Summary: The summer solstice marks the longest day of the year and the winter solstice the longest night. This assembly is particularly suitable on, or near, the summer solstice - usually 21 June.

leading to various holidays arising around these events. The summer solstice fire festivals take place in the Pyrenees each year on the same night when the sun is at its zenith. Once night falls ...

The summer solstice takes place in mid-June each year in the Northern Hemisphere Skyler Caruso is a Writer and Reporter of PEOPLE Digital Entertainment. She joined PEOPLE in 2021, but has eight ...