The first festival was held in 1935. The modern festival, which lasts 5 weeks, attracts to the city more than 700 000 foreign guests. The contemporary celebration is dedicated to various fields of culture and art. Every day in Washington you can observe interesting exhibitions, seminars and special events.
Guests of the festival receive an opportunity to visit open air musical concerts and theatrical performances, art exhibitions and sporting events. Against the background of fragrant flowering trees all celebratory events seem simply unique. In the days of the festival many locals prefer strolling into the park for a picnic, the same do the guests of the city. Traditionally, the cherry blossom peak is in the second half of March. It is at this time that the festival usually starts.
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