For over a decade, enthusiasts of the Buffalo History Museum and Japanese culture have been flocking to the annual Cherry Blossom Festival. Each year, thousands of visitors to the Festival are treated to all sorts of culturally significant surprises, including displays and activities that revolve around the traditions of bonsai, origami, folk dolls, and Kanazawa (Buffalo’s sister city in Japan).
During the weekend of April 27 and 28, festival hosts – the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy, The Buffalo History Museum, Friends of the Japanese Garden, the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, and Music is Art – invite the community to attend this one-of-a-kind celebration of the spring season and cherry blossoms in the Japanese Garden in Delaware Park.
Visitors to the 2024 Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival can expect to find:
Pink boats on Mirror Lake
Music is Art’s stages of live music in the Japanese Garden
Pop-up tea ceremony on the museum’s upper portico.
Two Japanese Tea Ceremonies and Tea Tastings at The Buffalo History Museum on Wednesday, April 24 (now sold out)
Food trucks
A sold out fundraiser, benefitting the residents of Kanazawa, which suffered a devastating earthquake in January of this year – the sold out event is a testament to the strong bond between Buffalo and Kanazawa
Festival details are as follows:
Saturday, April 27th – Sunday, April 28th | 11:00am – 3:00pm
Japanese Garden in Delaware Park and The Buffalo History Museum
One Museum Court, Buffalo, NY 14216
FREE Admission
For a full schedule, visit: www.buffalocherryblossomfestival.org
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