McLEAN DAY 2009
Saturday, May 16
Lewinsville Park, McLean
11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
FREE Admission
MCC Governing Board Elections (10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
Festival and Rides (11 a.m. - 5 p.m.)
The Tradition Continues
The first McLean Day was held in 1915 in a field adjacent to Franklin Sherman School. Sponsored by the McLean School and Civic League, Inc, the event raised funds for school and community projects. Community organizations kept McLean Day going with varying degrees of success until MCC began producing it in the mid-1970s. Due to an ever-increasing number of participants, in 1988 MCC relocated the festival to Lewinsville Park, its present home. Last year, festival organizers approximate more than 13,000 people attended.
Governing Board Election 10:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
Residents of Dranesville Small Tax District 1A can cast their votes to elect new members to the 2009-2010 MCC Governing Board from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Onsite parking for voters will not be available, so residents may wish to vote by absentee ballot. Completed ballots must be received by 11 p.m. on Wednesday, May 13, to be counted.
Full Tilt, Pharaoh’s Fury and Rides of All Kinds
Enjoy popular rides like The Tornado, The Ring of Fire, Pharaoh’s Fury, The Starship and the bumper cars. Other attractions include carnival games, pony rides, balloon sculptures and face painting.
Limited Sponsorships Available
If you are interested in partnering with the McLean Day Festival you should contact Sam Roberts to find out how your organization can participate.
EXHIBITOR SPACE ~ ALL BOOTHS SOLD OUT!
Due to overwhelming response all booths have been sold out for the 2009 McLean Day Festival. Thank you for your interest in this event.
FOOD VENDORS ~ ALL BOOTHS SOLD OUT!
All Food Vendors must apply for a Temporary Permit from the Fairfax County Health Department. Please download the Health Dept Application plus the Fee Schedule for more information. There are a limited number of food vendor booths available. Food vendors who participated in last year's festival will automatically receive the option to renew their contract for this year's festival. Pricing for food vendors booths is dependent upon menu items sold and is determined by festival organizers.
McLEAN DAY STAGE
11 a.m. – Joy of Dance (www.joyofdancestudio.com)
Kick off this year’s McLean Day with our community’s finest young dancers. The local talent showcases their skills in a variety of dance styles.
12 noon – Mutts Gone Nuts (www.jessieandjames.com)
Jessie and James are back this year with their adorable pooches that juggle, rope walk and more (the mutts, not the people).
1 p.m. – The Grandsons (http://grandsons.com)
McLean High School graduates will have you on your feet with their contagious sounds described as “American music in a blender with the lid off.”
2 p.m. – Mutts Gone Nuts (www.jessieandjames.com)
Your second chance to enjoy the physical comedy stylings of some of the best doggone entertainers around!
3 p.m. – Rocknoceros (www.rocknoceros.com)
Northern Virginia’s premiere power-trio for children! Your kids won’t forgive you if the family misses this act.
4 p.m. – Fools and Horses (http://foolsandhorses.net)
McLean Day 2009 goes out with a bang with Fools and Horses. Selected by Starbucks as one of the Nation’s Up and Coming Bands, they “rock like The Who and croon like Coldplay.”
VOLUNTEERING AT MCLEAN DAY
Join the McLean Day Street Team! (Download the application here!)
If you are between the ages of 13 and 21 and would like to receive community service hours download the application to be part of the McLean Day Festival's Street Team. An orientation for this event will be held at Lewinsville Park (site of McLean Day) on Thursday, May 14th at 4:00pm. All volunteers who show up for orientation will receive an additional 1 hour of community service.
Adult Volunteers Also Needed!
If you are interested in volunteering for McLean Day please click here to contact us. Let us know if you are interested in working a morning shift or afternoon shift.
PARKING AND SHUTTLE INFORMATION FOR MCLEAN DAY
Free Shuttle Service
Limited parking will be available around Lewinsville Park, so MCC is strongly encouraging participants to use its free shuttle service. Starting at 9:30 a.m. and continuing throughout the day, shuttle buses will run to and from the park to from Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1545 Chain Bridge Rd.; McLean Baptist Church, 1367 Chain Bridge Rd.; and the McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Avenue.
FREE Shuttle Buses will be running from the following locations (see map below):
Parking Locations
HANDICAPPED PARKING
Handicapped persons may park in The Church of Christ, Scientist. Shuttle carts will provide transportation from that lot into the park.
Click HERE to see the list of Exhibitors.
Click HERE to see a map of McLean Day.
