Sakura Matsuri comes to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden for a weekend of celebration and culture on April 25 and April 26.
Sakura Matsuri is the annual Cherry Blossom festival that celebrates traditional and contemporary Japanese culture. Featured events include Taiko Drumming, a cosplay fashion show, tea ceremonies, Kabuki dancers, a demonstration of Samurai Sword Fighting, Manga drawing, a Bonsai children’s workshop, a display of beautiful parasols, and of course, the beautiful cherry blossom trees in the gardens.
Sakura Matsuri, April 25 and 26, from 10 am to 6 pm. Free with general garden admission.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden [1000 Washington Ave. at Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights, (718) 623–7220, www.bbg.org].