Archive for April, 2010

National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
October 6, 2010

Need Guardian Angels to attend

The National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade is one of Washington, DC’s largest public events of the year, drawing about 100,000 spectators from around the world. The parade combines wonderful entertainment for the whole family including decorated floats, gigantic colorful helium balloons, marching bands, clowns, horses, antique cars, military and celebrity performances, the National Cherry Blossom Festival® All-Star Youth Tap Dance Team and Choir, and various cultural performing groups

the route for the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade which runs along Constitution Avenue, NW beginning at 7th Street and ending at 17th Street. Following the parade is the Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival which is just a few blocks away, centered at 12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, stretching east to west on Pennsylvania Avenue NW, from 10th to 14th Street, and north to south on 12th Street NW from Pennsylvania to Constitution Avenues.