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Advice for viewing the cherry blossoms

Here's what you need to know about Metro and parking during the Cherry Blossom Festival.

Tags: cherry blossom , Metro , Neal Augenstein

Wednesday - 03/20/2013, 09:44am EDT

Cherry Blossom Festival underway

The National Cherry Blossom Festival begins Saturday and continues through April 11. Many trees along the Tidal Basin are already showing off beautiful blossoms, and peak bloom is expected between April 1 and April 4.

Tags: Tidal Basin , D.C. , Japan , William Howard Taft , National Mall , National Parks , Michelle Basch

Sunday - 03/28/2010, 10:26am EDT

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Metro ready for cherry blossom crowds

Expect crowds on Metro over the next two weeks. The National Cherry Blossom Festival gets underway this weekend.

Tags: National Cherry Blossom Festival , Metro , Adam Tuss

Thursday - 03/25/2010, 05:51am EDT

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Japanese translators needed for Cherry Blossom Festival

"We're looking for people from the Washington area who are not necessarily of Japanese ancestry -- although that would be fantastic -- but people who are fluent in both Japanese and English who can translate back and forth," says National Park Service spokesman Bill Line.

Tags: volunteer , Japanese translator , Bill Line , National Park Service , Michelle Basch , Colleen Kelleher

Saturday - 03/20/2010, 02:59am EDT

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