The Sydney Cherry Blossom Festival
Schedule
Sat, 20 Aug, 2022 at 09:00 am to Sun, 28 Aug, 2022 at 05:00 pm
Location
Auburn Botanic Gardens | Padstow, NS
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One of Australia’s most photographed, natural and instagrammable cultural events, the Sydney Cherry Blossom Festival is making a comeback to Auburn Botanic Gardens from August 20-28.Held over nine days, the event pays homage to Japan’s traditions, music, pop culture and food all while capturing the hearts of thousands as cherry blossoms burst into colour.
Find The Perfect Blossom
Council is excited to bring you a unique experience themed around love, peace and blossoms at this year's festival.
Cherry Blossom Trail – 9am to 5pm
Take a self-guided walk through our Japanese Gardens and experience the wonder of over 100 cherry blossom trees. While the Auburn Botanic Gardens and festival programming is accessible to all visitors from 9am to 5pm each day, the number of visitors allowed into the Cherry Blossom viewing area at any give time will be limited to a comfortable capacity.
This will ensure each visitors’ experience is as enjoyable and relaxed as possible while wandering through the gardens and soaking up the atmosphere during the self-guided tour. There will be eight 45-minute sessions each day to choose from and tickets must be booked in advance to secure your spot.
A Slice of Japan at the Food Fusion Village
Take your taste buds on a culinary journey and explore the Japanese Food Fusion Village.
There will be a range of specialty cherry blossom themed 'pink' dishes including:
? Cherry blossom waffles
? Sakura burgers
? Lamingtons and cold brews
? Coffee, sodas and bagels
? Bubble tea
Plus there will be a huge selection of Japanese fusion food from vendors including Tokyo Lamington, OMU, Mate Burger, Pull'n'Shots, Wafflo and loads more to keep your palate tantalised including the ramen burger, tempura mushrooms, steamed bao buns and more.
Hanami Entertainment
City Pop Golf Shop – 10am to 5pm
9-Hole Putt Putt Course with live DJ’s and the Sakura Mocktail Bar
Play a round of mini golf on our Harajuku inspired course while listening to our resident DJ Levins, who will be going back to back with special guests Natalie Ex, Kana Fractal, Derrick Gee and Jimmy Sing and dishing out the very best in the Japanese genre of CITY POP music.
Every afternoon from 20 to 28 August: DJ Levins
20 August: Special guest Natalie Ex
21 August: Special guest Kana Fractal
27 August: Special guest Derrick Gee
28 August: Special guest Jimmy Sing
Meet Hello Kitty!
Hello Kitty’s Garden Party – 10am to 4pm (weekends only)
Hello Kitty returns with a new line up of fun activities at the new Hello Kitty Garden Party area! Meet Hello Kitty and get your own photo with the cutest Kitty in town. Take part in her garden party activities including face painting and Hello Kitty themed arts and crafts.
Flower Power Stage
The Flower Rave – 9am to 11am
A super awesome start to your morning with a flower fueled energy boost! The morning rave has become a popular way for people around the world to start their day with an energizing power packed dance! Held in our Sunken Rose Gardens, the flower rave is just great music, dancing flowers and a whole lot of fun – bring your dancing shoes!
Yu Ni On Taiko! (weekdays only) – 12pm
A fun, open and soulful journey through the high-spirited energy of the Japanese Taiko drum, blended with percussive sounds and festive song and dance.
Yu Ni On invites you to be part of the show.
Awesome People Reading Books – 1pm
A collection of readers from Sydney’s entertainment, food and music industries including Siobhan Coombs, Kristy Lee Peters and Matt Okine from ARIA nominated children’s group Diver City, Marc Fennell, Gen Fricker and Alexei Toliopoulos, and more will be reading selections from Japanese stories.
Ikebana With Us – 3pm
Nikki Zeng from Peony Story in Rosebery joins us onstage to talk about the art of Japanese flower arranging – Ikebana and will be talking about the three pillars of the art, sky, man and earth.
All Aboard the Sushi Express!
The Sushi Express - 9am to 5pm (Outside the Gate)
Getting to the gardens can be a long drive for some and visitors are encouraged to take the train to the festival and utilise the free bus transfers from Auburn Station.
For those that need to drive in, the festival provides a pop-up festival car park located in Tavistock Street, Auburn. You can choose to take a short walk along the Duck River to reach the gardens entrance OR take the Sushi Express mini trackless train to the Gardens as part of the journey.
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Where is it happening?
Auburn Botanic Gardens, ,Sydney,NSW,Australia, PadstowEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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