Visitors take picture along a pathway lined with blooming peach blossoms at the Summer Palace in Beijing, China, Monday, March 23, 2026, as people enjoy the mild weather and seasonal flowers. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) 
Mingtong Gu meditates beside a cherry blossom tree along the tidal basin, on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner) 
A wild ring-necked parakeet eats blossoms in St. James’s Park in London, Monday, March 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) 
People enjoy a picnic among the blooming peach trees at an event to encourage the public to visit the blossoms near the city of Veria, northern Greece, on Sunday, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos) 
The blooming peach trees are seen form above near the city of Veria, northern Greece, on Sunday, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos) 
Rachel Lincoln and her dog Blossom, are seen among cherry blossom trees in bloom along the tidal basin, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Washington, as the trees inch close to peak bloom. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) 
People jog among the cherry blossom trees along the tidal basin at sunrise, on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner) 
Members of the Mississippi National Gard patrol among the cherry blossom trees along the tidal basin on the National Mall on Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner) 
People capture images of cherry blossom trees along the tidal basin on the National Mall on Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Washington. The Washington Momument stands, left. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner) 
A bumblebee collects pollen from an Anemone Coronaria in Hyde Park in London, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
From soft peach to vivid pink and purple blooms, spring arrives in a burst of color across the Northern Hemisphere. In Washington, D.C. and Tokyo, streets and parks are awash in a sea of cherry blossoms. Across the plains of Greece’s largest peach-producing region, orchards unfurl like a pink veil over the landscape, while in London parks burst into bloom. And each spring, a purple haze of blossoming jacaranda trees brightens Mexico City.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.