by Peggy Robin
The Yoshino cherry trees around the Tidal Basin have flowered and leafed out but the Kwanzan cherry trees (double blossoms!) are just two days past peak, according to the National Park Service.
And it's time for the big parade that marks the end of the Cherry Blossom Festival!
Cherry Blossom Parade 2025
Saturday, April 12
10 AM - 12:30 PM
Constitution Avenue from 7th - 17th Street NW
This year the Grand Marshall is America's Nerd Idol Ken Jennings (host and GOAT of Jeopardy!). Photo: https://groups.io/g/clevelandpark/photo/298538/3904776
If you go to the Cherry Blossom Parade website, it may leave you with the impression that you need to buy seats in the stands to watch the Cherry Blossom Parade. Not true! You can watch for free standing anywhere along the parade route other than the ticketed seating areas. Bring a lightweight folding camp chair (like this one available at Walmart for just $9 and you can sit in comfort, just like the toffs who paid $40 apiece for the privilege.
Parade Route: The parade route runs for 10 blocks along Constitution Avenue NW, starting at Constitution Avenue NW, between 7th and 17th Streets, proceeding west on Constitution Avenue to 17th Street, ending at Virginia Avenue, 19th Street, and Constitution Avenue.
Here are the ticketed seating areas:
Telecast (East End) Seating – $40 (+$5.00 per ticket fee)
Located between 7th and 9th Streets NW along Constitution Ave, NW by the National Archives
Finale (West End) – Performance Zone Seating – $30 (+$4.00 per ticket fee)
Located between 16th and 17th Streets NW along Constitution Ave, NW by the Washington Monument
Finale (West End) – Seating – $25 (+$3.00 per ticket fee)
Located between 16th and 17th Streets NW along Constitution Ave, NW by the Washington Monument
Purchase tickets at https://nationalcherryblossomfestival.saffire.com/p/tickets
There's also free viewing from the comfort of your couch: Stream the full two-hour Parade on the Festival's YouTube page (@CherryBlossFest) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeYqy4jl0vy9XK52FGHKTJw
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The "Get Out!" event of the week is posted on the Cleveland Park Listserv and on All Life Is Local on Thursdays.
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