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Hand-drawn panorama of Victoria's Inner Harbour — lighthouse and cherry blossom on the left, a ferry on the water, Parliament and the park on the right.
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Ask The Capital · Outdoors

When do the cherry blossoms bloom?

Mid-March in Beacon Hill Park. Early April for the bigger Akebono trees on Government Street.

Victoria's blossom season runs roughly from the first week of March to mid-April. The early bloomers (Okame, Whitcomb) start in Beacon Hill Park and along the Dallas Road waterfront. The big-show Akebono and Kanzan come a few weeks later — Government Street, Cook Street Village, and the Uplands. Peak is usually around the third week of March. Bring a coat anyway; we're still on the Pacific.

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