Photo Essay: DC’s blossoming skies

By Ainsley Sullivan, Cooper Tyksinski, Jessie Zhao, Lexi Critchett and Noah Raber

March 30, 2026

People take pictures of the cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin on Saturday. (Cooper Tyksinski | Assistant Photo Editor)

A child points at the sky at the Blossom Kite Festival on Saturday. (Lexi Critchett | Assistant Photo Editor)

Participants fly kites at the Blossom Kite Festival on Saturday. (Noah Raber | Photographer)

A man holds up a large kite at the Blossom Kite Festival on Saturday. (Lexi Critchett | Assistant Photo Editor)

People stare out at the Washington Monument from the Tidal Basin on Saturday. (Cooper Tyksinski | Assistant Photo Editor)

Members of the National Guard stand by the Washington Monument at the Blossom Kite Festival on Saturday. (Lexi Critchett | Assistant Photo Editor)

Cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin. (Ainsley Sullivan | Staff Photographer)

People sit on the edge of the sidewalk at the Tidal Basin on Friday. (Noah Raber | Photographer)

A girl attempts to fly a kite at the Blossom Kite Festival on Saturday. (Jessie Zhao | Staff Photographer)

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