The 33rd annual Hatsume Fair will be held March 17 and 18, 2012, at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, Florida.

Celebrating the first bud of spring, Hatsume, the Morikami’s largest annual event, transforms the normally tranquil Morikami Park into a unique Japanese spring festival.

Tickets at the gate are $12 for adults and $6 for children.

The gardens at Morikami Park reflect major periods of Japanese garden design, from the eighth to the 20th century, and serve as an outdoor extension of the museum. They consist of shinden islands, paradise garden and contemporary garden.

During your visit, don’t miss the bonsai collection.

Since its opening in 1977, The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens has been a center for Japanese arts and culture in South Florida, with rotating exhibitions in its galleries, tea ceremonies performed monthly in its Seishin-an tea house, an educational outreach program with local schools and organizations, and Japanese traditional festivals celebrated for the public several times a year.