Santa Barbara Summer Solstice Parade 2024. The parade will travel on santa barbara street and end at the solstice festival at alameda park. From its humble beginnings as a group of street artists, the summer solstice celebration has evolved into a street carnival of more than 1,000 parade participants, complete with.

The parade will travel up santa barbara street from ortega street to. Summer solstice parade began in 1974, as a birthday celebration for a popular artist and mime named michael gonzales.