The National Cherry Blossom Festival gets underway this weekend with a trio of family-friendly festivals at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Library of Congress and the Textile Museum, and a day of flying kites at Oxon Run Park. The return of March Madness will have basketball fans filing into sports bars before noon Thursday and Friday, dreaming of upsets and drink specials. This weekend also includes the kickoff of the D.C.
The National Symphony Orchestra’s annual community outreach is focused on the banks of the Anacostia River and Washington Channel, with free concerts and events around Navy Yard, the Wharf and Southwest Washington over the next few days.
Held in the all-weather Kogod Courtyard, the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Cherry Blossom Family Celebration features face painting, cherry-blossom-themed crafts, a scavenger hunt in the galleries, a taiko drumming performance, a jump rope team, and Japanese pop and funk music spun by Les the DJ.