National Cherry Blossom Festival (Late March – mid-April (2026: March 20 – April 12; 2027: March 20 – April 11)). Annual four-week festival commemorating Japan's 1912 gift of cherry trees to Washington, D.C. Signature events include the Opening Ceremony, Blossom Kite Festival, Petalpalooza, and the National Cherry Blossom Festival…
Smithsonian Folklife Festival (Two weeks around the Fourth of July (late June – early July; held annually since 1967)). Free international exhibition of living cultural heritage on the National Mall. Features participants from all 50 states and more than 100 countries. Largest annual cultural event on the Mall, drawing over one million…
Independence Day Celebration on the National Mall (July 4 (annual)). Annual free celebration featuring the National Independence Day Parade along Constitution Avenue at 10:30 a.m., followed by an evening fireworks display launched from both sides of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool…