Brookhaven’s 2025 Cherry Blossom Festival draws record crowd

A scene from the Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival Courtesy of the City of Brookhaven On the heels of the Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival a music-centric weekend that attracts tens of thousands of people to Blackburn Park in Brookhaven the city has begun planning next year s event setting the budget at In a presentation to city council members Brookhaven Event Planner Marcela Cortes explained the festival served attendees the biggest event yet This year live musical acts including Boyz II Men and O A R totaled up from eight bands in In prior years Bare Naked Ladies Lisa Loeb and HANSON have taken the stage With police and fire staff on site Cortes stated only two minor incidents occurred A heightened protection plan with the installation of jersey obstacles were suggested by Brookhaven Police Department which was allotted an additional this year We upgraded the VIP and the k experience We added a shuttle path and more busses kids rode at half price and added an urgency access journey and ADA ramp Cortes revealed These improvements helped to create a safer smoother and more engaging experience for all attendees Cortes disclosed that the festival s revenue from concessions totaled and sponsorships totaled Despite all of the amazing performers the true rock stars were our city staff contributors and partners Cortes declared Suggestions for next year s festival were related to visibility of the stage and increased ADA accessibility The post Brookhaven s Cherry Blossom Festival draws record crowd appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta