National Cherry Festival 2024 Date. The national cherry blossom festival commemorates the 1912 gift of 3,000 cherry trees from mayor yukio ozaki of tokyo to the city of washington, dc, and celebrates the enduring friendship between the people of the united states. Hear a message for the national cherry queen and the national cherry festival president along with other prominent figures of the grand traverse region.
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