Garfield May Day keeps tradition alive

May Day sees live music, parades and more festivities

Reid Thompson, Whitman County Gazette | May 25, 20230

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Two parade entrants dress as T-rexes during Garfield May Day's Festivities.

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GARFIELD - After three months of planning, the community of Garfield commemorated its annual May Day Celebration this past weekend with music, lively parading down Main, and candy by the handful.

"It was absolutely a success," said Garfield Shon Clark, who heads the Community of Garfield Association, the organization behind planning the celebration.

"When I first started we maybe had three vendors," said Clark, "this time we probably had thirty."

The weekend's festivities kicked off with an evening of live music and dancing on Friday the 19th, accompanied by food vendors and a beer garden.

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