Happy Monday, DC! Peak bloom is here. Snap photos of our favorite spring florals at Petalpalooza, BloomFest, and more cherry blossom events this week. You can also spend Easter with the family at Capital One Center’s outdoor egg hunt and run.   Best Things to Do This Week and Weekend March 30–A pril 5 Petalpalooza. Our beloved cherry blossoms have reached peak bloom. To celebrate, head to the Anacostia River this weekend to view art installations, watch a dazzling fireworks show, and listen to live music along the river banks at Petalpalooza (Sat, free, Capitol Riverfront). Easter at Capital One Center. The Perch at Capital One Center is commemorating the Easter holiday with an array of outdoor activities. Participants can go on a Color Fun Run, unwind at goat yoga, take photos in pastel attire with the Easter Bunny, adopt a puppy, play lawn games, and join a paint-and sip-class (Sat, $20+, Tysons). Nate Bargatze standup. The Big Dumb Eyes tour arrives in DC this week for two hilarious standup shows. Chuckle at comedian and podcaster Nate Bargatze’s clean humor and monotone quips (Thurs-Fri, $48+, Capital One Arena).  The Minutes at Keegan Theatre. Don’t miss the DC premiere of The Minutes—a mysterious satire about truth-telling—at Keegan Theatre (Sat through May 3, $55, Dupont Circle). BloomFest at the Tidal Basin. Check out a ton of free concerts at BloomFest. This National Cherry Blossom Festival event brings more than 100 regional and international acts to the Tidal Basin’s outdoor ANA Stage daily through April 11. There’s flamenco and Zumba dance, local duos such as deTournai, ’80s rock group the Noize, and many others (through April 11, free, National Mall). Related April Culture Guide: 43 Things to Do in the DC Area Want More Things to Do? Arts and culture: CBS Sunday Morning correspondent David Pogue traces the past five decades of Apple’s history (Mon, free, virtual, Northwest DC). Write a cherry blossom haiku, solve puzzles, play word games, and more after-hours fun at Planet Word (Wed, $5+, Downtown). Hear all about author Yann Martel’s new book Son of Nobody—a modern-day history myth—at Politics and Prose (Thurs, free, virtual, Northwest DC). Start the month at a new book club: The MLK Black Studies Book Club discusses African American authors and culture at the library (Sat, free, MLK Memorial Library). This workshop at Rhizome will teach you the basics of Japanese tie-dye using indigo (Sat, $15+, Takoma). Community and heritage: Listen to a lecture about US and Iran relations at Penn Social (Tues, $14, Penn Quarter). Go on a guided stroll to discover the origins of international diplomacy in DC with Off the Mall Tours (Sat, $30 for adults, $20 for ages 2 to 17, Downtown). Theater and shows: Relive the sounds of jazz vocalist Nina Simone at Signature Theatre’s cabaret-style show (Tues through April 19, $53+, Arlington). Music and concerts: Folk-rock guitarist Madison Cunningham performs songs from her latest album Ace at Sixth I (Tues, $35+, Downtown). DC’s renown rock and blues musicians Patty Reese and Dave Chappell team up for an electrifying show at Songbyrd Music House (Wed, free, Union Market). Pianist Charlotte Hu performs classical compositions by women artists at Strathmore (Thurs, $38, Bethesda). All ages can attend a high-energy K-pop concert-style dance party at Union Stage (Sat, $34, Wharf). Pop band Sports plays live at Black Cat (Sun, $29, Shaw). Finland’s alt-pop band Pearly Drops hums dreamy tunes at DC9 Nightclub (Sun, $18, Shaw). Bites and beverages: Spring Fling at St. Vincent is an adult-only Easter party where grownups can sip wine, listen to live jazz, and hunt for eggs (Sun, $90, Park View). Exercise and wellness: Take some time to pause and smell the florals during a peaceful walk through Meadowlark Botanical Gardens (Tues, free, Vienna). Do yoga, learn about nutrition, and complete a cardio workout for National Walking Day (Wed, free, Fairfax). Plan ahead: Register in advance to meet Asian elephant calf Linh Mai at the zoo’s Elephant Trails (opens April 22, free registration available now, National Zoo). Things to do with kids: Kids can go on an adventurous Easter egg hunt around Edgewood Community Farm (Sun, free, Edgewood). If you enjoyed these events, please don’t forget to share this post with a friend on social media, and sign up for our newsletter for more things to do.The post 24 Things to Do in the DC Area This Week and Weekend first appeared on Washingtonian. ...read more read less