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You have until May 1st to order your Madrona Mayfair shirts. This year’s festival is Saturday May 12 and you cannot buy t-shirts there. Sales of the shirts support the annual spring fair.

Mayfair schedule (h/t Barbara Parker at Madrona News):

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Madrona Mayfair Block Party

A special Madrona day with events to suit every age group. Events rain or shine.

Friday, May 11

4:00-5:00 – Bike and Trike Decorating at the Shelterhouse. Decorations provided!

Saturday May 12

8:00-9:15 – Madrona K-8 Breakfast & Last Minute Bike/Trike Decorating

9:15 – Parade Line Up at Al Larkins Park 9:30 – Parade Begins

9:30-12:00 – Bouncy house, pony rides, bake sale, face painting, an obstacle course,

The Reptile Man, Charles the Clown, food and more in the Madrona Playfield

Enjoy food, fun, and music all afternoon

Amara Parking Lot Performances 12:00 – The Not-Its! – America’s Most Rockin’

Indie Band

1:00 – Le Cancer

2:00 – GOD

3:00 – TBA

4:00 – Ethan Freckleton 5:00 – Autumn Electricity

Bottlehouse Performances 12:00 – Band of Guitars

1:00 – A Cedar Suede 2:00 – TBA

3:00 – Last Great Fire 4:00 – TBA

5:00 – Jazz Group

We’d like to thank our sponsors and neighbor- hood businesses for helping make the Madrona Mayfair Block Party a successful event: Primary Sponsors:

Madrona Community Council and Business Owners of Madrona. Also Ewing & Clark; Harvard Avenue Preschool; Madrona Fam- ily Dental; Lakeview Orthodontics; Madrona Dining and Sipping Society

Supporting sponsors:

Cleanscapes; Cupcake Royale: St. Cloud’s; Meter Music; Seattle Gymnastics;

Seattle Parks and Recreation, Tougo Coffee, Girlie Press, Key Bank, Bottlehouse, Nena