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Join us for our 2020 Sakura Matsuri at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens!
Schedule:
10:00 Opening Remarks (Japan-America Society of Alabama, Consulate General of Japan, Birmingham Botanical Gardens)
10:45 Briarwood Japanese Children's Club Music and Dance Performance
11:30 Shakuhachi Performance by Geni Skendo
12:30 Soran Bushi Interactive Dance Demonstration
1:30 ACT Defense Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu Demonstration
2:30 Break
3:30 Closing Remarks

Special Guests:
Asha Kiran
ACT Defense
Alabama Bonsai Society
Alabama Multicultural Organization
Birmingham Museum of Art
Birmingham Urasenke Association
Briarwood Japanese Children's Club
Calligraphy
Civil Stoneware
Consulate General of Japan - Tokyo 2020 Olympics Booth
Friendship Quilts - Birmingham Quilter's Guild
Japan-America Society of Alabama
Shakuhachi Performance by Geni Skendo
Soran Bushi Japanese Dance (UAB Japanese Culture Club)
Tara Atkins Crafts
Paperworkers Local

For more information and photos from last year's event, visit our Cherry Blossom Festival page.

Parking will be available at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, but as was the case in previous years it will be limited. We encourage you to carpool!