Margate’s Cherry Blossom Festival

April 14, 2024

The Margate Business Association, in conjunction with the Margate Mothers Association, Sustainable Downbeach and the Margate Recreation Department, will celebrate the arrival of spring with their 2nd Annual Cherry Blossom Festival, presented by The Pet Salon. This free, family friendly event will feature pony rides, kid’s games and activities, live music by The Dead Reckoning, tasty treats, wine sampling, arts and crafts, and a host of environmental exhibitors.

The festival will be held on Ventnor Ave. between Sumner and Thurlow Aves. directly in front of the Margate Community Church. Everyone is encouraged to wear tie dye clothing and bring chairs or blankets to spend the afternoon relaxing with friends and neighbors. Families, it’s time to say farewell to the freezing temperatures, pull out your old tie dye t-shirts and welcome spring!

ACTIVITIES
The festival commences with Gerri Medoff and her Tai Chi instruction, which is free for all participants eager to understand its meditative and health benefits. On the grassy grounds of the Margate Community Church, the Margate Recreation Department will host family activities ranging from egg and spoon races, and potato sack and three-legged races. Margate Community Church will host free pony rides by Happy Trails in the south bridle path in front of the church.

There will also be FREE mini cornhole tournament with boards set up for play and practice in anticipation of the upcoming Margate Cornhole League seasons. Sign up below or walk up registration the day of from Noon to 1PM! Tournament runs from 2-4PM.

The church will also have children’s crafts and beautiful pansies for sale to spruce up anyone’s reawakening garden.

LIVE MUSIC
The Grateful Dead tribute band Dead Reckoning will hit the stage from 1pm-3pm to perform an inspired set of Dead favorites, with their iconic harmonies and Jerry Garcia-esque fueled vocals and guitar effects.

FOOD & BEVERAGE
Food trucks from TacoCat, California Frozen Yogurt, Harry and Beans Coffee, Kells Concessions (with their mouth-watering fried Oreos and funnel cakes), and Wawa will be on site to satisfy all types of appetites. For the adults, Treasury Wine Estates will have a wide variety of selections from Matua wines to sample and/or purchase.

CRAFTS & VENDORS
Margate Mothers will lead the children to participate in free themed crafts like Japanese fish kites and cherry blossom branch painting. The Pet Salon will feature tie dye wearable feathers for both our furry friends and children. Alisa Dirato will use her exquisite talents for face painting. Sustainable Downbeach has compiled a collection of organizations featuring the Surfrider Foundation’s rain barrel demonstration, NJDEP AmeriCorps Watershed, and Earth First Native Plant Nursery will display seed planting techniques. Bianca Del Mar will be on hand with their vegan, organic soaps, and the Jacques Cousteau Estuary Research Reserve and Marine Mammal Stranding Center will discuss the importance of protecting our wildlife, vegetation, marine life, oceans and beaches. Busy Bees will bring their delicious honey products along with educational information about our buzzing friends.

For more information, please visit the website provided.

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SOURCE(S)
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