Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival at Memorial Park

Cupertino’s 42nd Cherry Blossom Festival is running Saturday and Sunday at Memorial Park, with events also spread across the Quinlan Center and Senior Center. (cupertino.gov) (portal.clubrunner.ca) The city lists festival hours as 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., while organizers and partner listings say programming runs until 5:30 p.m. both days on April 25 and 26. (cupertino.gov) (portal.clubrunner.ca) (www.caljapansistercities.org) The festival is free to attend, and organizers say free parking is available at De Anza College and the Flint Center parking structure. (portal.clubrunner.ca) (www.cupertinocherryblossomfestival.org) Cupertino says the event is city-sponsored and managed by an external organization. That organization, Cupertino-Toyokawa Sister Cities, ties the festival to Cupertino’s long-running sister-city relationship with Toyokawa, Japan. (cupertino.gov) (portal.clubrunner.ca) Organizers are advertising taiko drumming, dance, martial arts, live music, arts and crafts vendors, and cultural exhibits including ikebana, bonsai, koi and tea ceremony demonstrations. (sf.funcheap.com) (www.caljapansistercities.org) Indoor programming includes exhibits, workshops and hands-on activities, while the Quinlan Center’s music room is hosting a photo booth and free-use kimono and yukata outfits for families. (www.cupertinocherryblossomfestival.org) (celebratefamily.us) The lawn areas are set aside for food booths, community groups and children’s activities, with partner listings also advertising a petting zoo and pony rides. (celebratefamily.us) (www.caljapansistercities.org) The festival has reached its 42nd year in 2026, making it one of the Bay Area’s longer-running spring celebrations of Japanese culture. Sunday brings the second and final day. (sf.funcheap.com) (www.deanza.edu)