Summer Solstice 2024 Santa Barbara County. The parade will travel on santa barbara street and end at the solstice festival at alameda park. The summer solstice celebration, now in its 50th year, has grown into santa barbara county's largest arts event.

Summer solstice parade began in 1974, as a birthday celebration for a popular artist and mime named michael gonzales. The santa barbara summer solstice parade & festival is the largest arts event in santa barbara county, drawing crowds of over 100,000 spectators from around the world.