Expo Info
Credit Union Cherry Blossom Health and Fitness Expo Presented by Wegmans
Friday, April 4, 2025, 2:00 pm – 8:00 pm (10 Mile, Double Blossom and 5K. Bib pick-up closes at 7:45 pm)
Saturday, April 5, 2025, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (10 Mile only Bib pick-up closes at 4:45 pm)
Washington, DC
National Building Museum
401 F St. NW
Washington, DC 20001
Saturday, April 5, 2025
7:00 am – 8:45 am (5K Packet Pickup, Double Blossom Bib with only standard 10 Mile/5K shirt or 5K Upgrade Shirt Pickup only)
9:30 am – 10:45 am (Kids Run Packet Pickup only)
Washington, DC
Freedom Plaza
1455 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20004
About Packet Pick-up and the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Health and Fitness Expo Presented by Wegmans
The 2025 Health and Fitness Expo Presented by Wegmans will offer packet pick-up, a full slate of exhibitors, and a full lineup of Seminar speakers inside the National Building Museum.
What’s Inside
Pick up your race packet and t-shirt at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Health and Fitness Expo Presented by Wegmans on Friday, April 4 (10 Mile, Double Blossom, 5K and Kids Run) or Saturday, April 5 for the 10 Mile (reminder: there is no packet pickup on race day for the 10 Mile). The Health and Fitness Expo will also feature the latest shoes and gear from Asics and other vendors to fill all your running gear needs, and a chance to pick up official Credit Union Cherry Blossom apparel and merchandise. We will have 2025 ASICS performance upgrade shirts for sale at the Expo if you ordered a cotton t-shirt at registration but now have decided you want an upgrade shirt. Race packet pick-up is only for confirmed entrants, although non-participants are invited to attend the Health and Fitness Expo Presented by Wegmans. There is no late registration, and NO PACKET PICKUP ON RACE DAY for the 10 Mile (April 6). There will be Packet Pick-up for the 5K and Bib Pickup for the Double Blossom* at Freedom Plaza on race morning (April 5).
*Double Blossom Runners: if you pick up your packet at the National Building Museum on Friday, April 4, you will be able to pick up your Double Blossom bib (you will wear the same bib for both races) and whatever t-shirt(s) you ordered at the same time. If you wait and pick up your packet at the 5K staging area at Freedom Plaza on Saturday, April 5 between 7:30 and 8:45 a.m., you will only be able to pick up your Double Blossom bib and either your cotton standard 10 Mile/5K cotton t-shirt or your 5K upgrade shirt (if you upgraded your shirt choice to the 5K upgrade). If you ordered a Double Blossom or a 10 Mile upgrade shirt (or both), you will need to go to the Health & Fitness Expo after the 5K on Saturday to pick up the upgrade shirt(s) you ordered – there will be no 10 Mile or Double Blossom upgrade shirts at Freedom Plaza.
Note: To ease traffic flow, please note that there will be two entrances to the Building Museum this year – the F Street entrance should be used by 10 Mile participants and Volunteers, while the G Street entrance is for 5K, Kids Run and Double Blossom participants. There will be signage and people to direct you to the proper entrance for the packet you are picking up. If you are running the 10 Mile and have a child running the Kids Run, you can use either entrance (if you go to the F Street entrance, get your 10 Mile packet first, then follow the signage to the Kids Run packet pickup; if you go to the G Street entrance, pick up the Kids Run packet first, then proceed to the 10 Mile packet pickup).
The links below will show you which door of the National Building Museum you should use depending on which race you are running (Expo Flow Map (Outside NBM)) and where to go once you are inside the National Building Museum (Expo Flow Map (Inside NBM)).
What Is the Best Time to Go the Expo?
Click Here for a graphic of Predicted Expo Traffic, which can show you when we expect the busiest, moderate, and least busy times to be at this year’s expo. You can also check out our postings on Social Media for live updates of how busy things are looking.
