The Fremont Solstice Cyclists last rode on Saturday, June 17, 2017!
2017 Timeline
Friday
6:00-9:00 p.m. Set up at CSR Marine, 4701 Shilshole Ave NW.
Saturday
8:00-11:30 Painting at CSR Marine or satellite locations.
11:30-12:00 Clean up and organize for ride.
12:00-12:30 Ride to parade.
12:30-1:00 Enter the parade route.
1:00-?? Loop back through the parade route as often as you like, always keeping ahead of the parade, and always keeping to the right side of the street.
Sunday
11:00-5:00 Clean up at CSR Marine.
Painting parties
If you want to organize your own paint-up and you’re willing to share the experience with new friends, please post to SolCycles@yahoogroups.com. Rendezvous at the start of the parade route (the corner of 3rd Ave NW and NW 36th St) at 12:30pm, painted and ready to kick off the parade! If you don’t get to the start location before the parade starts moving, circle around to Stone Way N and N 35th St. and head west on N. 35th St.
See the page on the main paint party if you want to join the bulk of the riders in painting up.
Join the community
To get (or provide) further details on the ride, the paint party, and painting ideas, join our community by sending a message to SolCycles-subscribe@yahoogroups.com, with a short message saying how you fit in.
The Painted Cyclists have long been a fixture of the Fremont Solstice Parade experience. The parade is produced by the Fremont Arts Council; it’s a fantastic and whimsical celebration of the return of the sun, complete with larger than life puppets, floats, and street performers.
The Painted Cyclists engage and entertain the crowd with our boldness, bareness and enthusiasm. Join us as we welcome summer to Seattle with an outpouring of artistic expression, fossil-fuel-free travel, and fun.