MayDay Festival

The MayDay Festival follows the MayDay Parade and Ceremony and features music, dancing, poetry, foods, canoe rides, and more.

May Day Entertainment 2008

Mick laBriola

mick laBriola - MayDay 2006

photo: Nick Lethert
See Map Below

1. Band Stage

Sponsored by Peace Coffee
  • 4:00 Savage Aural Hotbed
  • 5:00 Ancestor Energy
  • 6:00 The Maroons

2. Show Stage

  • 2:00 Loud + 2
  • 3:00 No music during Ceremony performance
  • 4:00 Rumba Eterna
  • 4:45 Trio Tipo
  • 5:30 Raks Bedawi
  • 6:00 Chastity Brown

3. Family/Folk Stage

Sponsored by Seward Co-op Grocery & Deli
  • 4:00 Temporary Stringband
  • 4:30 Indigenous Youth Performers
  • 5:00 Ben Glaros, singer, songwriter
  • 5:30 Sunplugg’d

4. Make-n-Take HOBT Booth 1-6 pm

Sponsored by Hennepin County Medical Center
  • Get a taste of puppet-making by stopping by our Make-n-Take booth to create a puppet for free.

5. Diamond Stage 4-6 pm

Sponsored by MayDay Cafe
  • RARE Productions

6. MayDay Video Talk Back Booth 1-6 pm

Sponsored by Spire Federal Credit Union
  • Video taping by Phillips Community Television of your MayDay memories. Help us prepare for the 35th anniversary of MayDay in 2009 by sharing your stories.

Around the Park

  • Mandance
  • Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community
  • Minneapolis Morris Dancers
  • Thera Labyrinth
  • Umoja Drum Circle
  • Wilderness Inquiry Canoe Rides
  • Women’s Drum Circle

Audio/Visual Assistance

At noon, there will be a tactile tour of various floats and puppets. Preregistration is required for this tour. Please call 612-721-2535 ext. 23, to register.

The Tree of Life Ceremony is audio described and also presented in American Sign Language (ASL). If you or someone in your party need these services, please meet by the seating area next to the ceremony ring after the parade.

May Day Festival Map

Thank you to all the performers for your generous contributions of time and talent!

2008 Food Vendors

Area A (see map)

  • Tom Thumb Donuts
  • Asase-Yaa
    (Mother Earth)
  • Snidy Concessions
  • Best Way
    Concessions #1
  • Carnival Concessions
  • Falafel King
  • Schroeder
  • Best Way
    Concessions #2
  • Otte’s Kettle Korn
  • Jerry’s Lemonade

Area B (see map)

  • Big Bell Ice Cream
  • Coffee Gallery/
    Coffee Wagon
  • Seward Café
  • Westrum’s Concessions
  • Cookies and More
  • Jersey Bros.
  • Westrum’s
    Cheese Curds
  • Olson’s Popcorn
  • Greek Taste
  • Jerry’s Lemonade

Area C (see map)

  • Simply Nuts
  • Hard Times Café
  • 9 to 5 Beats Ten to Life
  • Herr Concessions
  • Kathie’s Concessions
  • Jerry’s Lemonade

SUPPORT MAYDAY!

For 34 years, HOBT has brought people together for the MayDay Festival. Less than one-half of the $260,000 needed to produce this one-of-a-kind event is covered by fees, ad sales and grants.

After the Parade & Ceremony, you’ll see volunteers with Donation Buckets. You can also donate at any HOBT Information or T-shirt booth. If you value and enjoy MayDay, please be as generous as you can.

MayDay Depends On You!

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