Being Sunday and a nice sunny day it was very crowded but still worth while. It just feels relaxing and in Japan. There’s even an animal exhibit to see, and food stalls to visit so there’s plenty to do for everyone. In Japanese culture, the cherry blossom symbolises the fragility of life and its beauty.
The festival focuses on the Japanese Culture and old and modern Traditions. For everyone else, it is $on weekends and during the school holidays. Auburn Botanic Gardens is FREE during on week days, during school term. The Cherry Blossom Festival takes place at the end of August but the trees are still absolutely breathtaking through September so hurry to see them.
Outside these hours, it is free for Auburn residents and kids under 16yrs. This year the festival will feature different themes each day so make sure to check out the program. And then it is $during the Cherry Blossom Festival.
Themes include Hanami, Garden Day, Kids Day, Serenity, Seniors Day and Let’s Japan. Situated only kilometres from the Sydney CB the site features an incredible Japanese Garden , a fauna reserve, sunken rose garden , scented garden , a reflection pool and an Equal Access Playground. To celebrate this annual attraction, Auburn City Council has created a fantastic Japanese cultural programme. This year, the Cherry Blossom Festival features not only cherry blossom , but also include the Japanese themed demonstrations such as Ikebana (flower arranging), Kendo (Martial Arts) and various musical performances. There are two lakes, a waterfall and bridges.
Duck River winds through the garden. The garden is maintained by Cumberland Council. It is open daily, and. The Sydney Cherry Blossom Festival is a celebration of Japanese culture through flora, foo movies, music and performance from 17th to 28th August.
Running from Saturday August to Sunday August, you can get your ‘gram on in the Japanese gardens, with these beautiful florals staying in bloom for a fleeting two weeks only. We were anticipating a large number of visitors so we arrived early, about 8am, just to make sure we have a parking space. We have covered some family friendly attractions for you at this great local location. Any garden or flower enthusiast should visit and don’t be scared to take the kids – they will enjoy it too.
The Japanese Gardens are so lovely. It may be quite a trip to get there but I am sure you wont be disappointed. We visited last year for the Cherry Blossom Festival and I was completely taken. We went to the Auburn botanic garden to see the cherry blossom festival during the last two weeks of August.
While the gardens themselves are small but nice, they harbor only a small number of cherry trees concentrated in two small avenues, and the total view is not impressive. Free entry to the gallery Makes Sense Together (Sydney Cherry Blossom Festival Exhibition) Artists Hayley Megan French and Carla Liesch present a series of public artworks titled Makes Sense Together ( Cherry Blossom ). You can get your Sydney Cherry Blossom Festival tickets now and secure a spot for an experience of a lifetime. So what is there to eat and do there?
Come along and take a peek and see what is good to eat at the Sydney Cherry Blossom festival! Credit: Wolter Peeters. For $a ticket we were given access to everything that the festival had to offer, such as many Japanese food truck s , sumo wrestling, live cooking demonstrations by Masterchef winner Adam Liaw, as well as unlimited access to the Cherry Blossom trail. The annual Sydney Cherry Blossom Festival is back, paying homage to Japan’s seasonal beauties.
Tickets for residents of Cumberland Council and children under are free.
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