A Spring Celebration for the Whole Family

Celebrate the arrival of spring at SAAM. Enjoy a day of live music, performances, and activities that will delight the whole family. Saturday, March 25, 11:30 a.m.– 3 p.m.

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Nen Daiko performing at SAAM's Cherry Blossom Celebration in 2022.

A Lively Celebration of Spring!

In-Person Cherry Blossom Family Celebration
Saturday, March 25, 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Smithsonian American Art Museum
8th and G Streets, NW
Free | Registration encouraged

Don’t miss a day of fun for the whole family to celebrate one of DC’s most beloved spring rituals, the start of cherry blossom season! Join the Smithsonian American Art Museum for our annual celebration and enjoy a taiko drumming performance by Nen Daiko, traditional Japanese dance with Onoe Dance, and break out your best Japanese pop dance moves with Les The DJ.

Craft your own cherry blossom tree to take home, make a fun koinobori kite, or try your hand at an origami Sakura. Explore SAAM’s galleries with a scavenger hunt and enjoy festive treats from a special menu celebrating the cherry blossoms available to purchase at the Courtyard Café.

This program is presented as part of the 2023 National Cherry Blossom Festival.

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Stay Informed

This event is rain or shine. Registration is not required but encouraged for program change notifications. See the full schedule for times and locations of each performance.

Landscape painting of cherry blossoms in light, pastel colors.

Vivid painting of pink, blossoming trees in darker colors.

A coloring page detail. The left side is a line drawing and the right side is a detail of the original artwork.

Feeling Crafty?

There’s even more fun online! Visit our Cherry Blossom Family Zone web page for coloring pages and activities based on artworks from SAAM’s collection.

The Smithsonian American Art Museum is able to create and share experiences like these thanks to funding from generous supporters like you.

Thank you for ensuring that American art is available to all.

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Image Credits:
Nen Daiko performing at SAAM's Cherry Blossom Celebration, 2022, Norwood Photography

William Henry Holmes, Cherry Blossoms, n.d., watercolor, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dr. Anna Bartsch Dunne, 1962.4.17

William H. Johnson, Blossoming Trees, ca. 1935-1938, oil on burlap, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.931

Coloring page based on Helen Hyde’s Moon Bridge at Kameido, 1914, color woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Hyde Gillette in memory of Mabel Hyde Gillette and Edwin Fraser Gillette, 1992.13.95

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