Hanami: the cherry blossom festival in the Parc de Sceaux

Exhibition at the Château

• Floraison - Hommage au printemps and photographic portraits by Laure Ledoux
  Grand Salon du Château - March 30 to April 28, 2024
  
  The exhibition unveils the EAC (Éducation artistique et culturelle) project imagined and designed by young people in the spirit of cosplay. Photographer Laure Ledoux, who will also be exhibiting photos, supervised workshops on costume design. She has also been introduced to cyanotype, an ancient technique for creating photograms.

Weekend of entertainment

• Saturday, April 20, 2024: Japanese music and dance evening
  
  
  • 6.30pm: three mini-concerts of Minyô in the Orangerie
    Come and discover the Zeppin ensemble in the Orangerie. The ensemble will be playing minyô, an ancient folk music little known in the West.
    
    Performers:
    Emiko Ota: Taiko, Japanese percussion and vocals
    Julien Omeyer: Shamisen
    Mary Katakura: dance
    
    Three concerts lasting 15 to 20 minutes. Prices: full €10 / reduced €7 / under 18 €6
    Reservations required (subject to availability).
    
    

• Sunday, April 21, 2024: afternoon dedicated to creation and the theme of spring
  
  
  • 2 - 6.30pm: family workshops (40 minutes each) in the Orangerie
    Come and discover origami, or the art of Japanese folding, and etegami, the painting of cards with seasonal motifs (flower, fruit, vegetable, animal...) accompanied by a handwritten message. Six workshops are offered, for twelve participants, with a 5-minute break between each workshop.
    
    Speakers: Quartier Japon
    Origami: Mrs. Harumi Crochu
    Etegami: Mrs. Maëla Pedron
    
    Reservation possible on site, subject to availability
    Free of charge
    
    
  • 4pm to 5:30pm: lecture and flower arranging at the Anciennes Écuries
    Yumiko Nakamura, from the Art Levant association, will give a short lecture on flower arranging. This will be followed by a demonstration of Ikebana, a traditional Japanese art based on flower arrangement.
    
    Price: full €6 / reduced €4
    No reservation required

Don't forget the Hanami picnic sessions in the park, open from April 1 to 28, 2024. If you're looking for a little peace and quiet, Parc de Sceaux advises against setting up in the north and south bosquets, which are generally overcrowded and "victims of their own success". The park recommends that you avoid settling down at the foot of the cherry trees, preferring instead"specially landscaped areas in the vicinity". Parc de Sceaux also stresses the importance of respecting the natural surroundings.