Scenes from the first annual BURP

Hundreds of people attended the first-ever Ballard Urban Picnic, or BURP, at Ballard Commons Park on Saturday.

Organized by the Ballard Chamber of Commerce, the event featured live bands, many of Seattle’s most popular mobile food vendors, games for the kids and an outdoor movie. And Dutch Bike Company’s conference bike, of course.

“We really wanted something to use this great park we have,” explained the executive director of the chamber, Beth Miller. “We decided to have the mobile food vendors, much like the Mobile Chowdown, and bring them here to Ballard and surround the park.”

The vendors were the highlight of the event, including Skillet, Anita’s Crepes (above), Veraci Pizza, Cupcake Royale, Parfait and Dante’s Inferno Dogs. Maritime Pacific Brewing Company powered the beer garden, with proceeds going to the Ballard Food Bank.

Miller says Dante “called his friends” and helped bring in the vendors, and the long lines were proof they were a big hit.

Kids played with sidewalk chalk, an inflatable slide and a big bouncy room.

“I definitely think the event will happen again,” Miller said, adding that they’re hoping to bring in even more mobile food vendors next year. The weather brought a few raindrops a few times during the event, and she said they’re considering moving the timing from early May to August.

As night began to fall, attendees were treated to an outdoor movie on a big inflatable screen. It was none other than Disney’s Up, a movie that plays a close parallel to Ballard’s own legend, Edith Macefield.