Annual Waimea Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival – Waimea

Saturday, February 4:
Annual Waimea Cherry Blossom Heritage Festival – Waimea. This year marks the annual celebration with the planting of cherry tree seedlings gifted from the Embassy of Japan. The festi- val includes a variety of activities from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at venues throughout Waimea – look for pink banners identifying site locations from the Parker Ranch Historic Homes on Mamalahoa Hwy. 190 to the Hawaiian Homestead Farmer’s Market on Hwy. 19. Enjoy Japanese and multi-cultural performing arts, hands-on demonstrations of bonsai, origami, traditional tea ceremony, mochi pounding, and a host of colorful craft fairs. Enjoy free shuttle transportation among most venues. For more info, please call (808) 961-8706