An umbrella comprising: a canopy; a pole (18, 100) extending along a longitudinal axis and having an upper portion (30, 108) coupled with the canopy and a lower portion (22, 104) rotatably coupled with the upper portion (30, 108); a rotation and locking assembly configured to rotate the upper portion (30, 108) of the pole (18, 100), the rotation mechanism comprising: a shaft having a lower end fixed to the lower portion of the pole and an upper end disposed above the lower portion of the pole; a first locking member disposed above the lower portion of the pole and coupled with the upper end of the shaft; a second locking member disposed above the lower portion of the pole adjacent to the first locking member, the second locking member configured to engage the first locking member; a hand grip disposed around the upper portion of the pole and engaged with the second locking member, the hand grip having a first position along the longitudinal axis of the pole in which the second locking member is engaged with the first locking member and a second position along the longitudinal axis of the pole spaced apart from the first position in which the second locking member is disengaged from the locking member characterized in that a drive ring provided within the hand grip is disposed around the upper pole portion, the drive ring is moveable along the longitudinal axis of the pole by movement of the hand grip, the hand grip configured to transfer a torque applied to an external surface of the hand grip to the drive ring 200, the drive ring configured to transfer the torque from the drive ring to an internal locking and rotation device. a canopy; a pole (18, 100) extending along a longitudinal axis and having an upper portion (30, 108) coupled with the canopy and a lower portion (22, 104) rotatably coupled with the upper portion (30, 108); a rotation and locking assembly configured to rotate the upper portion (30, 108) of the pole (18, 100), the rotation mechanism comprising: a shaft having a lower end fixed to the lower portion of the pole and an upper end disposed above the lower portion of the pole; a first locking member disposed above the lower portion of the pole and coupled with the upper end of the shaft; a second locking member disposed above the lower portion of the pole adjacent to the first locking member, the second locking member configured to engage the first locking member; a hand grip disposed around the upper portion of the pole and engaged with the second locking member, the hand grip having a first position along the longitudinal axis of the pole in which the second locking member is engaged with the first locking member and a second position along the longitudinal axis of the pole spaced apart from the first position in which the second locking member is disengaged from the locking member characterized in that a drive ring provided within the hand grip is disposed around the upper pole portion, the drive ring is moveable along the longitudinal axis of the pole by movement of the hand grip, the hand grip configured to transfer a torque applied to an external surface of the hand grip to the drive ring 200, the drive ring configured to transfer the torque from the drive ring to an internal locking and rotation device. a shaft having a lower end fixed to the lower portion of the pole and an upper end disposed above the lower portion of the pole; a first locking member disposed above the lower portion of the pole and coupled with the upper end of the shaft; a second locking member disposed above the lower portion of the pole adjacent to the first locking member, the second locking member configured to engage the first locking member; a hand grip disposed around the upper portion of the pole and engaged with the second locking member, the hand grip having a first position along the longitudinal axis of the pole in which the second locking member is engaged with the first locking member and a second position along the longitudinal axis of the pole spaced apart from the first position in which the second locking member is disengaged from the locking member characterized in that a drive ring provided within the hand grip is disposed around the upper pole portion, the drive ring is moveable along the longitudinal axis of the pole by movement of the hand grip, the hand grip configured to transfer a torque applied to an external surface of the hand grip to the drive ring 200, the drive ring configured to transfer the torque from the drive ring to an internal locking and rotation device.