Sakura Matsuri is the annual cherry blossom festival is celebrated both in Japan and in NYC, where the largest annual festival is in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. It's two days of music and dance performances, including Taiko drumming, martial arts demonstrations, activities for the kids including a parade, flower arranging, a tea ceremony, and a marketplace for Japanese … [Read more...] about Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival 2019
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Best Places for NYC Cherry Blossoms
Spring is blooming in New York City this week, including thousands of pink and white Japanese cherry trees with their fragrant and delicate pink and white blossoms. Here are the best places to enjoy the cherry blossoms in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Bronx - Cherry Walk, Riverside Park, Manhattan: The walkway along the Hudson River, from 100th Street to 125th Street, is known … [Read more...] about Best Places for NYC Cherry Blossoms
NYC Free: Outdoor Films on the Green
Friday Freebies: The 11th edition of Films on the Green, a FREE French film festival begins on June 1st in parks throughout NYC, plus one screening in Ft. Lee, N.J. This year’s focus is gastronomy, and every screening is a delicious treat. In 2018, Films on the Green explores the relationship between French culture and its food and wine, which are an integral part of … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Outdoor Films on the Green
NYC Free: Annual Jane’s Walk Guided Tours
Celebrate NYC this weekend with more than 200 FREE guided walking tours in all five boroughs. It's the annual Jane's Walk NYC, recognizing the contributions of visionary preservationist and urban planner Jane Jacobs, whose work changed the way the world views and understands cities. Simply, she helped make New York and other cities around the world more livable. The free … [Read more...] about NYC Free: Annual Jane’s Walk Guided Tours
Best Places for Cherry Blossoms and Festivals
It's been a long, cold winter and unseasonably cold spring, but thousands of Japanese cherry trees are burst into bloom all over NYC. Here are the best places in parks and gardens in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx and Queens to enjoy the fragrant and delicate pink and white blossoms, and Cherry Blossom Festivals, including on Earth Day, Sat., April 21, with Japanese music and … [Read more...] about Best Places for Cherry Blossoms and Festivals
Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival 2017
Sakura Matsuri is the annual cherry blossom festival is celebrated both in Japan and in NYC, where the largest annual festival is in the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, with two days of music, dance and martial arts performances, activities for the kids, and more. Advance tickets are required for the festival, this weekend, April 29/30. Get tickets now to celebrate the blossoms … [Read more...] about Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival 2017
Best places to view NYC cherry blossoms
Spring in New York City means thousands of Japanese cherry trees are in bloom, turning NYC into a garden of fragrant and delicate pink and white blossoms. Here are the two best places to enjoy the cherry blossoms in Manhattan and Brooklyn - Manhattan: Cherry Walk, Riverside Park, -- The walkway along the Hudson River, between 100th Street and 125th Street, is known as … [Read more...] about Best places to view NYC cherry blossoms
Best places to view NYC cherry blossoms in Manhattan and Brooklyn
Spring in New York City means thousands of Japanese cherry trees are in bloom, turning New York City into a garden of fragrant and delicate pink and white blossoms. Here are the best places to enjoy the cherry blossoms in Manhattan and Brooklyn - Cherry Walk, Riverside Park, Manhattan -- The walkway along the Hudson River, from 100th Street to 125th Street, is known as … [Read more...] about Best places to view NYC cherry blossoms in Manhattan and Brooklyn