Cherry Blossom Flower Washington Dc. The National Cherry Blossom Festival March 20 April 11 is a citywide event that celebrates the 1912 gift of 3000 cherry blossom trees to Washington DC by the mayor of Tokyo. The most famous and best place to see cherry blossoms in DC is the Tidal Basin.
800 Other flowering trees and festivals to watch for are the magnolia trees all around the city and the Azalea Festival at the National ArboretumThere are so many green spaces around Washington DC that youll find blossoms all spring. But it varies year to year based on weather conditions so it can also be a little before or after that period. Each spring festive celebrations welcome the arrival of cherry blossoms in Japan while in Washington DC more than one and a half million people attend the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
On average DCs cherry blossoms bloom around the last week of March into the first week of April.
23032011 The latest information and forecasts on when Washington DCs cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin will reach peak bloom in Spring 2021. 04032021 Cherry blossoms are seen near the Tidal Basin in Washington DC on March 29 2021. As of this update its still too early to predict the peak time in cherry blossoms in DC in 2019. 04032021 One of the best times to visit Washington DC is spring when the cherry blossom trees bloom in a sea of pink and white.