Guess what? It’s my favorite time of year. Ever since moving to Washington, DC–the nation’s capital, btw–I have relished the spring. Not for the 2 weeks of nice weather before the humidity kicks in, but for the funnest, trendiest, most badass festival in America: The Cherry Blossom Festival.
It truly is our Coachella. That’s why I’ve compiled a comparison to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt why our festival is actually superior to that little gathering–which is in the middle of a desert, btw–that you can’t even get passes for at this point.
What Coachella has:
Flower crowns
What Cherry Blossom has:
Flowering trees
What Coachella has:
Concerts in 8 stages and tents across 642 acres
What Cherry Blossom has:
Daily free family friendly concerts at the Tidal Basin AND at the KenCen Millennium stage
What Coachella has:
Today’s biggest names in music like Ye, Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, Doja Cat
What Cherry Blossom has:
A Cherry Blossom Celebration Show with LeAnn Rimes, Amy Grant, Kristi Yamaguchi, and Drew Barrymore
What Coachella has:
Hot weather, blazing sun, and no chance of rain
What Cherry Blossom has:
Clear skies, rain, snow, hailstorm, tornado, derecho–all of the above are possible during spring in DC–even on the same day!
What Coachella has:
Hundreds of sculptures, immersive art, and design installations
What Cherry Blossom has:
Artechouse Pixelbloom! It’s pretty cool?
What Coachella has:
Celebrities drinking, doing drugs, causing drama, and hooking up
What Cherry Blossom has:
Celebrations of the arts and culture of both DC and Japan. And a kite festival! Some of the kites are really cool!