2024 FESTIVAL: MARCH 20 - APRIL 14
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MARCH 20 - APRIL 14

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BLOSSOM KIDS

Music & Performance

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Gift of Trees

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Music & Performance

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BLOSSOM KIDS ACTIVITIES

Music & Performance

The more you learn, the more you earn! Complete activities to earn petals. Collect five petals in any one category and earn your very own Blossom Badge! Click any activity below to get started.
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Cosplay Transformation

National Cherry Blossom Festival

Watch NCBF Goodwill Ambassador Mallory Vaughan as she transforms into Mari Ohara!

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DIY Musical Instruments

National Cherry Blossom Festival

Let’s play! Learn how to make musical instruments using things you can find at home in the video below. Print out the directions (opens in new tab) to follow along.

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How to Make a Taiko Drum

National Cherry Blossom Festival

Taiko is an ancient style of Japanese drumming that is still popular today. Taiko drums are traditionally large, but actually come in all sizes. They are played with drumsticks, known as “bachi.” Learn to make your own version at home! (opens in new tab)

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Performance by the Shigeyama Kyogen Troupe

National Cherry Blossom Festival

Watch a Kyogen play performed by the Shigeyama Kyogen Troupe in the Library’s Coolidge Auditorium. Kyogen is a genre of traditional Japanese theater, more than 500 years old, that offers brief comic plays that are often performed as interludes between Noh dramas.

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Taiko Without Drums with Mark H Taiko

National Cherry Blossom Festival

This interactive lesson in simple taiko rhythms is meant to get kids up and moving in the fun tradition of festival music. No taiko (drum) required!