SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Smiles and cheers of joy spread up and down the streets on Santa Barbara and Ortega streets.
Thousands gathered for the 51st annual Summer Solstice Parade which began at 12 p.m. on Saturday. The theme for this years festival is “Wild World” and many eye catching floats and costumes were brought to the festivities like mushrooms, lions and big colorful floats.
“This parade today, to me it really embraces everything, like all colors, all genders, all political affiliations, everybody, kids, grandparents, adults,” said parade goer, Lisa Urwick. “You can come in a suit and tie. you can come wearing rainbow and butterfly wings, like nobody cares. it’s just whatever you want. it’s, it’s really a fabulous celebration of just life.”…