The First Weekend in May

May 6, 2013
Communications Staff

Oberlinians know how to celebrate the month of May, ushering it in with a weekend of festivities and closing it with the biggest party of all—Commencement/Reunion Weekend. This year's opening revels on May 3, 4, and 5 went off without a hitch and included the 11th annual Big Parade and Festival, ResEd's Rock the Block, and the 15th annual Folk Fest.

Photo Gallery

The First Weekend in May 2013

A man performing banjo
15th Annual Folk Fest: Blind Boy Paxton
 Photo credit: Zoe Madonna ’15
A well-decorated truck
2013 Big Parade: The Spanish in the Elementary Schools (SITES) float.
 Photo credit: Sela Miller ’15
Girls carrying a banner reading "Girls in Motion"
2013 Big Parade: Girls in Motion
 Photo credit: Sela Miller ’15
People walk down the street carrying folding chairs as others look on
2013 Big Parade: Kendal at Oberlin's Precision Lawn Chair Drill Team
 Photo credit: Sela Miller ’15
People dance in the street
2013 Big Parade: Dance Diaspora
 Photo credit: John Seyfried
People perform on drums
2013 Big Parade: Oberlin Taiko
 Photo credit: Sela Miller ’15
People walk down the street carrying letters of the alphabet
2013 Big Parade: Oberlin's student-run radio station, WOBC-91.5 FM
 Photo credit: Sela Miller ’15
A marching band performs in the street
Big Parade 2013: The Oberlin College Marching Band
 Photo credit: John Seyfried
People walk down the street carrying a sign while children playing violin follow
2013 Big Parade: Oberlin Community Music School
 Photo credit: John Seyfried
People crowded around a sign reading "Downtown Oberlin 1833"
2013 Big Parade: Happy spectators
 Photo credit: John Seyfried
A four person band sings and performs on a stage
15th Annual Folk Fest: The Parkington Sisters
 Photo credit: John Seyfried
A person performs guitar and sings
15th Annual Folk Fest: Toshi Reagon
 Photo credit: John Seyfried
Five people perform music around a microphone
15th Annual Folk Fest: The 23 String Band
 Photo credit: John Seyfried
People lounge in a field with bouncy castles in the background
Rock the Block 2013
 Photo credit: Sela Miller ’15
Three people stand on a ladder juggling
OCircus: The ’80s
 Photo credit: Zoe Madonna ’15
A man performing banjo
A well-decorated truck
Girls carrying a banner reading "Girls in Motion"
People walk down the street carrying folding chairs as others look on
People dance in the street
People perform on drums
People walk down the street carrying letters of the alphabet
A marching band performs in the street
People walk down the street carrying a sign while children playing violin follow
People crowded around a sign reading "Downtown Oberlin 1833"
A four person band sings and performs on a stage
A person performs guitar and sings
Five people perform music around a microphone
People lounge in a field with bouncy castles in the background
Three people stand on a ladder juggling

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