The annual Cherry Blossom Festival honoring Cupertino’s sister city of Toyokawa, Japan, will be held Saturday & Sunday, April 23 & 24, 2016 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Memorial Park at Stevens Creek Blvd and Mary Ave in Cupertino. NCNF will have our annual demonstration during this event on Saturday April 23rd at 2:20pm lasting 30 minutes. Registration is not required but it would help us estimate how many participants we can expect to help demo.  The event offers a wide selection of Japanese food and beverages, entertainment, demonstrations, cultural exhibits, art, crafts and clothing for sale. All-day entertainment takes place in the Amphitheatre. The festival benefits the non-profit Cupertino Sister City Committee, which promotes friendship and student exchange programs between the two cities. Local non-profit organizations that support services for disadvantaged youth, sports, music and language programs will have booths which raise funds for their groups.  For more information, please check their website: http://www.cupertinotoyokawa.org/

The 2016 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival® will celebrate its 49th year, is one of California’s most prominent celebrations of Asian traditions. Each year, over 200,000 people attend this dazzling display showcasing the color and grace of the Japanese culture and the diversity of the Japanese American Community. Please join us and become a sponsor of this popular Japanese American community event. The event is free and open to the public. Vendors will be charging for their food goods and some retail products; and some specialized events will require a fee. The 2016 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival® will be held on Saturday and Sunday April 9-10 and April 16-17, 2016. All are welcome to join in the festivities as we celebrate Japanese and Japanese American culture in San Francisco’s Japantown! The festival will be held on Post Street between Laguna and Fillmore Streets. There will be food booths, cultural performances, martial arts, live bands, the annual Queen Program, and more. The Grand Parade will be held on Sunday, April 17, beginning at City Hall and concluding in Japantown. For more information, please check their website: http://sfcherryblossom.org/?p=29