DC Cherry Blossom Festival Lantern Lighting Ceremony - Tidal Basin

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Event Date: 
Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 2:30pm - 4:00pm

SUNDAY, March 29
DC Cherry Blossom Festival Lantern Lighting Ceremony

Tidal Basin at Independence Ave & 17th Street, SW
2:30pm - 4pm
Free!

The Japanese Embassy’s Cherry Blossom Princess salutes the 50 U.S. Cherry Blossom Princesses with the lighting of a 300 year-old Japanese Stone Lantern, carved in 1651.

The amazing relic is 20 tons and eight feet tall!