Horizon High band to perform in National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade

The parade takes place Saturday, April 12, in Washington, D.C.

By Michael Eng
| 2:49 p.m. April 8, 2025

Southwest Orange
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Horizon High School’s marching band, The Sound of Horizon, is one of 13 high school bands selected to perform in the 2025 National Cherry Blossom Festival Parade in Washington, D.C.

The band will participate in this national springtime tradition, which takes place from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 12. The springtime parade will march on Constitution Avenue N.W. between Seventh and 17th streets in Washington, D.C., with a local broadcast airing and national syndication from April 20 to June 30.

The band will walk the parade route alongside floats, giant helium balloons, and parade special guest Princess Ariel, along with Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse from Walt Disney World Resort, plus performers such as season 25 of NBC’s “The Voice” Asher HaVon and Grammy-nominated Kathy Sledge.

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Michael Eng

As a child, Editor and Publisher Michael Eng collected front pages of the Kansas City Star during Operation Desert Storm, so it was a foregone conclusion that he would pursue a career in journalism. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Missouri — Columbia School of Journalism. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his wife and three children, or playing drums around town. He’s also a sucker for dad jokes.