Sydney Cherry Blossom Festival

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Posted 2024-07-18 by Postcards from Shayne ⇒ follow

Sat 17 Aug 2024 - Sun 25 Aug 2024

Where can you immerse yourself in Japanese culture for a day without even leaving Sydney?
At Auburn Botanic Gardens during the Sydney Cherry Blossom Festival, of course.

Spend a day admiring the cherry blossoms, eating gyoza, creating manga, or experiencing shinrin-yoku (forest therapy). It sounds pretty great to me.

There will also be special birthday celebrations at the festival this year as Hello Kitty celebrates her 50th anniversary - who knew?

Here is what is on offer during the festival:

The Cherry Trail – explore and enjoy the sakura (cherry blossoms) in the traditional Japanese gardens and the Insta-worthy Cherry Arbour.

Mt Fuji Torii Gate - adjacent to the food village you will find the iconic Mt Fuji Torii Gate, an ideal location to capture a beautiful photo with the cherry blossoms.

Japanese Food Village – explore the unique tastes of Japan in the pop-up food precinct. On offer will be dishes such as bao buns, mochi doughnuts, ramen, karaage chicken, onigiri, gyoza, Japanese fusion lamingtons, cherry blossom-themed dishes and much more. To see all of the food offerings click here.

Don't miss Japanese fusion delights from Tokyo Lamington

Entertainment

Hello Kitty Stage Shows - Daily

She may be turning 50 but she is still young at heart. Hello Kitty will be performing daily and will also be available for meet and greets.

George and Noriko - bluegrass hard country blues with a Japanese twist – Weekends only

Ikebana Demonstrations - a talk about the art of Japanese flower arranging - Weekends only

YuNiOn Taiko – Japanese Taiko drums – Select times and days

Helwa Bellydance - specialising in Japanese Fusion Bellydance – Select times and days

KiZUNA - an acoustic trio – Weekends only

Andrew Levins - a DJ, writer, collector, and creator – Select times and days

Shiho Sparkle - an international performance and hula hoop artist – Wednesday 21st August

Bonsai Talks – Select times and days

Eisa Champroo – Okinawan Lion Dance – Select times and days

Enjoy an Okinawan Lion Dance on select days at the festival

For more information about the entertainment on offer please click here.

Workshops

Queenie Chan’s Manga Workshops – Saturday 17 August

Origami Workshops – Monday 16 – Sunday 25 August

Matthew Lin’s Manga Workshops – Select times and days

Learn the Art of Manga with Matthew Lin on select days at the festival

Bonsai workshops – Monday 19 and Tuesday 20 August

Hello Kitty Craft Workshop – colouring in and craft – Wednesday 21 August

Bonsai demonstrations – Thursday 22 – Sunday 25 August

Shinrin-Yoku Forest Therapy Walks - Select times and days

Connect with nature and find tranquillity with a forest therapy walk through the rainforest

For more information about the workshops on offer please click here.

The Sydney Cherry Blossom Festival runs from Saturday 17 August to Sunday 25 August, from 9am to 4:45pm daily, at Auburn Botanic Gardens, located on the corner of Chisholm and Chiswick Roads in Auburn.

To enjoy everything this festival has to offer, tickets must be pre-booked online. (Please note: there will be no sales booths at the event and door sales are not available.)
To book your tickets please click here.

For further information about the festival go to the website here , or Facebook or Instagram.

All images are from the Sydney Cherry Blossom Festival 2024 website

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