous options and deals when selecting where to stay during your trip. Click here to view the list of participating hotels.

Washington is famous as a place to find many diverse restaurants. Whether its tasty Thai or a nice juicy all-American Hamburger, click here to find more pallet pleasing places.

Also, many of Washington, DC’s top chefs and favorite eateries join in the National Cherry Blossom Festival tradition by serving up recipes inspired by the city’s famous spring blooms as part of the Cherry Picks Program. Click here to view the list of participating restaurants.

Use Metro's The Trip Planner to plan your trip around town.
Save money and beat the traffic by taking Metrorail or Metrobus to the National Cherry Blossom Festival® and elsewhere in the Washington Metropolitan area.

Transit, walking and biking are the best ways to see the blossoms, but if driving is your only option, plan ahead to minimize your time in congested traffic. Commercial parking lots are available with links to transit and the Mall. Some commercial parking is available within walking distance. There is a high demand for parking within the blossom area. Utilize this routing information to avoid the worst bottlenecks during peak blossom times.  Click here to get straight to the blossoms!