MayDay Parade

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There are two parts to our MayDay event, the parade, and the ceremony, followed by a festival in Powderhorn Park in South Minneapolis until dusk.

Every spring, the MayDay Parade explodes onto Bloomington Avenue! We own the street for the day, dancing and playing instruments with fiery verve.

We tell our story, section by section, each designed musically and visually by MayDay staff artists as a walking theatrical performance.

Bird Man at MayDay parade

The Join-In section follows, where lively groups proclaim their names and causes, and folks who like to dress up strut their stuff! All together, 2000 participants march, boogie or roll down Bloomington every year.

Meanwhile, tens of thousands more line the streets, enjoying the spectacle and each other. People are everywhere - on rooftops and on lawns, toting babies in backpacks and toddlers in wagons, or sitting knee to knee along on the curbs. Everybody greets neighbors from near and far with a "Happy MayDay!!" The city feels intimate, overflowing with goodwill and spring fever.

Don't miss the 36th Annual MayDay Parade: Sunday, May 2, 2010

Mayday Workshop Sign carrot puppet at mayday parade Mother of Water Float at the MayDay Parade
photos: Sal Salerno, David Welch, Choka Nyamdechin