Posted in Nashville
February 23, 2020
The Nashville Cherry Blossom Festival Will Have Hundreds Of Trees In Bloom This Spring
The Nashville Cherry Blossom Festival is a time honored tradition, and is Tennessee’s premier Japanese cultural festival. If you haven’t been, it’s an annual tradition that simply must be experienced to be believed. The entirety of downtown erupts in a stunning array of pink blossoms, sprays of florals that make for a stunning view from one side of the city to the next. This year, hundreds of cherry blossoms will line the streets of Music City when it comes time for the Nashville Cherry Blossom Festival to roll around again. Get all the details, below!
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The Nashville Cherry Blossom Festival had a mission: plant 1,000 cherry trees in Nashville over ten years. In 2009, the first 100 trees were planted to beautify the Nashville landscape.
The beautiful trees provide a perfect backdrop for the annual Nashville Cherry Blossom Festival that takes place every spring in the Public Square.
Folks flood the streets of Nashville to celebrate the beauty of Japanese culture and tradition by attending a series of exhibits and shows.
The festival features everything from a classic tea ceremony to a Cosplay contest, food booths that boast Japanese fare, taiko drums, and a Cherry Blossom Sakura Walk.
The festival itself begins with the 9:30 a.m. Nashville Cherry Blossom Sakura Walk, which stretches roughly 2.5 miles throughout the heart of the city. The festival is scheduled to follow the culmination of the walk.
Did you know that cherry blossoms, or sakura, serve as a symbol of friendship between Japan and the United States? In 1912, the Mayor of Tokyo donated 3,000 cherry trees to Washington DC, and the tradition has since stretched across the nation.
This year, you can visit the Nashville Cherry Blossom Festival on Saturday, April 4th in Nashville's Public Square Park downtown.
Find out more information about the Nashville Cherry Blossom Festival with a visit to their official Facebook page or website.
Address: 1 Public Square, Nashville, TN 37201, USA
