Brookhaven cherry bash
Brookhaven’s Cherry Blossom Festival runs March 28–29 at Blackburn Park with free admission and headliners that include The Head and The Heart, Max McNown, Soul Asylum and Shawn Mullins. (nationaltoday.com) It’s a crowd‑friendly alternative to D.C. hanami weekends if you want music, food vendors and blossoms without Tidal Basin gridlock. (nationaltoday.com)
Blackburn Park’s street address is 3493–3501 Ashford Dunwoody Road in Brookhaven, and the festival’s public hours are listed as 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on event days. (eventeny.com)) Shuttle service is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. each day with the last buses leaving Blackburn Park at 7:30 p.m., and organizers are directing rideshare pick‑ups and drop‑offs to Cambridge Square at 2036 Johnson Ferry Road. (brookhavenga.civicpluswebopen.com)) The City of Brookhaven is partnering with Splash Festivals and Live Nation for production, with Splash handling the Arts & Crafts Market, Kidz Zone and Pet World while food‑vendor applications are being processed through Premier Events. (eventeny.com)) Ancillary programming includes a classic car show, a juried artist market of roughly 100 exhibitors, a Kidz Zone and several pet‑friendly activities such as dog lure‑chasing. (atlantaonthecheap.com)) Recent editions have drawn tens of thousands of visitors—city and festival sources estimate prior attendance in the high‑50,000s to low‑60,000s—and the city previously set an event budget around $250,000 while planning future iterations. (facebook.com)) Organizers warn that parking at Blackburn Park will be very limited from Thursday through Sunday surrounding the festival and that staff will use golf carts for operations and will not provide rides to attendees. (newsbreak.com))
