National Cherry Blossom Festival

We’re excited to recognize two years since Jackie G. our talented Design Manager / Graphic Designer, joined the team! Jackie brings all our ideas for the Festival to life through vibrant visuals. She adds a creative touch to everything she does and her dedication to the Festival has helped shape its success. Thank you for all your hard work and contributions, Jackie! We are excited to celebrate more milestones together in the future!

Join us in congratulating Ramona R. Carver our wonderful Sponsorship and Communications Liaison, as she celebrates an impressive 12 years with the Festival! Over the past decade, Ramona’s unwavering dedication has been key to shaping the Festival’s continued success. Her knack for building genuine partnerships with our media collaborators and her commitment to aligning the Festival's communication efforts to reach our desired audiences have impacted the Festival’s growth and outreach. Ramona, your hard work and contributions have helped elevate the Festival year after year, and we are incredibly fortunate to have you on our team. Here's to many more milestones together as we continue to create extraordinary experiences!

Celebrating 22 Years of Leadership Excellence! We proudly celebrate Lillian Iversen, our extraordinary Vice President at the National Cherry Blossom Festival, as she reaches 22 years of outstanding dedication, leadership, and innovation. Lillian, your vision has been the cornerstone of the Festival’s continued success. Your energy, commitment, and strategic leadership have not only shaped the Festival but have inspired everyone around you. The vibrancy, unity, and joy the Festival brings to the community are a direct reflection of your hard work and passion. Thank you for your exceptional leadership, unwavering focus, and dedication to excellence. Every blossom and every moment of the Festival’s success is a testament to your remarkable contributions. Congratulations on this significant milestone, Lillian! Here’s to continued success and many more impactful years ahead.

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🌟It’s Official!🌟 We are incredibly proud to share that we’ve been officially voted🌸"Best Family Fun - Fairs & Festivals"🌸 in the Washington Parent Picks 2024! This recognition wouldn’t have been possible without the support of our amazing community. A huge thank you to everyone who voted and contributed to the success of our Festival. Your dedication and enthusiasm continue to inspire us! We look forward to making the Festival even more exciting in the future and creating more memorable experiences for families.

Congratulations to TaKeyia M. Dickens, CFEE, MBA on completing the International Festival and Events Association’s professional certification program, Certified Festival & Events Executive (CFEE), supported by the National Cherry Blossom Festival (NCBF). Completion of this program demonstrates TaKeyia’s commitment to excellence, experience and her passion in her role as Community Partnerships Manager. As a dynamic community curator for the Festival, TaKeyia is dedicated to carrying out NCBF’s goal to connect and engage residents in all eight DC wards and the surrounding areas. She is instrumental in creatively ensuring NCBF’s initiatives to bring the springtime celebration and experiences to local neighborhoods as well as providing opportunities to participate in annual traditional Festival events and new innovative programs.

Congratulations to TaKeyia M. Dickens, MBA Dickens, Manager of Community Partnerships, for reaching three blooming years with the Festival. She has a relentless passion for fostering community connections and creating meaningful partnerships. Her efforts have had an immeasurable impact on our organization and the DC community. Keep up the blooming work, TaKeyia!

**Exciting Opportunity : Sponsorship & Development Manager** Join the team behind the Festival and help build lasting partnerships that bring one of DC’s most iconic celebrations to life, year after year! This full-time role offers a chance to collaborate with sponsors, create meaningful impact, and shape future festivals. If you’re passionate about relationship-building and event sponsorship, we’d love to hear from you! *Apply today to be part of something special! https://brnw.ch/21wMx9W

🌸Last Chance to Vote for Us!🌸 We’re honored to be nominated for "Best Family Fun - Fairs & Festivals" in the Washington Parent Picks 2024! Tomorrow is the final day to cast your vote, and we would greatly appreciate your support. Every vote helps us get one step closer to this incredible recognition. Please take a moment to vote by 8/31 using this link : https://brnw.ch/21wMdx9 Thank you for being part of our journey and for helping us celebrate the magic of our Festival. Let’s achieve this together!

🌸 The National Cherry Blossom Festival made a strong impact today at Destination DC's 2024 Marketing Outlook Meeting! We shared the 2025 Festival dates, captured valuable business leads, and engaged directly with DC tourism leaders. The “Festival in Bloom” Flower Bar, thanks to Flowers by Alexes, was a big hit—creating great connections, handing out spring-inspired bouquets, and 2025 rack cards to keep the Festival front and center. This was a fantastic opportunity to strengthen our connections within the industry, and we’re excited to see how today’s engagements will help shape an unforgettable 2025 Festival!