The 2024 Schedule
Wednesday Evening Event
Tea Tasting with Atsuko Nishida-Mitchell
Date: Wednesday, April 24
Time: 5:30-6:15 pm Sold out
6:30-7:15 pm Sold out
Tickets: $15 (40 tickets available per session)
Location: The Buffalo History Museum
Join us for a special Japanese Tea Ceremony and Tea tasting. The evening will feature a Japanese Tea Ceremony along with an opportunity to taste four teas and learn about the background and preparation of each tea. The Tea Tasting will be hosted by Atsuko Nishida Mitchell, Certified Tea Ceremony Instructor and the Friends of the Japanese Garden. A portion of the proceeds will benefit our sister city of Kanazawa after the devastation of the 2024 earthquake.
Tea Tasting with Atsuko Nishida-Mitchell
Date: Wednesday, April 24
Time: 5:30-6:15 pm Sold out
6:30-7:15 pm Sold out
Tickets: $15 (40 tickets available per session)
Location: The Buffalo History Museum
Join us for a special Japanese Tea Ceremony and Tea tasting. The evening will feature a Japanese Tea Ceremony along with an opportunity to taste four teas and learn about the background and preparation of each tea. The Tea Tasting will be hosted by Atsuko Nishida Mitchell, Certified Tea Ceremony Instructor and the Friends of the Japanese Garden. A portion of the proceeds will benefit our sister city of Kanazawa after the devastation of the 2024 earthquake.
Live Music by Music is Art
Saturday Events
Date: April 27
Time: 11 - 3pm
Celebrate inside The Buffalo History Museum and outside in the Japanese Garden with cultural displays and activities. Learn about bonsai, origami, folk dolls, and Kanazawa, our sister city in Japan at activity tables inside the Buffalo History Museum. Enjoy Music is Art’s 2 stages of live music in the Japanese Garden. Stroll in the garden and take a ride on the pink boats on Mirror Lake. Grab something to eat from the Food Trucks.
Saturday Food Trucks
Tiny Thai, The Cereal Spot, Red Osier, Great Foodini, World of Desserts, Udder Brothers ice cream bike
Activity Tables
Bonsai, origami, Japanese language, folk dolls and Kanazawa sister city activity tables located inside the Buffalo History Museum. Enjoy the Buffalo AKG Art Mobile.
Pink boat rides on Mirror Lake
Take a ride around Mirror Lake and see the garden from a different angle.
Orienteering at 11am
Join in with the "Cherry Blossom Challenge."
More information HERE: https://buffalo-orienteering.org/event/the-8th-annual-cherry-blossom-challenge-2-2/
Volunteers and Visitors in the Garden
McKinley High School Horticulture Students; sharing their knowledge about the trees, the Taoist Tai Chi Society will practice in the garden. Niagara Frontier Plein Air Painters will paint in the garden.
Vendors and Nonprofits for the Day
1. Black Unicorn Wood 2. Blossom Designs New York 3. Buffalo Ro-O-Zan Enkyoji Nichiren Buddhist Temple 4. Elikathal 5. Flair Fighter 6. Goblin Parlour Games 7. Japan Culture Center 8. KimonologyNY 9. Kitsu & Friends 10. L & J Creations Hand Painted Glassware Collections 11. Marina Zosh 12. Martinsville Soapworks 13. Pour & Penchant 14. The Delightful Octopus
1. Buffalo Urban League Org. 2. Cradle Beach, Inc. 3. Gamma Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., 4. M&T APARG, 5. NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, 6. Spectrum Health & Human Services (Buffalo H.O.P.E. COMHPS and MAT Team), 7. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge 8. FeedMore WNY
Date: April 27
Time: 11 - 3pm
Celebrate inside The Buffalo History Museum and outside in the Japanese Garden with cultural displays and activities. Learn about bonsai, origami, folk dolls, and Kanazawa, our sister city in Japan at activity tables inside the Buffalo History Museum. Enjoy Music is Art’s 2 stages of live music in the Japanese Garden. Stroll in the garden and take a ride on the pink boats on Mirror Lake. Grab something to eat from the Food Trucks.
Saturday Food Trucks
Tiny Thai, The Cereal Spot, Red Osier, Great Foodini, World of Desserts, Udder Brothers ice cream bike
Activity Tables
Bonsai, origami, Japanese language, folk dolls and Kanazawa sister city activity tables located inside the Buffalo History Museum. Enjoy the Buffalo AKG Art Mobile.
Pink boat rides on Mirror Lake
Take a ride around Mirror Lake and see the garden from a different angle.
Orienteering at 11am
Join in with the "Cherry Blossom Challenge."
More information HERE: https://buffalo-orienteering.org/event/the-8th-annual-cherry-blossom-challenge-2-2/
Volunteers and Visitors in the Garden
McKinley High School Horticulture Students; sharing their knowledge about the trees, the Taoist Tai Chi Society will practice in the garden. Niagara Frontier Plein Air Painters will paint in the garden.
