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Essex County Cherry Blossom Festival
Cherry Blossom Welcome Center, 115 Clifton Avenue, Branch Brook Park, Newark, NJ
Branch Brook Park holds the largest collection of cherry blossom trees in the United States, over 5,000 trees gifted to the park in 1927, and Essex County has run a spring festival around their bloom for 50 years. Events include guided tours, races and a culminating Bloomfest day at the park's Cherry Blossom Welcome Center. The 2026 season marked the festival's 50th year; 2027 dates were not yet published, with peak bloom typically falling in early to mid April.
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