Congratulations, Class of 2025. #PFWgrad25 (fb)

The Fort Wayne Cherry Blossom Festival returns to our campus again this weekend. Last year, more than 12,000 people participated in the six-hour event celebrating Japanese Culture. Most of the activities radiated out from Walb Student Union to various other locations in the middle of campus. On Sunday, the 2025 event will stretch even further to accommodate more bodies, booths, and vendors, this time edging toward Gates Sports Center. The festival runs from noon to 6 p.m., and admission is free. PFW serves as a community partner. Everything starts with Fort Wayne Taiko, a program of the Fort Wayne Dance Collective, playing its big drum to call spectators into the International Ballroom at Walb for the opening ceremony. “I mean, you just feel it, the vibrations in your chest,” said Glen Nakata, PFW’s vice chancellor for financial and administrative affairs. Nakata is also a board member of the Cherry Blossom Festival and emcee for the larger events. (fb)