Cherry Blossom Festival blooms Sunday in Huntington Beach

March 16, 2017 11:45 AM PT

The scent of cherry blossoms will fill the air during the fourth annual Huntington Beach Cherry Blossom Festival on Sunday at the city’s Central Park.

The gathering, presented by the Sister City Assn. of Huntington Beach, is expected to attract about 5,000 people to celebrate Japanese culture with food, performances, exhibits, crafts and games. Admission is free.

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The festival coincides with the blooming of the cherry tree grove in Central Park and is intended to support the association’s student exchange program with Huntington Beach sister city Anjo, Japan.

Festivities will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Park is at 7111 Talbert Ave.

For more information, visit hbcbfest.com.

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Kathleen Luppi was the entertainment editor for TimesOC and the Daily Pilot. She left TimesOC and the Daily Pilot in 2018. Before joining those publications, she was an award-winning journalist at the Orange County Register, where for seven years she helped cover retail, civil and criminal trials, philanthropic events and home and garden features. She received her literary journalism degree from UC Irvine. (714) 966-4623