Thursday, November 5th, at the Santa Barbara Public Library, downtown branch , Solstice Celebration presented a "preview" launch  of The BIGGEST Little Elephant Parade! . The exhibition featured 12 painted mini-elephant sculptures , along with several early entries from local artists  that showcased how community members can get involved. The exhibition runs through the end of November  and will continue to grow as more artists join the herd . Dana Yarger, US Representative

Summer Solstice Celebration announced publicly the theme for the 2026 Solstice Parade at First Thursday at the Downtown Public Library: WAVE. More than a hundred people submitted their ideas at live events and online over the past month and a half.  The Solstice Theme Committee consisting of Board, Advisory Board and community members narrowed the submissions to the top seven, which included amongst top contenders “Groovy Galaxy”, “Cosmic Garden” and “Splish Splash. Executive

Solstice was an event partner for the Children's Creative Project PIECE TIME Fundraiser and their 50th Anniversary Saturday October 11. It was a beautiful collaboration of so many great local folks, non-profits.   Our SSC Board Member Patrick Davis was an honoree at the event, for his contributions to arts and culture in our community.   Solstice brought two of Pali's inflatables to "Solstify" the event. At our information and activity booth, we continued to collect submissio

Solstice is gearing up for 2026  with our Fall Initiative: "The BIGGEST Little Elephant Parade® in the World”. We are producing the event in collaboration with the internationally acclaimed public art project.  Pictured above is the set-up at the Red Piano "Back Stage" on State Street -- before the public arrived. on Saturday, September 20.  On display were twelve mini elephant sculptures hand painted by artists in Thailand - representations of full-sized elephants in the act

Today I found this quote From Pearl Primus in my search on ChatGPT for quotes about the importance of collective joy, the need for...

Guest writer: Tom Moore Several weeks ago there was a sweet, well-attended memorial held at the County Bowl, honoring the life of Eric...

Santa Barbara, CA –   This year, Santa Barbara is commemorating the 100th anniversary of the earthquake that changed the course of the...

The INDEPENDENT: Check out all of Ingrid Bostrom’s and Elaine Sander’s photos from the parade and festival below and read more about the...

The Summer Solstice Parade this year is dedicated to Eric Lassen, who was the architect of community celebration and joy in Santa Barbara...

There’s something wildly creative going on at the Solstice Workshop at the CAW. This Sunday June 1st, artist Christopher Noxon began...

Saturday, May 24, a private estate in Montecito came alive with color, music, and community celebration during the inaugural Summer...

Solstice is happy to announce the addition of three new Board of Director members, Kari Lane, Ron Glover, and Forrest Leichtberg, to our...

What Solstice brings to the community and the world is connection, creativity, joy, playfulness, and opportunity, in addition to filling...

During the past several months, there has been a frenzy of fundraising in the political world, and people’s attention has largely focused...

The Summer Solstice Celebration announced the 2025 theme for the 2025 Parade & Festival at “PLAZA PALOOZA” this Sunday, November 3, 2024,...

While sleuthing the Internet this morning, I saw that the Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation shows a picture of our CommUnity Stage in the...

Solstice Celebration announces theme and new Board Members at their Winter Solstice Party Summer Solstice Celebration announced “roots”...

Wait, you don’t really want to toss that plastic container into your recycling bin just yet, do you? Did you know that there are hundreds...

Towels, scarves, pillows, throws, blankets, garbage bags, oh my! Take a look at these inspiring costumes made from items around the...

Cardboard is an amazing and versatile material. You can turn a cardboard box into just about anything! All you need is a cardboard box...