Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival
Blackburn Park in Brookhaven, GA 30319
The annual Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival in Brookhaven’s Blackburn Park is almost here! During this 2-day celebration, you will enjoy 140 blossoming cherry trees across 52 acres at the weekend-long festival. At this year’s Cherry Blossom Fest, there will be a 5K Run / 1K Walk, pet parade, live music, art & crafts market, Pet World, children’s village and of course, all of your Brookhaven friends and neighbors! The Cherry Blossom Festival is free for adults and children. Dogs will be allowed, they just have to be on a non-retractable leash.
Brookhaven Festival Details
The festival will be at Blackburn Park, located at 3501 Ashford Dunwoody Rd, Atlanta, GA 30319. On Saturday, March 28, the Cherry Blossom Festival will run from 10 am to 9 pm. Registration for the 5K Run / 1K Walk starts at 6:30 am on Saturday and the run begins at 7:30 am. On Sunday, the festival hours are from 11 am to 6 pm.
More details about the Car Show, music line-up, artists market, and kidz zone is coming soon!
Parking
There is no parking at Blackburn Park, with the exception of ADA, however, bus shuttles are offered at multiple lots. RideShare (Uber/Lyft) is always the best way to go, but here are a few other options for festival parking with the shuttle service:
- MARTA Brookhaven Rail Station | 4047 Peachtree Road NE, Brookhaven
- Murphey Candler Park | 1551 West Nancy Creek Drive, Brookhaven
- Marist School | 3790 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Brookhaven
- Montgomery Elementary School | 3995 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Brookhaven
- Ashford Green | 4170 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Brookhaven
Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival is hosted by the City of Brookhaven’s Office of Tourism to celebrate the Brookhaven community and the onset of spring. For more information, visit the official 2020 Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival website.
Brookhaven Cherry Festival 5K
This year the 5K / 1K takes place the WEEK BEFORE the Cherry Blossom Festival. The run will be on Saturday, March 21, at 7:30 a.m. The 2020 5K run is both USATF-certified for the 2020 Peachtree Road Race qualifying and a fundraiser for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, will take runners through Blackburn Park. For more information on registration, please visit: details can be found at here: https://www.active.com/brookhaven-ga/running/distance-running-races/brookhaven-cherry-blossom-5k-2020?int=