Fremont Solstice Parade 2009, Nude Cyclists Ride Before Noon

If you are easily offended, this may not be the event for you. But if you have an open mind and can appreciate art of a more progressive variety, this is a spectacle worth seeing. An article on the Body Freedom Collaborative reports that the cyclists, "have been well-received by Fremont Summer Solstice Parade goers year after year and have introduced tens of thousands of citizens to healthy body positive attitudes in a festive way."

If you have no interest in seeing the Painted Cyclists, don’t let that stop you from attending the Solstice Parade which starts at noon. (The cyclists ride before the parade at some unappointed time after 11:00 a.m.) Note that the Solstice Parade draws quite a crowd to the smallish Fremont community, so come early, bring your patience, and take public transportation if possible … or else be prepared to spend some time finding parking and doing some walking.

After the Parade, make your way over to the fabulous Fremont Fair, which takes place both Saturday and Sunday. Directions to the Fair and a map of the parade route can be found at www.fremontfair.org/getting-here. More information can be obtained via the links provided below, or by emailing info@fremontfair.org or calling 206.297.6801. The Solstice Parade is free.

Trottr, a new Twitter mobile phone voice mail podcasting service, can be used this weekend by over 80,000 attendees of the 38th annual Fremont Fair in Seattle, WA. Individuals celebrating the Pacific Northwest solstice can „live twit“. the two day extravaganza by calling a local number (206-388-4334) to upload pictures and record 140 second „voice tweets“.