Azalea Festival

2024 AZALEA FESTIVAL

DATES
Friday, May 3 – Sunday, May 5

HOURS
Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.*

LOCATION
6101 Wilson Lane, Bethesda, MD 20817

COST
Free general admission & parking

*Funland Friday hours: Noon - 4 p.m.

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Why Azalea?

Experience Azalea Festival

OUR AZALEA STORY

Landon School's Azalea Festival has continued consecutively since 1954 when founders, Paul Landon and Mary Lee Banfield, sold azalea plants from the campus to raise scholarship funds.

Organized by the Azalea Festival Committee, the tradition continues every year during the first weekend in May. In addition to selling many unique blooms of azaleas, visitors enjoy live entertainment, shopping, carnival rides, delicious food and treats, and more. Please join us for our three-day community festival and bring your family and friends!

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A Weekend of Fun

AZALEAS & PLANTS

We sell large and diverse assortments of beautiful high-quality azaleas, annuals, perennials, herbs, and vegetables to fill your growing home garden.

BOUTIQUES

Shop for apparel, jewelry, accessories, decorative home goods, artwork, and other unique gifts. Perfect for Mother’s Day, graduations, birthdays, and more!

Funland

There are carnival rides, video games, moon bounces, face painters, children's entertainment and a special kiddies center for our youngest visitors. Fun for all ages!

BEARLY USED

Landon has some great finds at bargain prices in our big gym! Bearly Used is a treasure trove of gently used furniture, womens clothing and accessories, home decor, artwork, jewelry, books, toys, and more.

FOOD

Enjoy meals and treats from vendors including our very own Bear Bakery & Beverages, Riddles Griddle, and Bear Boardwalk. Plus, local favorites like Potomac Pizza, Clayboy's Shave Ice, Ben & Jerry's and more.

ENTERTAINMENT

Entertainment all weekend! Live music from The 19^th Street Band, Daisy Road, Cypress Bluegrass Band, Sol y Rumba, Sorry, the Great Zucchini, and theater performances by Landon and Holton-Arms students.

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Weekend Entertainment Schedule

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Sponsorship Opportunities

BE AN AZALEA SPONSOR

Members of the Landon School community and area businesses significantly impact the success of the Azalea Festival. Your company’s name and logo is visible to thousands who visit our weekend festival and view our website, print and social media promotions. For more information and to become an Azalea sponsor click below.

become a sponsor

THANK YOU TO OUR GENEROUS SPONSORS!

2024 MIGHTY BEAR SPONSORS ($10,000)

2024 GOLDEN BEAR SPONSORS ($5,000)

2024 WHITE ROCKS SPONSORS ($2,500)

Chevy Chase Contractors - Golf Carts [Mr. Carlos Fernandes and Ms. Martha Marmo-Fernandes, P '22 '24]
Class of 2017 - Riddles Griddle
Class of 2019 - Riddles Griddle
Class of 2027 - Bear Bakery & Beverages
Dr. Jeremy Fishelberg and Ms. Andrea Dykes, P '30 - Bear Boardwalk
Gleason Family, P '24
Don Harris '78, The Colony Group - Bearly Used
Kiplinger Family '99, P '33
Julien Kirstein '28 - Azaleas, Flowers, Plants
Ourisman Automotive of VA - Azaleas, Flowers, Plants [Mr. Daniel L. Korengold '69 and Ms. Martha L. Dippell, P '10]
Tara & Jarrod Patten, P '29 '33 - Funland Ticket Booth
RMA Associates, LLC - Funland Ticket Booth [Mr. Reza Mahbod and Mrs. Bridget Maybud, P '31]
Red Coats
Lisa & Lacy Rice, P '29
Patrick & Karoline Shannon, P '21 '26 - Azaleas, Flowers, Plants

2024 BROWN BEAR SPONSORS ($500)

Andrea & Ali Al-Attar '91, Adam '32
Ahmad Family, Obaid '89, Ozair '14, Omar '19
Amorosi Family, The Workroom, LLC
AGIR LTD
Mr. Alfredo Benavides and Dr. Martha Moss
Pepper & Randy Binner, P '25
Bleckner Family, P '25
BOWA Builders, Inc.
Sheherbano Burki & Ali Hasan, P '29
Judy & Patrick Byrne P '28 '31
Claudia Callaway, Steven Davidson, Jake Davidson '19
Mr. James M. Crowson and Mrs. Celine Jimenez Crowson
Dunlap Family, P '29
Gandotra Family, P '27
George Family, P '30 '33
Graham Family, P '26
Havenstone Horse Rescue and Haas Family '23 '26 '28
Hibey Family, P '25
Holtzman Family, P '29 '31
Johns Hopkins Community Physicians — Rockville Pediatrics
Laura O'Keefe, P '31, Realtor, Compass Realty
King Family, P '28 '30
Kingsley Family, P '28
Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Kouhestani, P '31 '33
Lam Family, P '31
Lever Family P '24
Ludwig Family '29
Tina FitzGerald Mcpherson, P '19 '21, Vernon '19, Mason '21
Mangino Family, Jack '22, Dominic '24
Murray Family, P '27 '30
Pollock Family, P '33
Catriona Purfield & Axel Schimmelpfennig, P '26
In memory of Dr. Woody Shu '55 [Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Edson]
Swift Family, William '24 & Robert '26
Taishoff Family, Sam '18
Mr. and Mrs. Derek C. Traini '94
Samantha & Peter Ventimiglia, P '26
Well Family P '30 '33

2024 PATRON CONTRIBUTORS (UP TO $499)

2024 Corporate Sponsors

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Volunteer

OUR VOLUNTEERS MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE

Thank you to our Azalea Festival Committee and all the volunteers from our Landon School community for offering their time and talent to plan the Azalea Festival and participate in its success.

We value our volunteers who make the Azalea Festival happen!

THANK YOU TO OUR LOYAL 2024 AZALEA FESTIVAL
COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS AND VOLUNTEERS!

Committee Co-Chairs

Azalea Plants
Beth Appleton, P '26
Karoline Shannon, P '21 '26

Bear Bakery & Beverages
Susan Eagle, P '27
Anne Hawkins, P '27
Allison Kling, P '27

Bear Boardwalk
Kristen Edma, P '25
Eileen Shelton, P '24

Bearly Used
Ashley Allen, P '25
Clare Anderson, P '24
Jamie Hotchkiss, P '23 '27

Boutique Vendors
Roxanne Haltmeyer, P '25
Danielle Lloyd, P '29

Cement Bears
Stephanie Hyman, P '25
Claire Swift, P '24 '26

Entertainment
Liz Stephens, P '28 '31

Flowers & Plants
Paulie Abeles, P '21 '22
Gina Baum, P '21
Aimee Dunn, P '15
Karen Johnson, P '27
Patti Kelly, P '23 '24
Alex Shockey, P '17 '25
Roxanne Sweeney, P '16 '18

Funland
Bridget Maybud, P '31

Parking
Kurt Cross, P '28
Derek Reisfield, P '28

Plant Pick-Up
JoAnna Graham, P '26
Martha Marmo-Fernandes, P '22 '24

Riddles Griddle
Kristen Lever, P '24, Beverages
Landon Alumni

'Zalea Bash
Leanne Bortner, P '31
Anne-Lamar Meeker, P '29 '31
Callie Nierenberg, P '31 '32

2023 Azalea Highlights

'Zalea Bash

'Zalea Bash, Friday, May 3 is an evening party for adults that includes dinner and cocktails, music and dancing, plus an auction to raise funds for tuition assistance and professional development. It's a great night for our Landon School community! Ticketed event by invitation only.