The yearly Cherry Blossom Festival held across Metro Vancouver is coming to a close this week, so don’t miss your chance to witness the beauty these colourful trees have.
Many people from all over come to Vancouver to see these Cherry Blossoms in full bloom every year. 40 000 trees line the streets of our beautiful city and because of this, the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival offers many different opportunities to witness the dominant pink clouds in many neighbourhoods. Events such as community bike rides, art events, cherry blossom viewing tours, and traditional japanese festivities.
If your plan is to see as many cherry blossom trees as possible, there is plenty of different options to make your day out a fun one, visit their site Blooming Now – Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival for an update on which trees are blooming, and to be regularly updated about the best viewing spots. You should also definitely check out Queen Elizabeth park to join the “BigPicnic” viewing party, where you can pre-order specially themed boxed lunches that you can enjoy while basking in the sun and being surrounded by a cloud of pink. If you’re looking for a more fast paced viewing party, joining the Bike the Blossoms ride is a great way to do that. The ride is a free tour that starts by Trout Lake and goes in and out of many different Vancouver streets. The route changes each year but has been known to go through Mount Pleasant, Strathcona, and Riley Park.
Spring has sprung, and #Vancouver is bursting with vibrant colours of #cherryblossoms! We're thrilled to share some of our favourite blossom spots with you this year. Dive into our Blossom Maps and uncover the full beauty of cherry blossoms around you:: https://t.co/5GLy3dSFRJ pic.twitter.com/ppXoX44Cuc
— Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival (@OfficialVCBF) March 23, 2024
The Cherry Blossom Festival has been happening once a year in Vancouver since 2006, and in 2007, the festival’s objectives were recognized and qualified for charitable status. Now if you’re telling me that getting a picnic lunch while looking at these beautiful trees is a way to support charity then sign me up, I can’t think of a better, more peaceful way to spend a nice spring day.
With only a few days left in the event this year as the cherry blossom petals start to fall, here are the best places where you can see them at their best. Check out VanDusen Botanical gardens, where cherry blossoms have been blossoming since 2008, as mentioned before, Queen Elizabeth park to enjoy a picnic, and if you’re feeling artsy, here’s a how-to on how to take pictures of the tree with your phone!
If you unfortunately can’t find the time to go visit any of those places, take a stroll through any number of streets in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, and use Vancouver Cherry Blossoms Finder to find anything near you!