Santa Barbara Summer Solstice CelebarationJune 24 and 25

The Solstice Celebration is back, live and in person!. This year’s Summer Solstice Festival returns to Alameda Park, Friday, June 24 and Saturday June 25, with arts and crafts vendors, beer and wine garden, and food vendors. The two-day Solstice Festival opens Friday the 24th of June at 4 pm until 9 pm, and then again Saturday from noon until 9. The Solstice Parade beginning Saturday the 25th at Santa Barbara and Ortega Streets, will join the festival in Alameda Park. The Floats will be on display at the Festival. The musical extravaganza features a lineup of local and regional artists and DJ’s. On Friday, one of the hottest bands in Santa Barbara, Glenn Annie Band will perform an eclectic mix of rock, reggae, world, soul and Latin music. Saturday's lineup on the main stage kicks off with a selection of local DJs: DJ Macintyre, Audiopool, and international stars, Traveler, and Paper Idol. The main stage closes out Saturday evening with local favorite bands, Noble Grizwald, Uncle Uncle, and Santa Barbara’s Grooveshine with funk, reggae, hip hop and world rhythms into upbeat songs with positive lyrics. GrooveShine live performances are highly energetic and entertaining with a variety of featured vocalists; keeping shows unique, engaging and unpredictable. For more information on the Festival music schedule, check out the website:https://www.solsticeparade.com/musical-performances BE IN THE PARADE! Solstice Workshop Hours Wed. to Fri 3 -8 pm Sat.and Sun.- Noon to 6 pm

Opera Santa Barbara will be conducting a rehearsal in the Santa Barbara Courtyard Sunken Gardens on Sunday, June 5th

Event Date: Sunday, June 5, 2022 - 14:30

Experience amazing voices and the thrilling sound of the Opera Santa Barbara Orchestra while enjoying a picnic with friends and family at the Santa Barbara Courthouse Gardens on Sunday, June 5 at 2:30pm. Opera Santa Barbara presents a free live preview of their upcoming production of Verdi's La Traviata. Soprano Anya Matanovich, tenor Nathan Granner, and Baritone Joel Balzun sing some of the best known tunes in opera accompanied by the 35-member Opera Santa Barbara Orchestra conducted by Kostis Protopapas. Admission is free. Invite your friends, bring the kids, the pups, and the snacks! Please bring blankets that are breathable. No plastic underlining or yoga mats. Low lawn chairs are fine. info@operasb.org (information and poster photo from Operasb.org)