Get your selfie sticks ready: Washington’s world-famous Yoshino Cherry blossoms are expected to reach peak bloom from March 22 through March 25 this year, according to the National Park Service.

“Spring will be here before you know it,” said National Mall and Memorial Parks Superintendent Jeff Reinbold during a press conference Tuesday morning.

Peak bloom is typically the biggest draw of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, D.C.’s annual celebration of American-Japanese friendship. This year’s festival kicks off formally on March 20 with an opening ceremony at the Warner Theatre and wraps up April 17. The National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade is scheduled to take place on Constitution Avenue on Saturday, April 9 at 10 a.m., with the eighth annual Anacostia River Festival scheduled the following day. (A complete schedule can be found on the festival’s official website.)

The park service’s estimated peak bloom jibes with a prognostication from the Washington Post’s Capital Weather Gang, who pegged the date around March 24. The relatively early timeframe stems from mild weather in February and likely more of the same in March, according to the Post.

It appears that bubbly water will be the official drink of this year’s festival: Event co-sponsor LaCroix is rolling out a new cherry blossom-flavored drink, timed to the annual event. Metro will also be offering cherry blossom-themed SmarTrip cards.

This year’s festivities are expected to look more “normal,” after COVID-19 derailed the celebrations in 2020 and 2021. But anyone who doesn’t want to rub elbows with tourists on the Tidal Basin can also tune in virtually, via the park service’s BloomCam.