This weekend’s Orange County Cherry Blossom Festival is Huntington Beach’s celebration of culture not just with its sister city in Japan, Anjo, but with the area’s Japanese American community.
The Huntington Beach Sister City Association hosts the annual celebration, which helps fund a student exchange program with Anjo.
Cultural performances continue throughout the day Sunday, April 16, involving music and dance. At 10:30 there will be a planting ceremony.
The festival also offers a look at Japanese arts and crafts, other entertainment and, of course, food.
The festival is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Huntington Beach’s Central Park, 7111 Talbert Ave. Information: occbfest.com
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