Orcas Islanders and friends from near and far are invited to the 16th Annual Summer Solstice Parade on Saturday, June 21 at noon in Eastsound.

The theme this year is “Toys, Contraptions and Thingamajigs.”

The always colorful, whimsical procession will glide, swirl and dance on Main Street around to North Beach Road and loop around to the Village Green. Local favorites will perform at the Stage on the Green afterwards. Anyone wishing to participate should gather near the Oddfellows Hall no later than 11:30 am.

Motorized vehicles, livestock or written words are not allowed in the parade.

Volunteers are encouraged to help create banners, costumes and direct traffic. For more info, call Laura Gibbons at 376-5458.