Summer Solstice Celebration

Summer Solstice Celebration

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Solstice Celebration Summer Solstice Parade began in 1974, and has grown into the largest 3-day arts oriented event in Santa Barbara County.

The 2025 Parade will be on Saturday June 21, 2025 Summer Solstice Parade began in 1974, as a birthday celebration for a popular artist and mime named Michael Gonzales. From these humble beginnings arose a celebration like no other. Today, the Summer Solstice Celebration has evolved into creative and original display of floats, giant puppets, whimsical costumes and masks of more than 1,000 parade p

03/10/2026

🌞 Vendor Registration is NOW OPEN for the 52nd Santa Barbara Summer Solstice Festival! 🎉

Join us June 19–21 at Alameda Park for three days of art, music, food, and community as we celebrate the Summer Solstice in vibrant Santa Barbara style.

Artists, craft makers, food vendors, and local businesses are invited to apply and share their work with thousands of festival-goers during this colorful annual tradition.

✨ Don’t miss your chance to be part of the magic. Vendor spots are limited—register today!

11/16/2025

This is an easy way to support your favorite Parade, help us put on the 3-day free Festival and Parade!

🎉 We're giving away $10,000 this Giving Tuesday!

Want to help your favorite nonprofit win? Here's how:

✅ Enter the contest: bit.ly/zeffy-giving-tuesday-2025
✅ Add your nonprofit's name
✅ Like this post and tag 3 friends for extra entries

The more entries your nonprofit gets, the better your chances to win the $10K!

Last year's winner used their prize for scholarships and their annual gala. This year, it could be YOU!

Contest closes December 1st at 11:59 pm EST. We'll announce the winner December 8th.

Ready to help your nonprofit win big? Enter now!

11/10/2025

Support Solstice by entering us in this Giving Tuesday Contest

🎉 We're giving away $10,000 this Giving Tuesday!

Want to help your favorite nonprofit win? Here's how:

✅ Enter the contest: bit.ly/zeffy-giving-tuesday-2025
✅ Add your nonprofit's name
✅ Like this post and tag 3 friends for extra entries

The more entries your nonprofit gets, the better your chances to win the $10K!

Last year's winner used their prize for scholarships and their annual gala. This year, it could be YOU!

Contest closes December 1st at 11:59 pm EST. We'll announce the winner December 8th.

Ready to help your nonprofit win big? Enter now!

Appeals Campaign 2025 11/08/2025

Is this the year you support your favorite Parade and Celebration? Make your tax deductible donation today! All donations are appreciated as they help us produce the free Parade and 3-day Festival.

Appeals Campaign 2025 Support Solstice! Your support makes a big difference. Make this the year you say "YES" to supporting the joy that this brings to our community! The two-month Workshop is one of the few places in the world that teaches Celebration Arts. People from

Meet Penny Little - Bold Journey Magazine 10/30/2025

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Meet Penny Little - Bold Journey Magazine We were lucky to catch up with Penny Little recently and have shared our conversation below. Penny, we’ve been so fortunate to work with so many incredible folks and one common thread we have seen is that those who have built amazing lives for themselves are also often the folks

10/13/2025
Photos from Summer Solstice Celebration's post 10/13/2025

Solstice was an event partner for the Children's Creative Project PIECE TIME Fundraiser and their 50th Anniversary. It was a beautiful collaboration of so many great local folks, non-profits. Our SSC Board Member was an honoree at the event, for his contributions to arts and culture in our community. We had two of Pali's inflatables and a blank elephant to chalk - which was quite popular. We also continued to collect submissions for the SOLSTICE 2026 THEME! and we gathered a few more pledges for our BIGGEST Little Elephant Parade to sponsor local artists to design their Elephant for the contest. The winner will have the opportunity to paint their design on the blank elephant and become part of the international "herd".

BIG YARD SALE This Weekend!! 07/09/2025

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BIG YARD SALE This Weekend!! Email from Summer Solstice Celebration, Inc. 631 Garden Street 9 AM to 3 PM Newsletter | July 8, 2025 BIG YARD SALE This Weekend! Come on down this Saturday to the CAW at 631 Garden Street from 9 AM t

06/30/2025
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924 Anacapa Street
Santa Barbara, CA
93101

Opening Hours

Wednesday 3pm - 8pm
Thursday 3pm - 8pm
Friday 3pm - 8pm
Saturday 12pm - 6pm
Sunday 12pm - 6pm