For decades, the thousands of blooming cherry blossom trees in the nation’s capital have served as both a magnet to visitors and the unofficial start of the tourist season for Washington, D.C. This year,

D.C. is gearing up for the National Cherry Blossom Festival. Still, before the city becomes pretty in pink, DC News Now sat down with Lillian Iversen, the vice president of the festival, to talk about what visitors can expect this season.