Scenes from Night Out in Ballard

Neighbors from every corner of Ballard came together to celebrate National Night Out tonight — over 50 block parties, by our unofficial count. Thank you everyone for sending photos!

Here’s the view of two block parties along 22nd Ave. from 70th St.

Kids at 73rd and Jones tore it up on bikes.

Bubbles flew at 10th Ave. between 85th and 87th. And there’s video of the Bubble Man at the block party. (Thanks Jill!)

These kids had the time of the lives in a bouncy house at 80th and Earl.

State Rep. Reuven Carlyle made the rounds in Ballard, stopping by 43 block parties (not a typo) by the time he posed for this hot dog photo on 9th and 70th.

Neighbors at 70th and 28th celebrated their 18th annual block party.

Here at 12th Ave. between 96th and 97th, “The chalk art took a CSI type of twist, then it became positively Lilliputian!” says Dennis, who emailed us the photo.

How’s this for neighborhood pride? (Thanks, Scott!)

If you lived in East Ballard and heard all the music, it was coming from Greenwoodstock, and our sister site PhinneyWood.com has the story.

Folks at 62nd and 6th Ave. played games into the night. (Thanks, Summer!)

Dennis sent us this shot of the gathering at 36th Ave NW and NW 60th.

A great time by neighbors at NW 87th st and 26th. (Thanks, Steve!)

Neighbors on 47th NW pulled their party onto the sidewalk. (Thanks, Ed!)

“We had the coolest pinata,” Tracy emailed us. This was at the block party at NW 59th and 11th Ave NW.

This party on Alonzo between 70th & 73rd had “Chris – balloon maker extraordinaire!” And here are more photos from the same block party. (Thanks, Sarah!)