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Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival
Pennsylvania Avenue NW between 3rd and 7th Streets NW, Washington, DC
A one day Japanese culture street festival on Pennsylvania Avenue NW, with taiko drumming, martial arts demonstrations, a kimono fashion show and food vendors, staged as the capstone of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. The Japan America Society of Washington DC has run it since the early 1960s, and the 2026 edition was its 64th, drawing about 39,000 people. The organizers have said the next festival is planned for April 2027, though exact dates were not yet published as of this writing.
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