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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. Come see our Birmingham cherry trees while they are in bloom!
The 15th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival will be held March 21, 2020!
Stay tuned for our full performance schedule and list of guests! Interested in volunteering for the festival? Sign up for our volunteer orientation here or contact us for more information!
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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 |
