Branch Brook Park

Bloomfest!

April 14, 2024
11:00am - 5:00pm

Location: Essex County Branch Brook Park, Oval, Northern Division, Newark + Prudential Concert Grove, Clifton Avenue Entrance, Newark

Cost: FREE!

Enjoy a family day in New Jersey’s pinkest park! A packed schedule of events includes Japanese cultural demonstrations, children's activities, live music, a crafter's marketplace, food and more!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

MAIN STAGE
11:00am Soh Daiko
12:00pm Welcome Ceremony
12:30pm New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
1:00pm Cobu Taiko Drum & Dance Troupe
2:00pm Sawai Koto Academy
3:00pm Samurai Sword Soul
4:00pm Taikoza Performance

PRUDENTIAL CONCERT GROVE
11:00am to 12:00pm TD Jazz for Teens - George Wein Scholars Ensemble Conducted by Director of Jazz Instruction Mark Gross
12:15pm to 1:00pm “Kuni Mikami & East of the Sun” Contemporary Japanese Music
1:15pm to 2:15pm Youth Orchestras of Essex County
2:30pm to 4:00pm Sachiyo Ito & Company Japanese Classical and Contemporary Dance