Fifty Days To Go: A Preview Of The National Cherry Festival's 100-Year Milestone
By Craig Manning | May 15, 2026
Fifty days out from the start of the 100th National Cherry Festival, Executive Director Kat Paye is feeling both excited and apprehensive. On the one hand, the milestone aspect of this year’s festival is almost guaranteed to draw extra attention and attendance. On the other hand, Paye says planning for the Cherry Festival’s centennial has been a big challenge, with everything from elevated attendee expectations to a concurrent national semiquincentennial putting up hurdles.
This year’s festival will kick off on Saturday, July 4 – the same day the United States celebrates its own 250th birthday. While that convergence could mean an extra celebratory atmosphere (“To have that type of energy …
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