Is this weekend! Sunday, 1 p.m. (Here’s the parade route.) Who’s going?

Held on the first Sunday of each May, HOBT’s MayDay Parade and Festival is eagerly anticipated by thousands who flock to the parade route and ceremony site to join this joyous spring ritual. For many, this is the highlight of the year, as they donate countless volunteer hours needed to bring beautiful and fantastic puppets and floats to life.

MayDay is a testament to COMMUNITY. Immense joy is generated as thousands of people work towards a common, energetic purpose.

If I had to guess which neighborhood in all of Minneapolis would host something like this, it would be Powderhorn. Followed by Seward. If you want to help put the parade together, tonight’s your last chance. Show up at Heart of the Beast Theater — 1500 E. Lake — at 7:00 p.m.

I’ve never been before. I just heard about it for the first time a couple years ago and then I was out of town last year, so this will be my first time going. I just hope the weather doesn’t suck.