Calling all Vendors, Non-Profit Organizations
and Food Trucks for the 2026 Festival!
Applications are being accepted until February 21 at these links:
and Food Trucks for the 2026 Festival!
Applications are being accepted until February 21 at these links:
Please Note: While we are a large festival, we have a small venue and can only accommodate a limited number of vendors, non-profit organizations and food trucks.
Application Deadline is February 21, 2026
Do not fall for any scams. All correspondence for the Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival comes from the Buffalo History Museum or the Friends of the Japanese Garden.
We will NOT ask for payment via paypal or venmo.
Please contact The Buffalo History Museum directly with any concerns
regarding possible scams at 716-873-9644.
Email with questions: [email protected]
Application Deadline is February 21, 2026
Do not fall for any scams. All correspondence for the Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival comes from the Buffalo History Museum or the Friends of the Japanese Garden.
We will NOT ask for payment via paypal or venmo.
Please contact The Buffalo History Museum directly with any concerns
regarding possible scams at 716-873-9644.
Email with questions: [email protected]
Local Performers
The purpose of the Cultural Performances during the Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival is to celebrate the friendship symbolized by the gift of flowering cherry trees from Kanazawa, Japan, to Buffalo, NY and to demonstrate cross-cultural exchange through a dynamic mix of Japanese and American cultural performing arts.
We currently are only looking for Local Performers.
The purpose of the Cultural Performances during the Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival is to celebrate the friendship symbolized by the gift of flowering cherry trees from Kanazawa, Japan, to Buffalo, NY and to demonstrate cross-cultural exchange through a dynamic mix of Japanese and American cultural performing arts.
We currently are only looking for Local Performers.
or Please include:
- General contact information (including your WNY connection)
- Name of Performer/Group Performer/Group's website
- Type of performance including genre/style If applicable, type of instruments played, Number of performers Description of content/style/genre of performance
- Past "live" performance dates/events URLs for performances samples
- Description of attire during performances, with on-line photo references
- Acoustic performances only. No electricity is available.
- Preferred length of performance 30-45 minutes
US Postal Service Mailing Address:
Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival
c/o Friends of the Japanese Garden of Buffalo,
Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy
84 Parkside Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14214
Phone: (716) 838-1249
Buffalo Cherry Blossom Festival
c/o Friends of the Japanese Garden of Buffalo,
Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy
84 Parkside Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14214
Phone: (716) 838-1249