This coming Saturday, Ballard will be lit with one thousand luminaries.

The In Ballard Merchants Association is looking for volunteers to help build and distribute the luminaries throughout the retail core. “It will be a fun neighborhood work party, and hopefully the start of an annual tradition,” said Tiffany Gabrel, owner of Mon Petit Shoe and the event coordinator. Along with the twinkles, the association will have horse drawn hay rides and participating shops will be handing out goodies. The work starts at 1 p.m. at Bergen Place and the event goes from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Holidays in Ballard is a sponsor of MyBallard.)