Annual Cherry Blossom Festival

Join us for the 51st Annual Cherry Blossom Festival!!

The Annual Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the Japanese heritage and culture through live entertainment, food and drink, a marketplace and informative exhibits and demonstrations.

Entertainment Schedule:

• Alan Fasick - Hawaiian slack-key guitar

• Boulder Taiko - Taiko drumming

• Chinagu Eisa Hawaii - Okinawan drumming

• Colorado Budokan - Shotokan Karate and Japanese Martial Arts

• DBT Dharma School - Japanese Dance Groups

• DBT Judo Dojo - Judo

• DBT Aikido - Japanese self-defensive martial art

• DBT Minyokai - Japanese folk dance

• Denver Taiko - Taiko drumming

• Karate Plus - Sword etiquette and karate sword demonstration

• Miki Saito - Shinobue (bamboo flute) music

• Mirai Daiko - Drum ensemble

• One World Taiko - Japanese drum ensemble

• Pikes Peak Yosakoi Obirin - Japanese festival dancing

• Rocky Mountain Sankyoku - Japanese classical music (tat combines koto, shamisen, shakuhachi)

• Royals Dance Team - Dance team consisting of different age groups, racial backgrounds and dance styles

• Sakura Kenhamo Company - Kenhamo (melodica) is a handheld free-reed instrument

• Shobukan Dojo/Foothills Budokai - Classical Japanese martial arts of Shinto Muso-ryu Jo jutsu

• Showji - Singing

• Taiko with Toni and Lance - Taiko drumming

• TS/DBT Karaoke Enka Singing Group - Traditional "Country/Blues flavored" style music

Eats and Treats

Temple food can be purchased inside and outside of the Temple and in the Marketplace on Lawrence Street.  All locations now accept credit cards!  Seating is located under the gym (enter from 20th Street), in the Stage area, and in the Plaza at 19th Street.