Summer Solstice Parade began in 1974, as a birthday celebration for a popular artist and mime named Michael Gonzales.  In subsequent years, their parade joined forces with a Summer Solstice Music Festival coordinated by Michael Felcher, sponsored by The Santa Barbara Museum of Art, staged at the Sunken Gardens, to celebrate the longest day of the year.

The theme for the 2023 parade and festival is ROOTS and is the 49th annual Solstice celebration.

We will be exhibiting as a partner organization at the festival and tabling at Alameda Park. We hope to see you there!