The annual Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival of Greater Philadelphia is a spring celebration commemorating Japan’s 1926 gift of 1,600 flowering trees to the City of Philadelphia as a gesture of goodwill. The festival is a series of events spread over two months, with the centerpiece culture fair celebration “Sakura Sunday” taking place in Fairmount Park at the site of the historic cherry blossom tree plantings.
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