Each weekend has a special theme. The festival's first weekend theme is United Nations of New Zealand, and celebrates the many cultures within the country.
The festival's second weekend stands under the theme Bridgerton Spring Ball, inspired by the Netflix series of the same name set in a fictional Regency-Jane-Austen era.
Visitors are invited to dress up in the theme and have the opportunity to get their photo taken by a professional photographer. If you don't have any costumes, there are some for hire at the festival.
Anne and Paul started the Cherry Blossom Festival, thanks to trespassers who invited themselves onto their driveway to take photos of the blossoms. Photo / Supplied
Each festival day features numerous activities including competitions, entertainment, food stalls and Facebook photo competitions. Visitors can also book tickets to a high tea.
Surrounded by the blossoming flowers, visitors can enjoy the entertainers and different national foods from vendors.
There is also face painting, pony rides, croquet, an arts table, treasure hunt, alpacas, stilt-walkers and human statues for the little ones.
Anne says: "To have whole avenues of cherry blossoms underplanted with carpets of pink primulas or bluebells rekindles your belief that the world is a beautiful place after all."
For the first time, Paul and Anne advertised the event in Australia. They expect an Australian travel group to attend one of the weekends.
The Details What: Cherry Blossom Festival When: September 24 to 26, October 1 to 3, from 9am to 5pm Where: English Cherry Tree Manor, 125 Matangi Rd, Tamahere Tickets: $29 adult, $15 children at www.blossfest.com/Festival/Booking
