Op-Ed: Park View Woman is Adamant that Cherry Blossom Festival is DC’s Coachella
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!