This is my first National Cherry Blossom Festival. My wife and I moved here back in June and I don't remember the Metro being as crazy packed as it was today.

Is it just me or does it seem like an unusually larger number of people on the Metro this weekend?

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way2gimpy t1_jds394l wrote on March 26, 2023 at 7:23 PM

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It’s pretty crazy today. Yesterday had bad weather weather so everyone is going to to the tidal basin today

crossedtherubicon20 t1_jds6xel wrote on March 26, 2023 at 7:49 PM

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Yea probably due to weather yesterday, everyone decided to go today. Plus it’s the Kite Festival today too on top of peak bloom.

AlpenBass t1_jds98wp wrote on March 26, 2023 at 8:05 PM

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If the problem is “the Metro is so packed with tourists” who have come to town, bringing tourism $ with them (on Metro, nonetheless!)… wow, what a great problem to have! Edit: TBC, I know you didn’t say this is a problem as such, OP.

Cooking_with_MREs OP t1_jdsaxwk wrote on March 26, 2023 at 8:17 PM

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Replying to AlpenBass (#2,376,210)

Oh yeah not a problem at all! I love seeing it busy. Just surprised

NPRjunkieDC t1_jdshhaj wrote on March 26, 2023 at 9:02 PM

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I've never seen so many Cherry Blossom postings on here . So this year seems different

[deleted] t1_jdsj6xr wrote on March 26, 2023 at 9:15 PM

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kevin_from_illinois t1_jdsk8oe wrote on March 26, 2023 at 9:22 PM

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Replying to NPRjunkieDC (#2,377,317)

I think the FOMO over the cherry blossoms has been amplified by social media.

A few years ago we had a brilliant day similar to this - 68 degrees, sunny, blue skies - that coincided with peak bloom. It was pretty busy but it didn't seem anywhere as crazy as it does this year. Not nearly as many blossom photos on Reddit either.

veloharris t1_jdslcc9 wrote on March 26, 2023 at 9:30 PM

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The mall area is essentially peak tourist season from early March to early June. But yes peak bloom is always especially bonkers. The tree lighting is another predictable bonkers event.

SchokoKipferl t1_jdspe1u wrote on March 26, 2023 at 9:59 PM

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Replying to AlpenBass (#2,376,210)

I do wish they would run the trains more often on peak weekends. I’m on the red line and had to wait 8 minutes for an already packed train.

sprint113 t1_jdsqbxn wrote on March 26, 2023 at 10:07 PM

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Replying to crossedtherubicon20 (#2,375,932)

Plus we just got out of one of the colder bits of weather this winter and have like absolutely perfect weather today.

Dburns094 t1_jdsrli7 wrote on March 26, 2023 at 10:16 PM

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Replying to kevin_from_illinois (#2,377,666)

Covid had something to say about that

blootereddragon t1_jdtalty wrote on March 27, 2023 at 12:43 AM

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I had an unrelated event where I had to get off at Smithsonian this afternoon and I thought I'd walked into the zombie apocalypse

GettysburgPhillyFan t1_jdtq3vy wrote on March 27, 2023 at 2:54 AM

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Weekend + nice weather (especially after multiple crappy days in a row) + peak bloom = one of the busiest days of the entire year