| 词条 | Fremont Solstice Parade |
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The Fremont Solstice Parade is an annual event produced in June by the Fremont Arts Council (FAC), a non-profit organization based in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, USA, that supports the arts and artists in and around the city. It is a Mardi Gras styled, entirely human powered event that is distinguished from mainstream public parades by its unusual rules. These four rules are "No written words, signage or recognizable logos; no motorized vehicles (except wheelchairs); no live animals (except guide animals); and no functional weapons." The event appears as a slowly paced music, dance and character procession where direct crowd interaction is encouraged and ensembles of actors in costume entertain with political and social commentary. The Solstice Parade was founded in 1989 by Barbara Luecke and Peter Toms, and quickly grew to thousands of participants and tens of thousands of spectators. The parade kicks off the Fremont Fair, which for many years was a benefit for Solid Ground (originally known as the Fremont Public Association). On January 29, 2010, Solid Ground announced that it is turning over ownership of the fair to the Fremont Chamber of Commerce.[1] DetailsThe parade is famous for its style and flair, political humor, energetic ensembles, and creative floats. It is also widely known for the body-painted Solstice Cyclists, who strip down before the parade and paint their bodies, unofficially starting the event each year. In 2015, the Solstice Cyclists were estimated at over 1500 individuals by Peter Toms, parade co-founder, following the event. The Fremont Solstice Pageant, a large-scale community play using over a hundred actors, musicians and giant puppets, was performed following the parade from 1997 to 2005 at the end of the parade route at Gas Works Park. In 2017 the Solstice Parade took place on June 17, 2017. In 2018 the Fremont Solstice Parade will be at 1pm on Saturday the 16th of June. The free of charge, all-ages, nude bicycle portion of the Solstice celebration begins 2 hours PRIOR to the Parade. [2] Buses will be running all regular routes throughout the parade weekend; because Parking is always a bitch. The event distinguishes itself from other mainstream parades with its unusual rules restricting printed words and motor vehicles. As the Fremont Arts Council states:
The Fremont Solstice Parade was founded by Barbara Luecke and Peter Toms in 1989 who were inspired by the Santa Barbara Summer Solstice Parade and Celebration.[4] See also
Notes and references1. ^Cheryl Cobbs, Solid Ground transitions Fremont Fair to Fremont Chamber, Solid Ground Blog, 2010-01-29. Accessed online 2010-01-29. 2. ^Fremont Fair - June 16-17 2018 3. ^ {{cite web |year=2008 |title=The Fremont Solstice Parade! |publisher=Fremont Arts Council |url=http://fremontartscouncil.org/events_solstice.html |accessdate=2008-06-23 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080614152327/http://fremontartscouncil.org/events_solstice.html |archivedate=2008-06-14 |deadurl=yes |df= }} 4. ^ {{cite news | year = 2008 | title = 'Warts and all,' Fremont Solstice Parade continues surprises for 20 years | publisher = The Seattle Times | url = http://www.seattlepi.com/ae/367665_solstice20.html | accessdate = 2008-06-23 }} {{Dead link|date=January 2012|bot=RjwilmsiBot}} External links{{Commons category|Summer Solstice Parade and Pageant}}{{Commons category|Fremont Fair}}
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