Ballard events update: what’s cancelled and postponed for COVID-19

Many events around the region are being cancelled to mitigate the spread of coronavirus, including several in Ballard.

Because there have been so many, we’re updating them here:

  • St. Pat’s Parade O’ Pints: The March 14 St. Pat’s celebration will still be happening at all 12 participating breweries, but the Hale’s Ales double-decker bus has been cancelled. The Seattle Firefighters Pipes & Drums have also cancelled their planned appearance.
  • Norwegian Heritage Day and Leif to Leif 5k Fun Run/Walk: The Leif Erikson Lodge has postponed the March 21 Norwegian Heritage Day event, but the Leif to Leif 5K will happen as scheduled. A new date for the Heritage Day has not yet been set, but we’ll update when we know the new date.
  • Starbucks 25th Annual Hot Java Cool Jazz: Ballard High School’s Jazz Band was scheduled to perform in the March 27th concert at the Paramount, which has been postponed. We’ll update when we know the new dates.
  • Ballard Wine Walk: Originally scheduled for March 28, the Wine Walk has been postponed for Saturday, October 24, 2020. All tickets purchased will be honored for the rescheduled event; if you can’t attend the October event, Ballard Alliance will provide a full refund. Email Kiana Ballo at kiana@ballardalliance.com to request refunds.
  • Ballard NW Senior Center $pring for $eniors Auction and Gala: The March 29th event has been postponed, with the new date TBD.

If you have any info to add to this list, email us at tips@MyBallard.com.