We went down to State St. Friday night to get some gelato and noticed that everyone already had their chairs set up for the Solstice Parade on Saturday! This parade celebrates the first day of summer. We didn't want to be left out...so we went home and grabbed our chairs and went down to set them out. People are seriously psycho about this event...they rope off their little areas along the sides of the street so they can have the best view possible! So since we already had our spot we walked down to the parade with Stella about 11:30 on Saturday. The parade was supposed to start at noon, but I don't think it made it down to where we were until 2:00! Boy was it hot- felt like Texas at close to 100 degrees! Thank goodness for umbrellas! Later after the parade was over we walked to the park where they were holding the festival for a couple of hours. We noticed the food offerings were healthier than in TX- haha- guacamole and roasted corn! Also listened to some good music, and of course the best entertainment was the people-watching!
