The District government’s seniors’ festival Thursday could not have been more tailor-made for campaigning, nor could it have been more timely, with the D.C. primary a mere four days away.

Hundreds of seniors crowded into Freedom Plaza along Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest for Elderfest, sponsored by the District’s Office on Aging, and were swarmed by candidates for citywide offices — those for mayor, D.C. Council chair and the at-large council seat.