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06/02/2026

We are excited to share the FWC26Seattle videos, featuring Ballard's Rough & Tumble Pub Jen Barnes, at 🌈Ballard Regnbue: Pride Festival & Soccer Watch Party on June 26 in the heart of Ballard. ⚽️

06/01/2026

🎟LOW TICKET ALERT! 🎟 Ballard Cocktail Trail is this Saturday from 5 - 8 PM! If you would like to join us for this fun-filled evening, please purchase your tickets ASAP before tickets are sold out. In order to provide the best experience possible, we have a capacity for participants at these events. Tickets are available online only - text your friends and get your tickets through the link below. Tickets are $50 for 10 cocktail tasting tickets served at 10 Ballard boutiques. See you on the trail this Saturday! 🍹🌞
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ballard-summer-cocktail-trail-2026-tickets-1986548539157

05/29/2026

😎Are you heading out on the trail with us next Saturday? We are counting down the days until the Ballard Summer Cocktail Trail and hope to see you and your friends in Ballard on June 6th! There are still tickets available so gather your group or a date and purchase your tickets today. 🍹We are featuring 10 delicious cocktails, served at 10 Ballard boutiques turned cocktail-tasting lounges on Saturday, June 6 from 5 - 8 PM. During the event participants will vote on their favorite cocktails and the winners will be served in the Ballard SeafoodFest beer & cocktail garden. Tickets are $50 and all proceeds go toward Ballard neighborhood improvement projects and events. Link to purchase tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1986548539157

05/27/2026

Check out this delightful article about how to spend a day in Ballard visiting the "Locks" or as the author Mary Williams describes it - the Panama Canal's "mini-me" 😆Thank you for visiting Ballard from Gig Harbor and sharing your adventures along the way, Mary! Read the full story here:

A visit to Ballard includes stops at its famous locks, a tree-lightful botanical garden and its year-round Sunday Farmers Market.

05/21/2026

EXTRA 📖 EXTRA 📖 READ ALL ABOUT IT! BALLARD BOOK CRAWL DEBUTS MAY 22 - 24

Join , , , .city and for three days of book-loving fun in Ballard. Our book businesses are launching the inaugural Ballard Book Crawl on May 22 - 24. Visit each of the stores during the "Crawl" weekend for a chance to win over $300 in prizes.

👓How it works👓

Ballard Book Crawlers can pick up their passports at any of the participating businesses and then set off to collect stamps at each location. Once all the stamps are collected, participants can turn in their passports and be entered in the prize drawings. There will be special deals and activities throughout the weekend.
If you receive a stamp from all five stores you'll get a commemorative bookmark and entered into a raffle for:
💲$150 in gift certificates
🍹A ticket to Ballard Cocktail Trail (2 will win)
🛍 One of five totes

05/20/2026

Calling all Dogs of Ballard and their two-legged companions! 📣 is hosting a special neighborhood dog meetup, Bark at the Bank, on Thursday, May 21 from 5 - 7 p.m.

🐶All well-behaved dogs are invited to this free event featuring tricks & treats, pet portraits by Siece and an Ahimsa Dog Academy trainer demonstration.

See you tomorrow at Columbia Bank's Ballard branch - located at 5512 22nd Avenue NW, Seattle, WA 98107. 🐾

05/20/2026

The Ballard Alliance team had a great time last night at with our friends from . We even had the honor of posing with the lovely . We also watched a sneak peek of the SeattleFWC26 Local Organizing Committee's statewide storytelling campaign called “How We Pride.”

📽 We will be showing the videos on the jumbo screen at Ballard Regnbue Pride Festival & Watch Party on June 26th! With Sativa The Queen as our emcee for the event and lots of entertainment and surprises, we promise a day filled with fun in the heart of Ballard. Mark your calendars for Ballard Regnbue on Friday, June 26 from 11:30 AM - 10 PM! (More info> link in bio) 🌈

05/14/2026

🎉EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT ALERT🎉 Ballard is kicking off summer with a new event: BALLARD REGNBUE (RAYN-boo-uh: Rainbow in Norwegian & Danish). 🌈Ballard Regnbue is an all-day Pride Festival and Pride Match Day Soccer Watch Party. We are closing down the north side of Ballard Ave NW & 22nd Ave NW on JUNE 26 and transforming the heart of our neighborhood into a FREE community celebration of PRIDE, soccer and all the things that make Ballard the best neighborhood in Seattle. EVERYONE is welcome!

We have an incredible event planned. It starts at 11:30 AM with a welcome by our fabulous emcee for the day: the one and only, ! The talented will keep everyone movin' & groovin' all day long. ⚽ We will be showing three soccer matches on a jumbo screen including the Pride Day Match between Iran and Egypt. There will be a market with all Ballard vendors including some yummy surprises from our friends at , and to name a few. This all-ages event will feature kids' activities hosted by and the National 🎨 Get artsy with us by helping us create community-painted mural panels that represent Pride Match Day designs inspired by local artists Sharon Blyth-Moss and Shayla Hufana. and will lead a soccer activity area and all of our Ballard shops and restaurants will be ready to welcome you!

This action-packed day will feature a variety of entertainment including a drag show. Come celebrate with us at Ballard Regnbue on June 26th from 11:30 AM until 10 PM in the heart of Ballard! For all the details check out the Ballard Regnbue link in our bio! A special thank you to all of our community partners, and the for helping us produce this free community festival!
visitballard.com/pride

05/13/2026

📍A MUST-DO ART EVENT HAPPENING ON SATURDAY, MAY 16 AT THE FIRESTONE PROJECT AND BALLARD BREWERY DISTRICT
The inaugural Brewery District Mural Week (May 11 - 16) will finish off strong with a Saturday afternoon Artist Market (Noon - 5 p.m.) at the Firestone Project, a free Brewery District Mural Walking Tour (4 p.m.) and an after-hours farewell to the (from 7 p.m. - Late).

🎨The Artist Market will feature artworks from more than 20 local artists, a live painting of six interior murals, a community painting room, in addition to the existing artwork from the 50+ talented Firestone Project artists.
👟The Brewery District Mural Walking Tour will begin at the Firestone Project building at 4 p.m. and will take approximately 75 minutes. Event producers are encouraging attendees to wear comfy shoes. A couple of special guests will be joining the tour.

The Brewery District Mural project features four very talented local artists:
🖌Stevie Shao at 950 NE Leary
🖌They Drift at 1415 NW 52nd Street
🖌B Line Dot at 4612 NW Leary Way
🖌Craig Cundiff at 5015 14th Ave
And a 5th surprise artist! 😮

Everyone is invited to the Firestone Project Open House, Artist Market, Brewery District Mural Walk and the Firestone Finale! Here is a program lineup for Saturday's activities:

Artist Market: Noon - 5 PM
Brewery District Mural Walking Tour: 4 - 5:15 PM
Firestone Finale: 7 PM - Late

The Firestone Project is located at 1145 NW Market Street, Seattle, WA 98107.
📸 First four photos by the talented Andrew Williams

05/12/2026

🌞This weather has us thinking about summer. The Ballard Summer Cocktail Trail is less than a month away and the official start of our neighborhood's summer festival & event season. We have so many things planned for you but we hope you'll get the party started on June 6 from 5 - 8 PM at the Cocktail Trail. 🍸Tickets are on sale in the link below. This event is 21+ and features 10 delicious cocktails to sample at 10 swanky little Ballard boutiques. Come stroll out of spring and into summer with us!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1986548539157