| Sakura Matsuri 桜祭り 2021 |
Annual Cherry Blossom Festival
Our annual Cherry Blossom Festival (sakura matsuri) is held in March each year at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. We have a variety of performances, food, and Japanese cultural activities to add to your hanami (flower viewing) experience! Cherry Blossoms, or sakura, only bloom for a few weeks each year. In Japanese culture, sakura represent mortality and remind viewers of the beauty and transience of life. Thousands of people flock to parks in Japan to see the blossoms.
We are lucky to have cherry trees all over Alabama that bloom each Spring. We encourage everyone to venture outside this month to appreciate the cherry blossoms! Note: Please respect social distancing guidelines and your area's COVID-19 precautions when attending any public gardens and parks. Visit Alabama Department of Public Health for more information on how to stay safe.
Save the Date!
Our 15th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival will be held virtualLY on March 27, 2021!
Join us for YouTube Live performances, special interviews, and messages from your favorite Cherry Blossom Festival Guests and performers! Visit this page on March 27th for a full day of Japanese culture through video.
See below for a list of participants and stay tuned for a full schedule for the day! We'll be updating our event with content throughout the month of March so you can appreciate Japanese culture throughout Cherry Blossom Season.
Featuring...
A.C.T. Defense Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Birmingham Public Library's Miss Iwate
Birmingham Shinkendo Federation
Ikebana - Japanese Flower Arranging
Mark Jackson, Honorary Consul General of Japan
Origami - Japanese Paper Crafts
Paperworkers Local Moku Hanga
...and more!
For information and photos from previous years' Cherry Blossom Festivals, see below.
14th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival: March 16, 2019
Performance Schedule10:00-10:30 OPENING CEREMONY 10:45- 11:15 BRIARWOOD JAPANESE CHILDREN’S CLUB PERFORMANCE 11:30 – 12:15 DAIKIN AMERICA TAIKO PERFORMANCE 12:30 – 1:00 BIRMINGHAM SHINKENDO DEMONSTRATION 1:00 – 1:30 DAIKIN AMERICA TAIKO PERFORMANCE 1:30 – 2:15 SHAKUHACHI PERFORMANCE 2:30- 3:15 A.C.T. DEFENSE BUJINKAN BUDO TAIJUTSU DEMONSTRATION 3:30-4:00 CLOSING REMARKS |
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| Guests and ActivitiesA.C.T. DEFENSE ALABAMA BONSAI SOCIETY ALABAMA MULTICULTURAL ORGANIZATION (AMOR) BIRMINGHAM QUILTERS GUILD BIRMINGHAM SHINKENDO JAPANESE SWORDMANSHIP GROUP BIRMINGHAM URASENKE ASSOCIATION BRIARWOOD JAPANESE CHURCH BOWMAN ACCESSORIES CALLIGRAPHY CHILDREN’S CHOIR CONSUL GENERAL OF JAPAN DAIKIN AMERICA TAIKO TEAM IKEBANA JAPAN CAFE KENDAMA USA ORIGAMI ROBIN RAY CRAFTS SHAKUHACHI TARA ATKINS CRAFTS PAPERWORKERS LOCAL |
