The National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade® presented by Events DC, will be back on Constitution Avenue on Saturday, April 15, 2023, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. The Parade is free for viewing on the street and limited Grandstand tickets are available for purchase.
“The Parade is an incredible spectacle celebrating springtime in Washington, D.C.,” said Diana Mayhew, president and CEO of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. “We encourage families and friends to plan early to join us, as well as consider giving the gift of memorable moments this holiday season and purchase tickets for our limited reserved seating to this beloved tradition in honor of the beautiful blossoms.”
The Parade will feature award-winning performers, marching bands from across the nation, performances from local artists, youth groups, choirs, costume characters, and much more.
“As a longtime Festival partner, Events DC is proud to present the National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade, spring’s grandest petal procession, on Constitution Avenue,” said Chinyere Hubbard, senior vice president of communications and marketing for Events DC. “The incredible scale of pageantry and community spirit is unique to Washington, D.C. and we are thrilled to be a part of it.”
The National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade takes place the final weekend of the Festival, concluding four full weeks of food, fun, culture, and entertainment March 20-April 16, 2023 throughout Washington, D.C. and surrounding areas. Access to non-ticketed portions of the Parade is free and open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. Individual and group grandstand tickets are the best way to experience the Parade and are now available for purchase by accessing this link: https://bit.ly/NCBFParadeTix2023
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I knew early on that I wanted to take my place among the stars. One day, my mother saw me reading The Washington Post at a very young age. Who would have known that it would be the building blocks of my journey? Since that day, I dedicated my life to learn all that is learnable. I read everything from encyclopedias, to books, to dictionaries, to magazines. I’m also an avid consumer of television, with my favorite genre being game shows. If you’ve seen me on Who Wants to be a Millionaire or Wheel of Fortune, then you know that this interest has served me well!
My unique style of reporting began back in junior high school, when I started to chronicle the events that shaped my life. Whether it was the annual family vacation or the local science fiction convention, I shot numerous pictures and recorded my thoughts so I could truly appreciate the history. During my senior year at Friendly High, I wrote what was to be my first masterpiece, “Advanced Space Academy – A One Week Journey.” I sent the eleven-page article back to the U.S. Space Camp staff. The article was highly praised for being “one of the best written articles in the history of U.S. Space Camp.” From then on, I knew what I wanted to do for rest of my life — to be a reporter.
Since then, I have trained in Broadcast Journalism at Bowie State University (2008) in Bowie, MD earning a B.S. in Communications. I gained experience in news production and editing through field experiences with Bowie Community Media Corporation, Prince George’s Community Television, and Bowie State University Television. I also wrote scripts for a variety of quiz shows for over five years.
As a lifelong movie buff, I now see close to 100 films every year. I took this love of movies to the next step when I became a co-host for Eclipse Magazine TV in the fall of 2005. While at EMTV, I interviewed celebrities, worked red carpets, and attended a wide variety of movie screenings. In January 2009, I took a leap of faith and started my own entertainment news magazine, The Rogers Revue. Shortly afterward, my life-long journey of studying the silver screen and writing about what I learned finally earned me a place in the Washington Area Film Critics Association.
All of this has led me here, giving you the latest entertainment news for the DMV and the entire nation, and I am truly excited for whatever will come next.
