National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade presented by Events DC
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Time: 10 AM – Noon
Location: Constitution Avenue – From 7th to 17th streets, NW (map)
Cost: Starting at $20 for Grandstand Seating. Standing along the Parade route from Constitution Avenue between 9th and 15th streets, NW is FREE and open to the public. Arrive early for the best views.
Tickets: Individual tickets (starting at $20) are on sale now; Group tickets (quantities of 10 or more) order form available now. See Ticket Information below for more details.
One of DC’s largest spectator events, the energy-filled National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade® presented by Events DC runs for 10 blocks along iconic Constitution Avenue. Giant colorful helium balloons, elaborate floats, marching bands from across the country, celebrity entertainers, and performers burst down the Parade route in a grand spectacle of music and showmanship seen only once a year during the Festival. From the National Archives to the Washington Monument, spectators are wow-ed by the pageantry and excitement that is the nation’s premier springtime parade.
Can’t make it to the Parade? Make sure to catch the Washington, DC-area local broadcast on Saturday, April 16 from Noon – 2 PM; station and airing information coming soon.
Parade lovers from across the country can watch the one-hour Parade, syndicated nationally in the weeks following the Parade. See National Syndication information below for airing dates and times.
WHO IS PERFORMING
Marching Bands:
• Acton-Boxborough Regional High School Band, Acton, Massachusetts
• Ballou High School Band, Washington, DC
• Camdenton High School Band, Missouri
• Connetquot High School Band, Bohemia, New York
• Grand Ledge High School Band, Michigan
• Herndon High School Band, Virginia
• J. W. Mitchell High School Band, New Port Richey, Florida
• Jefferson High School Band, Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia
• Logan High School Band, Ohio
• Lyman High School Band, Longwood, Florida
• Portsmouth High School Band, Rhode Island
• Richmond Hill High School Band, Georgia
• W. Tresper Clarke High School Band, Westbury, New York
• Wheeler High School Band, Marietta, Georgia
Check back often to see who’s confirmed to be part of the fun! The full Line of March gets released April 1, 2016.
TICKETS
Group Ticket Sales (10 or more tickets) – click here to download the Group Ticket Order Form
GETTING THERE
Metro
The one-mile length of the Parade route is accessible from multiple Metro stations.
Ticketholders should confer their ticket purchase confirmation email that contains explicit instructions on how to walk from Metro to their seats.
Spectators who are standing along the free & accessible portions of the route from 9th to 15th Streets should utilize the following Metro stops
• To stand on the north side of Constitution Avenue – Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter (Green/Yellow lines), Federal Triangle (Blue/Orange/Silver lines) or Metro Center (Blue/Orange/Red/Silver lines)
• To stand on the south side of Constitution Avenue – L’Enfant Plaza (Blue/Green/Orange/Silver/Yellow lines) or Smithsonian (Blue/Orange lines)
NATIONAL SYNDICATION
On-air dates for the 2016 National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade national broadcast will be posted starting March 15, 2016.
