Solstice Parade

Saturday afternoon I went to the annual Fremont Solstice Parade. It’s an event unlike anything else I’ve ever seen and it is truly wonderful. There are no motorized vehicles and no printed words or recognizable logos allowed in the parade. The whole thing is just a colourful free-for-all celebration of summer. This year the naked cyclists were followed by belly dancers, pirates, monkeys jumping on the bed, African dancers with a drum corps and lots other groups. Despite having had a long, cold, wet spring I feel as though summer has finally arrived in Seattle and there was no better way to celebrate than this parade.