Here is the
2023 Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival schedule
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Thursday Event
Fundraiser for our Blossoms Date: Thursday, April 27 Time: 6:00- 8:00pm Location: The Buffalo History Museum Enjoy an evening with your Cherry Blossom friends and support The Japanese Garden in Delaware Park. Silent auction officially closes at 7:30pm online and in-person. Tickets: $25 per person (in advance), $30 per person after April 24, Tickets: Available Here |
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Friday Event
Tea Tasting with the Friends of the Japanese Garden Date: Friday, April 28 Time: 1:00-2:00pm (sold out) 3:00-4:00pm Tickets: $10 (20 tickets available per session) Location: The Buffalo History Museum A tea tasting of four Japanese teas, a Japanese sweet and background information on preparation, selection and pairing suggestions. The Tea Tasting will be hosted by Atsuko Nishida Mitchell, Certified Tea Ceremony Teacher; Trudy Stern, Former proprietor of TruTeas; Paula Hinz, Tea fan; Kathaleen Burke, Tea enthusiast. Tickets: Available Here |
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Special Event
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Saturday Events
Date: April 29
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 3 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: Cheesy Chick, Fat Bob's, LuGia’s on Wheels, Moneybag Dumplings, Sun Cuisine, Tiny Thai, The Cereal Spot, Udder Brothers ice cream bike
Activity Tables: Bonsai, origami, folk dolls and Kanazawa sister city activity tables 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, the Taoist Tai Chi Society will practice in the garden. Niagara Frontier Plein Air Painters and Niagara Painters will paint in the garden.
Vendors for the Day:
1. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. - Gamma Phi Omega Chapter 2. Blossom Designs New York 3. Brahma Body Butter 4. Brenda Zosh 5. Buffalo AKG Art Museum 6. Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens 7. Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival Information 8. Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy
9. Buffalo Ro-O zan Enkyoji Nichiren Buddhist Temple 10. Community Beer Works 11. Explore and More 12. Four Fights Distilling 13. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff
14. Goblin Parlour Games 15. JGB Shibuki Japanese Drum Group 16. Japan Culture Center WNY 17. L & J Creations 18. M&T Bank APARG Resource Group 19. Martinsville Soapworks 20. Music Is Art 21. Nisha Henna 22. Seth Jared Art
23. Spectrum Health & Human Services, Inc. - Buffalo H.O.P.E. 24. The Delightful Octopus 25. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Date: April 29
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 3 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: Cheesy Chick, Fat Bob's, LuGia’s on Wheels, Moneybag Dumplings, Sun Cuisine, Tiny Thai, The Cereal Spot, Udder Brothers ice cream bike
Activity Tables: Bonsai, origami, folk dolls and Kanazawa sister city activity tables 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, the Taoist Tai Chi Society will practice in the garden. Niagara Frontier Plein Air Painters and Niagara Painters will paint in the garden.
Vendors for the Day:
1. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. - Gamma Phi Omega Chapter 2. Blossom Designs New York 3. Brahma Body Butter 4. Brenda Zosh 5. Buffalo AKG Art Museum 6. Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens 7. Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival Information 8. Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy
9. Buffalo Ro-O zan Enkyoji Nichiren Buddhist Temple 10. Community Beer Works 11. Explore and More 12. Four Fights Distilling 13. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff
14. Goblin Parlour Games 15. JGB Shibuki Japanese Drum Group 16. Japan Culture Center WNY 17. L & J Creations 18. M&T Bank APARG Resource Group 19. Martinsville Soapworks 20. Music Is Art 21. Nisha Henna 22. Seth Jared Art
23. Spectrum Health & Human Services, Inc. - Buffalo H.O.P.E. 24. The Delightful Octopus 25. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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Live Music by Music is Art
Portico Stage: 11:30am Bridget Dooley 12:00pm Odori No Kai 12:45am Levantino Paccini 1:30pm JGB Shabuki Taiko Drum 2:15pm Sunday Reign 2:45pm Sunday Reign with JGB Shabuki Stage A 11:00am MYQ F 12:00pm Demyia_ 1:00pm Snow Cricket 2:00pm Donny Frauenhofer Stage B: 11:00am Samantha Taylor 12:00pm Peter Caroccio 1:00pm Just Jen 2:00pm TK Lipps |
Sunday Events
Date: April 30
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 3 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 for the Day: Cheesy Chick, Fat Bob's, LuGia’s on Wheels, Moneybag Dumplings, Sun Cuisine, Tiny Thai, The Cereal Spot, 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 and Niagara Painters will paint in the garden.
Vendors for the Day:
1. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. - Gamma Phi Omega Chapter 2. Blossom Designs New York 3. Brahma Body Butter 4. Brenda Zosh 6. Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens 7. Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival Information 8. Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy 9. Buffalo Ro-O zan Enkyoji Nichiren Buddhist Temple 10. Community Beer Works 11. Explore and More 12. Four Fights Distilling 13. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff 14. Goblin Parlour Games 15. JGB Shibuki Japanese Drum Group 16. Japan Culture Center WNY 17. L & J Creations 18. M&T Bank APARG Resource Group 19. Martinsville Soapworks 20. Music Is Art 21. Nisha Henna 22. Seth Jared Art 23. Spectrum Health & Human Services, Inc. - Buffalo H.O.P.E. 24. The Delightful Octopus 25. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Date: April 30
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 3 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 for the Day: Cheesy Chick, Fat Bob's, LuGia’s on Wheels, Moneybag Dumplings, Sun Cuisine, Tiny Thai, The Cereal Spot, 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 and Niagara Painters will paint in the garden.
Vendors for the Day:
1. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. - Gamma Phi Omega Chapter 2. Blossom Designs New York 3. Brahma Body Butter 4. Brenda Zosh 6. Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens 7. Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival Information 8. Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy 9. Buffalo Ro-O zan Enkyoji Nichiren Buddhist Temple 10. Community Beer Works 11. Explore and More 12. Four Fights Distilling 13. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Graycliff 14. Goblin Parlour Games 15. JGB Shibuki Japanese Drum Group 16. Japan Culture Center WNY 17. L & J Creations 18. M&T Bank APARG Resource Group 19. Martinsville Soapworks 20. Music Is Art 21. Nisha Henna 22. Seth Jared Art 23. Spectrum Health & Human Services, Inc. - Buffalo H.O.P.E. 24. The Delightful Octopus 25. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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Live Music by Music is Art
Portico Stage: 11:30am Bridget Dooley 12:00pm Odori No Kai 12:45am Levantino Paccini 1:30pm JGB Shabuki Taiko Drum 2:15pm Sunday Reign 2:45pm Sunday Reign with JGB Shabuki Stage A 11:00am Philip Stephen 12:00pm Mikayla Manke 1:00pm Courtney Ann 2:00pm Stephen Babcock Stage B: 11:00am Andasha 12:00pm asalone 1:00pm Dom Brown 2:00pm Trever Stribing of PA LINE |
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Pink Parade
Sunday, April 30, 3pm Annual Pink Parade to end the 10th 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! |
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‘Cherry Blossom Challenge’ Orienteering
Sunday, April 30, 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. More Information available here |
Where do I park?
Free parking is available in the Museum parking lot. If that is full on the days of the festival, street parking is available. 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.
Free parking is available in the Museum parking lot. If that is full on the days of the festival, street parking is available. 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.
Live Music by
Music is Art
Music
Music is a highlight of the festival.
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Boat Rides
Pink Boat Rides on Mirror Lake!
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Activities
Taiko Drums, Picnics and Parades, Oh my!
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