Summer Solstice Parade

At high Noon, on the Saturday following the longest day of the year, brilliant illusions and imagery of fantastic faces emerge from Cota Street to travel through the heart of downtown Santa Barbara, transforming the business district into a vibrant splash of color, music and dance. Parade participants masquerade, glitter, glide, whirl and rustle their people-powered floats up State Street filling hearts of all ages with gaiety and delight, and inspire the crowd to celebrate life, art, and the beginning of summer.

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Wild Things (June 25, 2005)
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The theme this year is "Wild Things" and will feature more than 1,000 parade participants, complete with extravagant floats, whimsical costumes and creatively choreographed dancing ensembles. From its humble beginnings as a small parade featuring street artists, the Santa Barbara Summer Solstice Celebration is now the largest single-day arts event in Santa Barbara County, drawing crowds of over 100,000 spectators from around the world.

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