Azalea Festival
2025 AZALEA FESTIVAL
DATES
Friday, May 2 – Sunday, May 4
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 71st Azalea Festival.
Thank you to the talented Azalea Festival Weekend Committee Co-chairs who spent months preparing for all of the activities. When the Festival opened on Friday, May 4, the campus was brimming with decorated tents filled with flowers and plants, sweets and treats, and boutiques with new items as well as our curated Bearly Used sale in Riddleberger Gym. By noon, hundreds of Landon boys were enjoying the rides and games at Funland. Landon musical groups performed, along with entertainment throughout the weekend. The campus was full of activity and excitement.
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
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
Thank you to our generous sponsors!
- 2024 MIGHTY BEAR SPONSORS ($10,000)
- 2024 GOLDEN BEAR SPONSORS ($5,000)
- 2024 WHITE ROCKS SPONSORS ($2,500)
- 2024 AZALEA PINK SPONSORS ($1,000)
- 2024 BROWN BEAR SPONSORS ($500)
- 2024 PATRON CONTRIBUTORS (UP TO $499)
- 2024 'ZALEA BASH EVENING SPONSORS
2024 MIGHTY BEAR SPONSORS ($10,000)
2024 GOLDEN BEAR SPONSORS ($5,000)
2024 WHITE ROCKS SPONSORS ($2,500)
2024 AZALEA PINK SPONSORS ($1,000)
2024 BROWN BEAR SPONSORS ($500)
2024 PATRON CONTRIBUTORS (UP TO $499)
2024 'ZALEA BASH EVENING SPONSORS
2024 Corporate Sponsors
2023 Azalea Highlights
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!
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 19th Street Band, Daisy Road, Cypress Bluegrass Band, Sol y Rumba, Sorry, the Great Zucchini, and theater performances by Landon and Holton-Arms students.
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.
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!
YOUR BOUTIQUE BELONGS AT AZALEA
Showcase your products to thousands of festival attendees. Our Boutique tent is centrally located at the Azalea Festival - you can't miss it! See the great businesses that participated in 2024 and add your name to the list for 2025. Apply at the link below.
2024 Boutique Vendors