Picking Up Someone Else’s Packet
You may have someone else pick-up your bib number on Friday or Saturday at the Health and Fitness Expo at the National Building Museum. The person getting your number will need a note from you (a copy of an email or text is fine), ID for himself or herself, and will be required to provide his or her email address and sign a statement that the number will be used only by you. If the number is transferred, you will be denied entry into future editions of the race. We regret being heavy-handed here, but unauthorized bib transfers represent a real scoring and security issue for us. PLEASE DO NOT send the note authorizing someone to pick up your packet to us at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom. The person picking up your packet should bring the note (a printout of an email or text is fine, as is showing the email or text on a phone) with them to the Expo!
Bib and MyLaps Bib Tag Pick-up
Bib and MyLaps Bib Tag pick-up and T-shirt pick-up will take place in the National Building Museum – just follow the signs and the directions of our helpful volunteers to get to each location!
Upgrade Shirts
Runners who pre-ordered the ASICS performance upgrade shirts can pick them up at the Health and Fitness Expo on Friday or Saturday. They will not be available at the race site on Sunday. Upgrade orders (including sizes) are indicated in the email with your final email confirmation (sent in late March). Remember ASICS upgrade shirts replace the standard participant shirt; you will not receive both. If you did not purchase an upgrade in advance, you may purchase one at the CUCB Official Merchandise booth.
T-Shirt Exchange
There will be a t-shirt exchange located on the first floor of the National Building Museum where participants will have an opportunity to exchange either their cotton participant shirt or their performance upgrade shirt if it is the wrong size based on availability. We do not guarantee that all sizes will be available but in previous years the t-shirt exchange worked quite well.
Important
There will be no packet pick-up and no t-shirt pick-up at the 10 Mile race site on Sunday, April 6.
Expo Speakers
We have a great lineup of inspirational and informative speakers at the Expo on Saturday, April 5. All expo speakers will appear in the Auditorium of the National Building Museum. For the full schedule of speakers, CLICK HERE.
Donate Your Used Running Shoes at the Expo
In the U.S., 200 million pairs of shoes and sneakers end up in landfills each year. They languish there for 30-40 years before decomposing, and emit harmful chemicals into the soil and air in the process. We will be bringing back our popular shoe donation program this year to help your shoes avoid this fate. Just bring your running shoes with you to packet pick up and drop them off at our shoe donation booth at the Expo. From there, our partner Potomac River Running will give them a new life. Please note that shoe recycling will be available at the Expo only, not on site at the 5K or 10 Mile.
Getting There
By Metro
Metro will be open for getting to the Expo on Friday and Saturday. The National Building Museum is easily accessible by Metro. The Judiciary Square Metro stop is across the street from the main entrance to the National Building Museum and is served by the Red Line. Use of Metro is strongly encouraged.
Bike Parking
Thanks to Bike Valet DMV, there will be 5 bike racks (capacity 30 bikes) at the F Street Entrance and 5 bike racks (capacity 30 bikes) at the G Street Entrance for bike parking at the Expo. Bring your own lock. The bike racks will be available from 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 4 until 6:00 pm on Saturday, April 5. Scooters will be accepted as well. This service is free to race participants.
Parking
There is limited on-street parking in the vicinity of the National Building Museum. Available parking will be influenced greatly by other activities taking place nearby (the Verizon Center is very close). Parking meters are enforced on both Friday and Saturday (at rates up to $2.00 an hour), so bring lots of quarters if you plan to use on-street parking.
Reserve Parking with SpotHero
We recommend booking convenient and affordable parking in advance through SpotHero, the nation’s leading parking reservations app.
To reserve your parking spot for the Credit Union Cherry Blossom Expo, visit the National Building Museum SpotHero Parking Page.
Paid parking may also be available in other nearby commercial parking lots. Rates are likely to be in the $15-$20 range. Be sure to check the hours of the commercial lots. Some of them close early. Think Metro.