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Cherry Blossom Festival Guide
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Directions to the Festival
From Atlanta, take I-20 East to Conyers Exit 82 (GA Hwy 138).  Turn left and travel 3.8 miles. Turn right on Centennial Olympic Parkway and follow to the festival.

Alternate Route
An alternative route to the Park is via Salem Road (Exit 84) off Interstate 20. Take Exit 84 and travel North approximately 1 mile. At Gees Mill Road, turn right and the Georgia International Horse Park Gate A is 2.5 miles on the right. To continue to the main gate (Gate C), continue past Gate A and turn right at the stop sign onto Centennial Olympic Parkway. The main entrance will be on your right.

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Cherry Blossom Festival turns 30 (March 12, 2011)

Photos from the 2010 Cherry Blossom Festival (March 30, 2010)

Video: Message on a Bottle - Artist Eddie King (April 13, 2010)

 

 

The 30th annual Conyers Cherry Blossom Festival kicks off, March 26 and 27 at the Georgia International Horse Park. Here's a schedule of the live entertainment on the Main Stage and Stage 2 for Saturday and Sunday.

The festival opens 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. There is a $5 charge for parking for one day parking or an $8 parking pass for both days of the festival. There is no admission fee

For more information, visit www.conyerscherryblossomfest.com

Saturday, March 26

Main Stage
10:00AM Welcome and Introductions of Special Guests
Introduction of Conyers Cherry Blossom Pageant Queens
Pledge of Allegiance and National Anthem
10:30AM Joey Pierce-Native Drum, Dance, Story & Flute
11:00AM Atlanta Sangerkreis-German Folk Music
11:30AM The Kyudo Alliance-Traditional Japanese Martial Art of Archery
1:00PM Ryu Kyu Arts-Matsuri Daiko USA (Drum Dancing), Emi No Kai Jiko Ryu (Traditional Okinawan Dance), Okinawa Karate Do Goju Kyu (Karate Forms)
1:30PM Kinuyo Senseio Shino Bu Kai-Japanese Traditional Dance
2:30PM Bartow County Bootscooters-Line Dancing
3:00PM Aikido School of Self Defense-Martial Arts Demonstration
3:30PM International Folkloric Group-Dances from Colombia, Chile, Cuba, Venezuela, Mexico
4:00PM International Folkloric Dancers-Dances from Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Brasil, Costa Rica, Spain

Stage 2
10:00AM Jim Fullers UMAS Karate #1-Martial Arts Demo
10:30AM Simply Unique Cloggers
11:00AM Sole Momentum #1-Clogging
11:30AM Jordan Rager-Country Music Teen Artist
12:00PM Southern Influence Line Dancers
12:30PM Sole Momentum #2-Clogging
1:00PM UMAS Karate #2-Martial Arts Demo
1:30PM Kidz In Step Dance & Gymnastics-Dance and Tumbling
2:00PM Southern Stompers Clogging Team
2:30PM Southern Class Cloggers
3:00PM Sgt. Larry and the Souljers-Band
4:00PM Country Jamboree Cloggers

Sunday, March 27

Main Stage
10:00AM Welcome by Beth Bradley-Mrs. Global Queen
10:30AM Joey Pierce-Native Drum, Dance, Story and Flute
11:00AM Georgia Renaissance Festival
11:30PM The Wild Heard-Acoustic American, Country, Folk, Bluegrass, Gospel
1:30PM Georgia Kyudo Renmei-Japanese Archery
2:00PM Aikido School of Self Defense-Martial Arts Demonstration
2:30PM Bill Long-Solo Artist (Acoustic American, Country, Folk, Bluegrass, Gospel)
3:00PM Flute Outside the Box-Contemporary Native American Flute Music
4:00PM The Mike Rogers Band-Oldies

Stage 2
10:30AM Jerry Rogers-Soloist with Keyboard
11:30AM Madison Shea-Singer and Songwriter, Country and Pop
12:00PM Brooke Taylor-Soloist (Country)
12:30PM Rai Ragland Enterprises-R&B, Pop
1:30PM AKJ Karate-Martial Arts Demo
2:00PM Laura Monk & High Cotton-Band
3:00PM UMAS Karate #3-Martial Arts Demo
3:30PM Taylor Thomas-Soloist (Country, Contemporary Gospel)
4:00PM Starbound Dance Teams-Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap

Strolling Entertainment, March 26 and 27
*Memories of Mayberry* - Meet Gomer Pyle and Barney Fife
*Georgia Renaissance Festival* - Meet Characters from the Georgia Renaissance Festival
*The Magic of Mr. Me*- Balloon Art
*Atlanta Puppet Show* - With Peter Hart
*Nick’s Kids Show* - Become a Part of the Entertainment at the Nick’s Kids Show
*Hop Movie Characters* - Meet Characters from the New Movie “Hop” (Saturday 11AM-3PM)