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.
OUR CHERISHED TRADITION
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, 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
Get ready for an exciting weekend filled with entertainment! View below the weekend entertainment schedule. Musical acts will be under the Entertainment Tent. Schedule is subject to change.
Weekend Entertainment Schedule
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Friday, May 2 |
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1-1:30 p.m. |
Landon Jazz Ensemble |
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Saturday, May 3 |
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Noon-2 p.m. |
Cypress Bluegrass Band |
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1:30-2:15 p.m., Perkins Gym |
The Great Zucchini |
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3-5 p.m. |
Daisy Road |
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Sunday, May 4 |
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10-11:30 a.m. |
The 19th Street Band |
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11-11:45 a.m., Perkins Gym |
The Great Zucchini |
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1-2:30 p.m. |
Landon Symphonette, featuring soloist Max Schuppener '29 |
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.
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
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
2025 Corporate Sponsors
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!
For volunteer opportunities, please email us at events@landon.net.
THANK YOU TO OUR LOYAL AZALEA FESTIVAL
COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS AND VOLUNTEERS!
2025 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
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 P '32
Lissa Rubman, P '29
Alex Shockey, P '17 '25
Funland
Alex Aschenbach, P '31
Hallie Henderson, P '31
Stephanie Holtzman, P '29 P '31
Jacki Cisneros, P '32
Page Pollock, P '33
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
'Zalea Bash, Friday, May 2 is an evening party for adults 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.
YOUR BOUTIQUE BELONGS AT AZALEA
The Boutiques Shop will be indoors this year, so all Azalea shopping will be in one place - you can't miss it!
2025 Boutique Vendors
2025 Food Vendors
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