MayDay Parade
photo: Liz Welch
There
are two parts to our MayDay event, the parade, and the ceremony,
followed by a festival in Powderhorn Park until dusk.
The 35th Annual MayDay Parade will occur on Sunday, May 3, 2009
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.
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.
The 35th Annual MayDay Parade will occur on Sunday, May 3, 2009
Links to 2008 Parade Sections and Artist Bios:
Section 3 - Now
Links to mayday 2008 Photo Galleries
