Fremont Summer Solstice Parade

1992

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  In the 1990s, the parade went the opposite direction than it does today. Here, the front of the 1992 parade, with the Aurora Bridge in the background.
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  Art teacher Deedee Rainbow (at left) was for many years a fixture of the parade.

1995

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  An "octopus", held aloft by helium balloons inside.
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  An early instance of a naked cyclist

2000

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  Flame hats, a common element in the parade
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  Giant puppet of a skeletal dog
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  A stilter relaxes
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  A stilter in action
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  An elaborate costume based on traditional Northwest Native representations of Raven

2006

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  By this time, the naked cyclists had become an accepted part of the parade, most of them in body paint
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  Naked, painted juggler on a unicycle.

2007

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  Ancient Egypt was a major theme of the 2007 parade
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  Anubis
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  The Eye of Horus
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  Carrying pieces of a pyramid
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  Assembling the pyramid at Gas Works Park after the parade
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  "Purple Mark" (whose color changes with the seasons), another parade fixture
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  The Lovers of Mevlana prepare for the parade
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  The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence
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  Babe the Blue Ox (from the Paul Bunyan legend)
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  Hula hoops
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  A disco-themed contingent, followed by the "love hearts" contingent
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  More "love hearts"
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  Hugging a spectator
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  Evoking the prison at Guantanamo
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  A marching band
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  The solar system
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  The ape breathed fire
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  PURE Cirkus
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  More body-painted naked cyclists
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  "Leprechaun" fundraisers with their pot of gold, at Gas Works Park after the parade

2008

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  Rocket suits
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  Human marionette
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  Pastries & poodles
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  Near-naked jump rope at Gas Works Park after the parade
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  Winged photographer

2009

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