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3rd Annual Cherry Blossom Festival - Saturday, April 13, 2013

posted Apr 3, 2013, 12:09 PM by Admin Rira   [ updated Nov 23, 2014, 9:11 AM ]
Travel to Japan on Roosevelt Island

You will watch, learn and participate in multiple Japanese cultural, food and shopping activities at The 3rd Annual Cherry Blossom Festival Saturday, April 13, 2013.

Join us at 10:00 am at a Street Fair (open until 7:45 pm), then walk south along the cherry blossom trees on the promenade to world class performances at 11:00 am in FDR Four Freedoms Park till 5:45pm. Please support local charities with a donation.

Highlights include:
  • Special activities for children
  • Traditional Japanese food
  • Folk and classical Japanese music
  • Women dressed in kimonos and men wearing traditional Japanese clothing
  • Observe a tea ceremony.

At 4:00 pm- 9:45 pm, Gallery RIVAA holds a wine tasting and food pairing, for a suggested donation of $30
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