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From Saturday, April 4 through Sunday, April 19, 2026, the annual Cherry Blossom Festival returns to Branch Brook Park, offering one of New Jersey’s most breathtaking signs of spring.
Located just a short drive from Harrison and easily accessible via the Clifton Avenue exit off Route 280 West, the ...
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From Saturday, April 5, to Sunday, April 13, 2025, Essex County Branch Brook Park will host its annual Cherry Blossom Festival, a vibrant celebration set among the park's world-famous cherry trees. Just a short drive ...
A short drive from Harrison is Branch Brook Park in North Newark.Ā The park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, the famed landscape architect.Ā Olmsted also designed Central Park in New York City. The park was envisioned in 1862 but construction did not start until 1896.Ā
In 1927, Caroline Bambe...