Cherry Blossom Festival
Get a taste of what the Cherry Blossom Festival has to offer by viewing the 2026 program.
View or download the 2026 Cherry Blossom Festival program (PDF).
About the Event
Planned and coordinated by community volunteers, the Cherry Blossom Festival strives to provide a cultural arts event that offers a forum for learning, entertainment, fun, and community support.
Take the time to see, hear, and taste a bit of the Japanese and Japanese American culture through a first-hand experience of watching traditional Japanese dancing, hearing the resounding beats of the taiko drums, observing the mastery and various skills of martial arts, participating in the ancient art of the tea ceremony, or buying hand-made crafts or food with an Asian flair. Other highlights of the Festival include games & crafts for children and numerous cultural displays.
Past Performances:
- Watch the Cherry Blossom Festival video on YouTube.
- Free coloring pages of past Cherry Blossom Festival posters: Geisha; Samurai , and Kids Cherry Blossom.
- Cherry Blossom Read-Aloud with award-winning author/illustrator Sunny Seki of his first story, The Tale of the Lucky Cat.
- Taiko Drums
- Mochi and Manju Demo
- Storigami
- June Kuramoto & Hiroshima
Sponsors - The Cherry Blossom Festival relies on the community's assistance to make the event a success and recognizes them throughout the festival for their generosity. If you have a business or organization that would like to sponsor, donate or otherwise support the 2026 Cherry Blossom Festival, please review the Sponsorship Opportunities brochure or email Recreation or call 626-307-1388. We want to thank all our past sponsors for their support and contributions over the years.
Vendors - Craft, Commercial and Community booth applications will be available at a later date. We appreciate your support and participation!
T-shirts - 🌸Monterey Park Cherry Blossom Festival 🌸 To celebrate the festival, we will be selling event T-shirts featuring this year's signature poster design. For more information, call 626-307-1388 or email Recreation@montereypark.ca.gov.
Watch the video for the Cherry Blossom CPRS Award.