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Macon's approximately 350,000 Yoshino cherry trees bloom every year around the same time as the International Cherry Blossom Festival takes place. This year the festival will take place from Friday, March 17th through Sunday, March 26th.
The overall theme of the festival is “Love, Beauty, and International Friendship.” Multiple special events will take place in the community even before the first day of the festival.
The following is a list of events taking place this year that are officially connected to this International Cherry Blossom Festival.
PINK PROVISIONS TRAIL APP: Visit Macon presents a new Pink Provisions Trail app for the festival this year from March 1st through March 31st. This app will help visitors easily find places to eat "everything pink" with over 3 dozen restaurants featuring food items like pink tortillas, cherry ice cream, pink pancakes, nachos, and more. There will also be a "Drink the Pink" activity where participants can vote for the People’s Choice Award for over a dozen alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages competing to win the title of the Best Pink Drink. Visit this website to download the Pink Provisions Trail app.
CHERRY BLOSSOM CAR PAINTING: On February 25th and March 4th from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. a Cherry Blossom Car Painting event takes place at the Acme Center located at 1979 Riverside Drive in Macon. This event encourages people to celebrate the festival with a colorful painting of Cherry Blossoms, anything pink, and more. Participants can spend $10 - $50 to get their windshields colorfully painted. If you are not able to attend either event, you can call (478) 737-3059 to schedule a painting at another time.
JURASSIC KINGDOM DINOSAUR SHOW: This educational and entertaining event will take place at Carolyn Crayton Park from March 17th through 26th. The Jurassic Kingdom Dinosaur Show is a live action, interactive dinosaur show. Attendees will be able to see moving and lifelike dinosaurs and be able to touch and interact with themas well.
MEET AND GREET WITH PETALS THE POODLE: On several dates between March 17th through March 26th festival goers will be able to meet Petals the Poodle, the Official Mascot of the Cherry Blossom Festival. The following are dates and times to meet or see Petals the Poodle during the festival:
SELECTED EVENTS TAKING PLACE DURING THE CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL:
Admission to the festival will cost $10 per day and will be free for children 10 years of age and under. Ride tickets will cost $20 on Mondays through Fridays and $25 on Saturdays and Sundays.
The festival will take place in Carolyn Crayton Park on Mondays through Fridays from 12 p.m. until 10 p.m., on Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m., and on Sunday, March 19th from 12 p.m. until 10 p.m., and on Sunday, March 26th (the last day of the festival) from 12 p.m. until 9 p.m.
The events listed above are just a few of the things to do both before and during the 41st Annual International Cherry Blossom Festival. Visit the official website of the festival to read more about the many activities taking place this year as part of the "Pinkest Party on Earth".
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