Cherry Blossom Festival

The Japanese cherry (in Latin Prunus serrulata or Cerasus serrulata) from East Asia is still a national and cultural symbol of Japan. On the occasion of the Hanami (花 見, literal translation "flower looking"), the Japanese people are delighted by the cherry flowers in bloom. In Japan the cherry blossom starts at the end of March and lasts until the beginning of May, but each tree blossoms only for a short period, as usually there is only one week between the first flower shows up (kaika) until the whole tree is in bloom (mankai). Hanami is a picnic-like event, could be held day and night, and in the latter case it is called jozakura (夜 桜, "cherry trees at night"). Recently, older people prefer plum blossoms, as most of the visitors of the cherry blossom are from the younger generation, and the silent contemplation is rather replaced by the noisier celebration.

The annual Sakura Festival has been a tradition at the ELTE Botanical Garden for many years, always linked to the traditional Japanese cherry blossom festival of Ohanami in April.

Visitors are welcome for the next two weekends: 6-7 & 13-14 of April!

When the Japanese cherry trees blossom in the Botanic Garden, visitors can picnic on a blanket and enjoy this exceptional beauty of nature. Besides, in the frame of the festival various programs will be organised. Programs are mainly in Hungarian, but not all of them are language specific.

Student-discount is available - purchase your ticket here: https://tixa.hu/elte-fuveszkert

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