Vendors and Nonprofits for the Day
1. Black Unicorn Wood 2. Blossom Designs New York 3. Buffalo Ro-O-Zan Enkyoji Nichiren Buddhist Temple 4. Elikathal 5. Flair Fighter 6. Goblin Parlour Games 7. Japan Culture Center 8. KimonologyNY 9. Kitsu & Friends 10. L & J Creations Hand Painted Glassware Collections 11. Marina Zosh 12. Martinsville Soapworks 13. Pour & Penchant 14. The Delightful Octopus
1. Buffalo Urban League Org. 2. Cradle Beach, Inc. 3. Gamma Phi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., 4. M&T APARG, 5. NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, 6. Spectrum Health & Human Services (Buffalo H.O.P.E. COMHPS and MAT Team), 7. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge 8. FeedMore WNY
Sunday Events
Date: April 28
Time: 11 - 3pm
Celebrate inside The Buffalo History Museum and outside in the Japanese Garden with cultural displays and activities. Learn about bonsai, origami, folk dolls, and Kanazawa, our sister city in Japan at activity tables inside the Buffalo History Museum. Enjoy Music is Art’s 2 stages of live music in the Japanese Garden. Stroll in the garden and take a ride on the pink boats on Mirror Lake. Grab something to eat from the Food Trucks.
Food Trucks
Tiny Thai, The Cereal Spot, Red Osier, Great Foodini, World of Desserts, Money Bag Dumplings, LuGias, Tiny Thai, Udder Brothers ice cream bike
Activity Tables
Bonsai, origami, folk dolls and Kanazawa Sister city located inside the Buffalo History Museum.
Pink boat rides on Mirror Lake
Take a ride around Mirror Lake and see the garden from a different angle.
Volunteers and Visitors in the Garden
McKinley High School Horticulture Students; sharing their knowledge about the trees. Niagara Frontier Plein Air Painters will paint in the garden.
Vendors and Nonprofits for the Day
1. Black Unicorn Wood, 2. Blossom Designs New York, 3. Buffalo Ro-O-Zan Enkyoji Nichiren Buddhist Temple, 4. Elikathal, 5. Flair Fighter, 6. Goblin Parlour Games, 7. Japan Culture Center, 8. KimonologyNY, 9. Kitsu & Friends, 10. L & J Creations Hand Painted Glassware Collections, 11. Marina Zosh, 12. Martinsville Soapworks, 13. Pour & Penchant, 14. Shibuki Taiko Drummers, 15. The Delightful Octopus
1. Cradle Beach, Inc., 2. NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, 3. Spectrum Health & Human Services (Buffalo H.O.P.E. COMHPS and MAT Team), 4. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge
Date: April 28
Time: 11 - 3pm
Celebrate inside The Buffalo History Museum and outside in the Japanese Garden with cultural displays and activities. Learn about bonsai, origami, folk dolls, and Kanazawa, our sister city in Japan at activity tables inside the Buffalo History Museum. Enjoy Music is Art’s 2 stages of live music in the Japanese Garden. Stroll in the garden and take a ride on the pink boats on Mirror Lake. Grab something to eat from the Food Trucks.
Food Trucks
Tiny Thai, The Cereal Spot, Red Osier, Great Foodini, World of Desserts, Money Bag Dumplings, LuGias, Tiny Thai, Udder Brothers ice cream bike
Activity Tables
Bonsai, origami, folk dolls and Kanazawa Sister city located inside the Buffalo History Museum.
Pink boat rides on Mirror Lake
Take a ride around Mirror Lake and see the garden from a different angle.
Volunteers and Visitors in the Garden
McKinley High School Horticulture Students; sharing their knowledge about the trees. Niagara Frontier Plein Air Painters will paint in the garden.
Vendors and Nonprofits for the Day
1. Black Unicorn Wood, 2. Blossom Designs New York, 3. Buffalo Ro-O-Zan Enkyoji Nichiren Buddhist Temple, 4. Elikathal, 5. Flair Fighter, 6. Goblin Parlour Games, 7. Japan Culture Center, 8. KimonologyNY, 9. Kitsu & Friends, 10. L & J Creations Hand Painted Glassware Collections, 11. Marina Zosh, 12. Martinsville Soapworks, 13. Pour & Penchant, 14. Shibuki Taiko Drummers, 15. The Delightful Octopus
1. Cradle Beach, Inc., 2. NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, 3. Spectrum Health & Human Services (Buffalo H.O.P.E. COMHPS and MAT Team), 4. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge
Pink Parade
Sunday, April 28, 3pm Annual Pink Parade to end the 11th Annual Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival! Join the Cherry Blossom Princess, musicians and merrymakers in a parade through the garden to close this year’s festival. Don’t forget to wear your pink! |
'Cherry Blossom Challenge’ Orienteering
Saturday, April 27, 11am Navigate your way on either a 2.5 or 2 mile course that starts and ends at the Japanese Garden traversing Delaware Park including the History Museum, Hoyt Lake, Marcy Casino, Rose Garden, Rumsey Woods, and Mirror Lake. The start is at 11:00 am near the Buffalo History Museum on Nottingham Terrace. Designed for any experience level, walkers or runners. Instruction available. Registration in advance is required. $10 fee includes instruction, event and 5-color map. |
Where do I park?
On days of the Festival, please be prepared to use the free parking on the surrounding streets. Please read the City signs to confirm that your parking is legal. The police will ticket illegally parked vehicles.
Additionally, we enjoy a good relationship with our neighbors, so we ask that you park with consideration of the home owners in the neighborhood.
Please do not block any driveway.
if you have accessibility needs for accessing the festival,
please talk to the security guard at the top of the museum parking lot.
On days of the Festival, please be prepared to use the free parking on the surrounding streets. Please read the City signs to confirm that your parking is legal. The police will ticket illegally parked vehicles.
Additionally, we enjoy a good relationship with our neighbors, so we ask that you park with consideration of the home owners in the neighborhood.
Please do not block any driveway.
if you have accessibility needs for accessing the festival,
please talk to the security guard at the top of the museum parking lot.