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May Day in Annapolis

Name: May Day in Annapolis
Start: 2024-05-01T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-05-01T23:59:59-04:00
Location: Annapolis

May 1

May Day is one of the most beautiful days in Annapolis. On May 1st the doors of homes and businesses in our centuries-old City of Annapolis are adorned with baskets full of fresh-cut flowers and colorful ribbons. If you haven’t yet treated yourself to a stroll along the streets of Annapolis’ Historic District on this day of days, this is the year to indulge.

Join in the fun! The Garden Club of Old Annapolis is inviting residents and business owners in the Historic District and parts of Murray Hill to join in the 68th annual May Day celebration by displaying colorful baskets of flowers in front of their houses or business. In addition to baskets, merchants can use containers that are relevant to their business. Baskets need to be displayed by 10:00 AM when members of the Garden Club will begin walking around town to judge the arrangements. Winners (both residential and business) will be awarded blue ribbons and invited to a tea held at local home downtown on May 4th.

What began as a Garden Club of Old Annapolis Towne beautification project in 1956 has grown into a tradition in which residents and business owners compete for winning ribbons and an invitation to the Garden Club’s Annual Tea.

The 67th annual May basket competition, sponsored by the Garden Club of Old Annapolis Towne, will be held Sunday, May 1 in celebration of May Day. Residents and merchants in the Historic District, and parts of Murray Hill, are encouraged to arrange baskets of fresh-cut flowers to display outside their homes and businesses. Residential arrangements must be in baskets and include a card indicating the name of the participant; merchants can use a container that reflects an element of their business. Children are encouraged to make baskets and are judged in a special category. Please attach a card with the child’s name and age to their basket.

Don’t miss this once-a-year, rain-or-shine event, to see Annapolis in all of its spring glory. If you start your day early, you’ll catch the flowers at their best.