Event Date:
Sunday, March 29, 2009 - 2:30pm to 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!