The summer solstice marks the start of astronomical summer and the longest day of the year. Here we explore when the summer ...

A group of people in the early morning of the summer solstice in Wiltshire, England. The northern hemisphere celebrates the summer solstice as the longest day and shortest night of the year.

The summer solstice, otherwise known as the longest day of the year, falls on June 21, this Saturday. Often called midsummer or the festival solstice, it is the day with the longest period of sunlight ...

As part of its ongoing Scandinavian dinner series, Trillium, Ryan Leinonen’s terrific restaurant in Ballpark, is hosting a Swedish summer solstice dinner on Wednesday, June 18. Sweden’s celebration of ...

Get ready to welcome summer, however you see fit. The summer solstice is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, so soak up some of those direct sunbeams (safely, of course) and ...

Do you yearn for long days and short nights? Then this could be the best day of the year for you and your fellow sunlight seekers. The summer solstice falls late in the day on Friday, June 20 in the ...