Tickets are now available for the National Cherry Blossom Festival's Opening Ceremony.

The National Cherry Blossom Festival’s signature Opening Ceremony is an artistic celebration of the 1912 gift of trees from Tokyo to Washington, D.C., and an annual tribute to the longstanding ...

For months, artist Tim Yanke grappled with how to make his work stand out. After learning he had been selected to create the official artwork for the 2026 National Cherry Blossom Festival in D.C., he ...

Organizers are urging people not to change their plans.

The famous pink and white blooms on Washington's cherry trees are on full display. The National Park Service trumpeted the trees' "peak bloom" Sunday, about two weeks earlier than normal — so early, ...

Cherry blossom season in the U.S. is short, dramatic, and totally worth planning around—because the “perfect pink” ...