National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C.

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annual festival cultural event spring festival tourist attraction

The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. is an annual spring celebration honoring the city’s iconic cherry trees and the enduring friendship between the United States and Japan.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
National Cherry Blossom Festival	2
Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C.	1
D.C. Cherry Blossom Festival	1
National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2281562 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C.
Context triple: [The Cherry Blossom Capital of the World, relatedTo, National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C.]

A. National Cherry Festival
The National Cherry Festival is a major annual summer celebration in Traverse City, Michigan, featuring parades, cherry-themed foods, entertainment, and events that highlight the region’s cherry industry.
B. Cherry Blossom Festival (San Francisco)
The Cherry Blossom Festival in San Francisco is a major annual celebration of Japanese and Japanese American culture, featuring traditional performances, food, arts, and a grand parade in the city’s Japantown.
C. The Cherry Blossom Capital of the World
The Cherry Blossom Capital of the World is a nickname for Macon, Georgia, famed for its vast number of Yoshino cherry trees and its annual International Cherry Blossom Festival.
D. Lilac Festival
The Lilac Festival is an annual spring celebration in Lombard, Illinois, featuring blooming lilacs, parades, garden tours, and community events.
E. Sakura Matsuri cherry blossom festival
The Sakura Matsuri cherry blossom festival is an annual Japanese cultural celebration featuring blooming cherry trees, performances, and traditional arts and activities.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C.
Target entity description: The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. is an annual spring celebration honoring the city’s iconic cherry trees and the enduring friendship between the United States and Japan.

A. National Cherry Festival
The National Cherry Festival is a major annual summer celebration in Traverse City, Michigan, featuring parades, cherry-themed foods, entertainment, and events that highlight the region’s cherry industry.
B. Cherry Blossom Festival (San Francisco)
The Cherry Blossom Festival in San Francisco is a major annual celebration of Japanese and Japanese American culture, featuring traditional performances, food, arts, and a grand parade in the city’s Japantown.
C. The Cherry Blossom Capital of the World
The Cherry Blossom Capital of the World is a nickname for Macon, Georgia, famed for its vast number of Yoshino cherry trees and its annual International Cherry Blossom Festival.
D. Lilac Festival
The Lilac Festival is an annual spring celebration in Lombard, Illinois, featuring blooming lilacs, parades, garden tours, and community events.
E. Sakura Matsuri cherry blossom festival
The Sakura Matsuri cherry blossom festival is an annual Japanese cultural celebration featuring blooming cherry trees, performances, and traditional arts and activities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	annual festival ⓘ cultural event ⓘ spring festival ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. ⓘ surface form: Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. ⓘ surface form: D.C. Cherry Blossom Festival
associatedWith	Yoshino cherry ⓘ surface form: Yoshino cherry trees cherry trees around the Tidal Basin ⓘ
commemorates	1912 cherry tree gift ⓘ Japan–United States relations ⓘ gift of cherry trees from Japan to the United States ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
duration	about four weeks ⓘ
featuresEvent	National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade ⓘ Opening Ceremony ⓘ Sakura Matsuri cherry blossom festival ⓘ surface form: Sakura Matsuri – Japanese Street Festival art exhibitions ⓘ concerts ⓘ cultural performances ⓘ family activities ⓘ fireworks show ⓘ food fairs ⓘ kite festival ⓘ
follows	cherry blossom blooming season ⓘ
hasHashtag	#CherryBlossomDC ⓘ
hasMainTheme	cherry blossoms ⓘ friendship between the United States and Japan ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://nationalcherryblossomfestival.org ⓘ
hasVenue	Downtown Washington, D.C. ⓘ National Mall ⓘ West Potomac Park ⓘ surface form: Potomac Park Tidal Basin ⓘ
heldDuring	spring ⓘ
inception	1935 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
location	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
organizer	National Cherry Blossom Festival, Inc. ⓘ
significantFor	cultural exchange between the United States and Japan ⓘ tourism in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
symbol	cherry blossom ⓘ
symbolizes	friendship ⓘ peace ⓘ renewal ⓘ
typicalAttendance	over one million visitors per year ⓘ
typicalEndTime	mid April ⓘ
typicalStartTime	late March ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Cherry Blossom Capital of the World → relatedTo → National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. ⓘ

Japanese Lantern → associatedEvent → National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. ⓘ

subject surface form: Japanese Lantern (Washington, D.C.)

this entity surface form: National Cherry Blossom Festival

Tidal Basin → hasEvent → National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Cherry Blossom Festival

National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. → alsoKnownAs → National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. ⓘ

subject surface form: National Cherry Blossom Festival

this entity surface form: Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C.