Solano Avenue Association

Albany and Berkeley, California (USA)

Stroll Line-up

This list is alphabetical by organization
followed by their address on Solano Avenue

Information and Expectations of Public Conduct is further below

2025 Solano Avenue Stroll
9/14/2025 10 am – 5 pm

Highlights

  • Oasis Pro Wrestling
    1870 Solano 12 & 2 & 4 PM
  • Taiko Drums 1 & 3 PM
    1451 Solano at Santa Fe
  • Pet Adoptions, Berkeley Humane
    1120 Solano at Kains

 

Line-up

As of 9/5/2025

** Hosting an activity
As of 9/5/2025

Opening Ceremony:

2025 Grand Marshal:
Albany Sauna & Hot Tubs, since 1934
(Frederika Adam)

501st Legion, Golden Gate Garrison
AC Transit (Alameda Contra Costa Transit)*
Al Co BOS D5 Sup. Nikki Fortunato Bas
Albany Chamber, Citizen of the Year
Albany Chamber, Youth of the Year
Albany Lions Club
Albany Path to Belonging
Albany Police and Fire Department(s)
Albany Police Motorcycles
Albany Rotary Club
Albany Strollers & Rollers
Albany Subaru, event sponsor
Berkeley Police and Fire Department(s)
Berkeley Police Motorcycles
Cornell Walking School Bus
Cub Scouts of America, Pack 30
El Cerrito Preschool Cooperative
L.J. Kruse Company, event sponsor
SAA Grand Marshal, Frederika Adam

The micro-parade starts at Colusa in Berkeley at 10:00am. It travels west, and ends at the BART track in Albany (Masonic).

Spaces are still available!
Register HERE

Solano Avenue Stroll Sponsor Display

First Aid can be found at:
Fresno and Solano (Berkeley)
Colusa and Solano (Berkeley)
Peralta and Solano (Albany)

 Contact us: 510-527-5358

      • Restrooms are available every-other block on side-streets
      • Event Headquarters (California Bank and Trust)
        1451 Solano Avenue (lost and found and more)



Solano Avenue Stroll expectations of public conduct (EPC):
At the Solano Avenue Stroll, guest (and participant) safety is a top priority.

The Solano Avenue Association and its Board of Directors possess an encroachment permit covering the entire Avenue from 7am through 7pm on the day of the Solano Avenue Stroll. Copies of permits (encroachment/food/sound) and insurance certificates are available at the event command center, 1451 Solano Avenue (at Santa Fe) Albany (California Bank and Trust). Participation and attendance of the Solano Avenue Stroll is at the discretion of the event organizer; the Solano Avenue Association 1569 Solano #101 Berkeley CA 94707 info@solanostroll.org
510-527-5358

Clothing/Attire: Appropriate attire, including shirts and shoes, must be worn. Wearing apparel which has obscene language, obscene gestures, or racial / religious / ethnic slurs that are likely to create a disturbance is prohibited. Wearing clothing which deliberately obscures the face: such as hooded tops, will not be allowed. Bulletproof vests or simulated bulletproof vests will not be allowed.

Conduct: Conduct that is disorderly, disruptive or which interferes with or endangers business or guests is prohibited. Such conduct may include running, loud offensive language, spitting, throwing objects, fighting, obscene gestures, skating, skateboarding, etc. Intimidating behavior by groups or individuals; blocking storefronts, and walking in groups in such a way as to inconvenience others is prohibited.

General: We would like to remind you to watch your valuables. For the security of our guests, please do not leave purses, strollers, and other items unattended. Banned at the Solano Avenue Stroll are items that include (but are not limited to) “snap-type” or “popping” amusement devices, “silly string”, and weapons of any kind (real or simulated, offensive or defensive) including “squirt”-type or other amusement devices that project.

General parking, deliveries and vendor set-up:
Please park legally and obey all traffic laws. There are no exceptions.

Personal Transportation Devices: The use of Personal Transportation Devices is prohibited in all areas of the event. Examples of Personal Transportation Devices include, but are not limited to, skateboards, scooters, bicycles, and Razors, etc. These restrictions do not apply to ADA devices such as Wheelchairs, Mobility Aids, and other Power-Driven Mobility Devices when the device is operated at the speed of pedestrian traffic.

Remote Control Devices: launching, landing, operating Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS / AKA “drones”) or ground vehicles that are remotely controlled is PROHIBITED. The FAA defines an unmanned aircraft as “an aircraft that is operated without the possibility of direct human intervention from within or on the aircraft” UAS range from fixed-wing aircraft to helicopters or rotorcraft models sometimes called quad-copters.

Service Animals; Pets: Only service animals are permitted at the Solano Stroll. For the safety of our guests (and your pet), please leave your furry friends at home.

Violations of the Law: The commission of any act defined by Federal, State or local ordinances as a criminal act is prohibited. Smoking (in commercial districts) and consuming/possessing an “open container” of alcohol is a violation of Albany and Berkeley City Ordinances.

V 1.3 09/2025 (Solano Avenue Stroll)