Experience the awe-inspiring sight of community-based, people-powered ensembles parading through the vibrant streets of Fremont, showcasing giant puppets, stilt walkers, floats, dancers, cyclists, and musicians in a kaleidoscope of joyous […]
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Fremont Arts Council Soiree
Join us for an extraordinary evening featuring a spectacular mashup of 18th century Louis XIV (“Sun King”) Versaille-style trappings and contemporary haute couture that will astound you as only our […]
Scenes from the Fremont Solstice Parade
Thousands of sun-starved people packed the streets for the 30th running of the Fremont Solstice Parade, and the weather couldn’t have been any better. As they do every year, the […]
Sunny Fremont hosts Solstice Parade and Fremont Fair this weekend
It’s Fremont’s biggest weekend of the year, and the forecast is sunny and warm. The occasionally-naked and always-colorful Solstice Parade kicks things off tomorrow (Saturday) and the Fremont Fair runs […]
Scenes from the Solstice Parade
As is customary, a group of naked cyclists swung through Ballard on a warm-up ride. Here they are in Old Ballard…
Then at 1 p.m., the cyclists kicked off the Fremont parade in style…
Scenes from the Solstice Parade
Thousands of people jammed the streets of Fremont at noon today to celebrate the beginning of summer with the annual Solstice Parade.
As is tradition, beads-o-plenty were tossed into the crowd.
The beautifully-designed floats and costumes took on a summer Mardi Gras theme (and in many cases, political themes.)
The parade seems to attract a larger and larger crowd every year. There were so many people — and many had staked out positions hours ahead of time — it was just about impossible to squeeze from the street to the sidewalk.
Even J.P Patches made an appearance. And what about the parade’s most famous participants: the naked, painted cyclists? Click through for a few more photos (and My Ballard reader Nina shot many more on on Flickr here)…
Heading down to the Solstice parade…
Remember, don’t try to drive through Fremont for the next few hours, unless you’re trying to get to the Solstice parade. Here’s the parade route. We’ll post a few photos […]
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