Cherry Blossom Festival 桜祭り
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10:15 AM - Opening Ceremony 10:45 AM - Daikin Taiko Force drum performance 11:15 AM - Soran Bushi traditional dance (UAB) 11:45 AM - Birmingham Kendo Club 12:55 PM - Geni Skendo flute performance 1:30 PM - Buyo dance performance 2:20 PM - Choko Aiken piano performance 2:45 PM - Shinkendo of Birmingham performance 3:15 PM - Briarwood Japanese Children's Club | Guests and Activities (Subject to change): Alabama Bonsai Society・Birmingham Go Club・Birmingham Kendo Club・Birmingham Museum of Art・Birmingham Quilter's Guild・Birmingham Sister Cities・Briarwood Japanese Children's Club・Cafe Baboy・Calligraphy・Cherith Fluker・Chiharu Roach・Choko Aiken・Consul General of Japan in Atlanta・Crows Like Candy Art・Daikin Taiko Force・Geni Skendo・Glitter Critter Studios・Hometown Supermarket・Homewood Public Library・Ikebana display and Q&A・JASA Japanese bookswap・Masquerade Face Paint・MATSUNO-MORI Kimono・Nori Thai and Sushi・On The Run Concessions・Origami・Panda Pan Bakery and Sweet Shop・Reiko Toress (Buyo traditional Japanese dance)・Samford University/Japan Outreach Initiative Cultural Exchange Program・Shinkendo of Birmingham・Soran Bushi・ Traditional Japanese toys・Urasenke Birmingham Association・Vestavia Public Library・Wisteria Woods Kimono・Yuko Hoshino (Mizuhiki decorative knot-tying) |
Important traffic updates from the City of Mountain Brook:
"IMPORTANT UPDATE: ALDOT will close all lanes of US 280 at Pump House Road to complete bridge demolition as part of the highway widening project.
Beginning at 11 p.m. on Friday, March 20, weather permitting, crews will close all lanes of US 280 in both directions at Pump House Road.
Eastbound lanes will remain closed through the morning of Monday, March 22. Westbound lanes will reopen each morning at 5 a.m. before closing again at 11 p.m. Crews expect to reopen all lanes by 6 a.m. Monday morning.
The eastbound off-ramp to Pump House Road will remain closed for the entire weekend.
The recommended detour is Lakeshore Parkway to I-65 to I-459 to US 280 and the reverse route for westbound travel."
You can read more here about the closure.
Plus - heavy traffic is expected due to the Festival! Make sure to use our shuttle bus service from Office Park Circle. The shuttle will run all day beginning at 10 AM until the Festival ends!
Can't wait to see you there - and safe driving! 
Check out photos from the 2025 Cherry Blossom Festival: