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Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival
April 30, 2022, 10:00 am - May 1, 2022, 5:30 pm
Free
Cupertino-Toyokawa Sister Cities, Inc. is proud to present the 38th annual Cherry Blossom Festival (returning live!) Saturday, April 30, and Sunday, May 1, 2022, at Cupertino’s Memorial Park, the Quinlan Center and the Senior Center. This fun family festival honors Cupertino’s sister city relationship with Toyokawa, Japan by sharing Japanese arts and culture with the entire community. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., admission is free, entertainment is free, and parking is free at De Anza College (Lots A and B).
Outdoor entertainment is held at the Amphitheater and includes Taiko drum groups, Japanese dancers, various martial arts, and musical performances throughout the day. VIP festival guests, local government, school board members, and the 2022 NorCal Cherry Blossom Queen and her court will be introduced at noon Saturday. Throughout the lawn areas will be arts and crafts exhibits and special interest groups such as Japanese dog and koi fish clubs. Children’s activities feature games, hands-on arts and crafts, and a petting zoo.
Indoor cultural exhibits and demonstrations take place throughout the day in the Quinlan Community Center, featuring music and dance performances and cultural displays, demonstrations, workshops and hands-on activities presented by professionals, nonprofits and special interest groups. A gallery of Toyokawa student artwork from our annual art exchange program will be on display. Japanese cultural arts and crafts vendors and a pictorial timeline of Cupertino’s sister city relationship with Toyokawa will be grouped at the “Japanese Artisan Pavilion” located at the Cupertino Senior Center and patio.
Food and drink include sushi, spam musubi, gyoza, Asian chicken salad, yakisoba, mochi, teriyaki chicken skewers, hot rice, shave ice, fruit bowls, kettle corn, cotton candy, coffee, smoothies, beer, sake, plum wine, sodas and lemonade.
We encourage all attendees to have been vaccinated or have had a recent negative COVID-19 test. We will follow all city and county health guidelines. Attendees at indoor events are required to wear protective facemasks.