cherry blossom festival

Metro says it will soon run more trains on weekends and hold off on track work to accommodate crowds for cherry blossom season.

The National Park Service predicts the blossoms will reach peak bloom from March 22-25. News4’s Pat Collins went down to the Tidal Basin, where folks are already excited – and smiling – for springtime.

Washington, D.C.’s beloved cherry trees are expected to reach peak bloom from March 22 to 25, National Park Service officials announced Tuesday.

March is here and that means cherry blossom season is right around the corner. Washington, D.C.’s beloved cherry trees are expected to reach peak bloom from March 22 to 25, National Park Service officials announced Tuesday. Peak bloom is defined as when at least 70% of the Yoshino cherry trees around the Tidal Basin are blossoming. Horticulturalists looked at expected…

After two years of being held virtually due to the pandemic, the National Cherry Blossom Festival will return with all in-person events in 2022, officials announced Tuesday.

News4’s Tommy McFly discussed the origins of cherry blossoms in D.C. and how the festival might look in March of 2022.

Washington’s famous cherry blossom trees hit peak bloom.  The National Park Service (NPS) announced late Sunday morning that the trees around the Tidal Basin reached their final blooming stage.  “The cherry trees have reached peak bloom after temps well above average last week sped us through the final stages of the blossom cycle – just four days from stage...

This phase, puffy white, is the penultimate step in the Yoshino cherry trees’ six blooming phases.

This phase, extension of florets, is the latest step in the Yoshino cherry trees’ six blooming phases.

The National Park Service announced plans to limit access to the Tidal Basin and surrounding monuments over fears large crowds could make the cherry blossoms a COVID-19 superspreader event. News4’s Mark Segraves reports on the closures.

This phase, extension of florets, is the latest step in the Yoshino cherry trees’ six blooming phases.

The Wizards forward paid tribute to his own heritage and a D.C. springtime staple with his sneakers on Sunday vs. Nets

Water taxi services return this weekend while the national cherry blossom festival kicks off. News4’s Tommy McFly shares the best places to be this weekend.

News4’s Erika Gonzalez reports on events included in this year’s Cherry Blossom Festival.

The famous cherry blossom trees around D.C.’s Tidal Basin have entered the second phase of their blooming cycle, the National Park Service (NPS) announced Tuesday. NPS said that the Yoshino cherry blossom trees are at florets visible, the second of six stages culminating in peak bloom. The NPS predicts the cherry blossoms will reach peak bloom in less than...

Storm Team4 Meteorologist Amelia Draper explains how weather affects the timing of the cherry blossoms’ peak bloom.

The National Cherry Blossom Festival announced the ‘Petal Porch Parade,’ a new program focused on bringing both the spirit of the festival and civic pride into D.C. neighborhoods. The Petal Porch Parade will ask D.C. residents to participate by decorating their porches, yards, windows and balconies to celebrate spring and cherry blossoms. The festival will run from March 20 through April...

Cherry blossom season is upon us, and D.C. is preparing to celebrate. The Wharf is presenting Bloomaroo from March 20 to April 11 with interactive art, outdoor cycling and cherry blossom-inspired food offerings. To kick off, the bridge will be lit with pink and white, and Pearl Street will be decorated with pink lanterns. As the coronavirus pandemic continues this…