Santa Barbara Summer Solstice: Rooted in Community, Fueled by Fun

From CAW to Completion, Santa Barbara’s Annual Solstice Festivities

Santa Barbara
Summer Solstice:
Rooted in Community,
Fueled by Fun

From CAW to Completion,
Santa Barbara’s Annual Solstice Festivities

6/23 4-9pm | Alameda Park
6/24 11-9pm | Santa Barbara & Ortega St. to Alameda
6/25 11-4pm | Alameda Park

By Leslie Dinaberg | June 22, 2023

Being part of the Solstice team is addictive. Former executive director Robin Elander (in blue sweater) is still out there helping out. | Credit: Ingrid Bostrom

An uplifting, friendly, grassroots kind of energy is part of everything that happens at the Community Arts Workshop (CAW).

From rehearsal space for Opera Santa Barbara to the creation of the pianos for Pianos on State and the opening party for the Santa Barbara Studio Artists Tour, the “Hey kids, let’s put on a show” vibe is baked into the very bones of this place. But nowhere is it more palpable than the Solstice Workshop. As they have done for close to 50 years, the visionary creators, artists, designers, builders, and swarms of worker bees gather each year to create an amazing, completely homegrown festival for the rest of us to enjoy. 

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