Azalea Festival
2026 AZALEA FESTIVAL
DATES
Friday, May 1 – Sunday, May 3
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.
Thank you for being a part of it!
Mission accomplished! Thank you for supporting the 72nd Azalea Festival.
A successful Festival - rain or shine - requires hundreds of hours of volunteer time in the weeks and months leading up to the event and then during the three days of Azalea Festival weekend. Thank you to every volunteer who made this year's Azalea Festival possible and helped to raise money to support Landon while having fun together as a community.
We are so grateful to the co-chairs below and the many volunteers too numerous to mention who worked throughout the weekend. Thank you for your leadership and support.
Thank you to our outstanding volunteers and committee co-chairs!
Azalea Plants
Lauren Clauser, P '34
Karoline Shannon, P '21 '26
Bear Bakery & Beverages
Renee Esfandiary, P '27
Allison Kling, P '27
Bear Boardwalk
Andrea Al-Attar, P '32
Kristen Edma, P '25
Bearly Used
Ashley Allen, P '25
Beth Gilman, P '31
Bearly Used Department Chairs
Alyson Abramson, P ’23 ’24 ‘28
Anne Colclough, P ‘25
Carolyn George, P ’30 ‘33
Katie Gilbert, P’31
Natalie Green, P ‘28
Jamie Hotchkiss, P ’23 ‘27
Ann Hudock, P ’20 ’21 ’25 ‘27
Christine Leggett, P ’23 ‘26
Amy McDonald, P ’26 ‘32
Margo Phillips, P ’22 ’26
Christine Quinn, P ‘26
Julie Ray, P ‘23
Inger Rosner, P ’20, ’23 ‘27
Libby Rubin, P’21
Rossana Rutledge, P ’26 ‘25
Michele Taylor, P ‘22
Boutique Vendors
Roxanne Haltmeyer, P '25
Danielle Lloyd, P '29
Cement Bears
Stephanie Hyman, P '25
Claire Swift, P '24 '26
Flowers & Plants
Gina Baum, P '21
Valerie Cline, P '28
Samin Emam, P '32
Marshall Kiker, P '31 '34
Sheri LaBonte, P '26 '30
Megan Marlin, P '34
Callie Nierenberg, P '31 '32
Lissa Rubman, P '29
Alex Shockey, P '17 '25
Funland
Alex Aschenbach, P '31
Hallie Henderson, P '31
Stephanie Holtzman, P '29 '31
Jacki Cisneros, P '32
Page Pollock, P '33
Information Booth
Kurt Cross, P ‘28
Susan Eagle, P ‘27
Natalie Green, P ‘28
Anne Hawkins, P ‘27
Anne-Lamar Meeker, P ’29 ‘31
Michelle Wildstein, P ‘29
Parking
Kurt Cross, P '28
Derek Reisfield, P '28
Plant Pick-Up
JoAnna Graham, P '26
Tony Coleman, P '31
Riddles Griddle
Landon Alumni
'Zalea Bash
Leanne Bortner, P '31
Anne-Lamar Meeker, P '29 '31
‘Zalea Bash Decorative Committee
Lisa Elling, P ’33
Hallie Hendersen, P ‘31
Nicole Urbanczyk, P’31
Thank you to our generous sponsors!
- 2025 MIGHTY BEAR SPONSORS ($10,000)
- 2025 GOLDEN BEAR SPONSORS ($5,000)
- 2025 WHITE ROCKS SPONSORS ($2,500)
- 2025 AZALEA PINK SPONSORS ($1,000)
- 2025 BROWN BEAR SPONSORS ($500)
- 2025 PATRON CONTRIBUTORS