Event: Cherry Blossom Festival

Blooming cherry blossoms are celebrated all over the world as harbingers of spring, especially in Japan, where the delicate flowers symbolize the fleeting nature of life. Descanso Gardens welcomes spring and the sakura with a Japanese-themed Cherry Blossom Festival featuring traditional tea ceremonies, cooking demonstrations, horticultural lectures, nature walks, cherry tree sales and bento box lunches. Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. $8 adults, $6 students and seniors, $3 children 5-12, free for children 4 and younger. (818) 949 4200. https://www.descansogardens.org.