Like many other traditions, the May Day Festival has changed throughout the years. What used to be a large-scale, in-person production has been moved to a virtual event since the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Despite the changes to the event, the grace and poise of the May Day Queens endures. Lisa (Gambrell) Johnson and Tiny May Queen Robyn Brasher Lisa (Gambrell) Johnson, the 1981 May Day Queen, said her experience as queen centered more around the actual ceremony. “It was mainly the whole getting ready for May Day – getting photographers, dresses for teas, dresses for the program, said Johnson. “It was a hectic time, but it was a fun time.”