Thursday, March 28, 2024
March 28, 2024

Blossom Picnic Postponed due to weather until May 29

A popular community festival that had been planned for Sunday, May 15 has been postponed by two weeks due to the rainy weather forecasts.

The cross-cultural event will now run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., celebrating spring in the refreshed Heiwa Garden in Peace Park, on Sunday, May 29.

Music will include bamboo flute and koto (Japanese zither) performances. There will also be karate and kendo demonstrations, and fun activities like yo-yo water balloons, origami games and, at 12:30 p.m., a paper airplane race.

There will also be a dress-up contest — Japanese theme or cosplay — with prizes offered. People should register at the site between 11 and 11:50 a.m. Judging takes place at 12 noon.

A home-style inari sushi lunch will be available. Pre-ordering can be done by calling Mana Nakata at 250-653-0099.

The island’s Japanese Garden Society initiated the Blossom Picnic event, first held in 2011, but this year it is co-presented by the society and the Salt Spring Japanese community. It is supported by a Salt Spring Island Foundation Neighbourhood Small Grant.

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