While most Ballard-area breweries are just a few years old, Fremont’s Hale’s Ales is celebrating its 35th anniversary this month. It all began back in 1982 when Mike Hale spent a year of apprenticeship brewing at Gale’s Ales Brewery in Horndean, England. A year later, Hale’s Ales was founded in Colville, WA, using refashioned dairy […]
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SeafoodFest and Viking Days combine on Ballard’s biggest summer weekend
Get ready for an action-packed, sun-filled weekend that’s expected to draw more than 75,000 people to Central Ballard. The 44th annual SeafoodFest is back with all the fixings — live music, salmon BBQ, lutefisk eating contest, beer gardens, kids events and more — and for the first time, Viking Days will be held at the […]
Volunteer to clean Ballard Bridge’s sidewalks
If you’re feeling industrious this Saturday, head on down to Peddler Brewing for the quarterly cleaning of the sidewalks along the Ballard Bridge. “While we impatiently wait for the city to make it safer to cross, we’re doing our part to keep it clean! Peddler has adopted the Ballard Bridge Sidewalk through the Adopt-A-Street Program,” […]
Perfect weather for Lake Union fireworks show
More than 10,000 pounds of fireworks are locked and loaded on a barge floating on Lake Union. It’s all for the annual Fourth of July show at Gas Works Park. The temperature around fireworks time is expected to be 72 degrees. Our friends at GeekWire boarded the barge on Tuesday to watch workers prep for […]
Busy summer on Ballard’s events calendar
Just a quick reminder that My Ballard is home to North Seattle’s largest community events calendar, especially now that summer is in full swing. We only post a small fraction of events here on the home page, so it pays to keep an eye on the events page. (Not to mention, many of these events […]
Yoga, movies and a dog show planned for Ballard Commons Park
Ballard Commons has become a popular hangout for the homeless over the years. It’s also one of Ballard’s best parks — especially during the summer months — thanks to its central location, ample green space and kid-friendly spray fountains. This summer the Ballard Alliance is “cranking up the activities” in the park thanks to grant […]
Scenes from the Fremont Solstice Parade
Thousands of sun-starved people packed the streets for the 30th running of the Fremont Solstice Parade, and the weather couldn’t have been any better. As they do every year, the naked cyclists kicked off the action, turning heads on Market St. in Ballard before heading back to Fremont to lead off the parade. “This was […]
Sunny Fremont hosts Solstice Parade and Fremont Fair this weekend
It’s Fremont’s biggest weekend of the year, and the forecast is sunny and warm. The occasionally-naked and always-colorful Solstice Parade kicks things off tomorrow (Saturday) and the Fremont Fair runs all weekend. Streets start closing at noon, and that’s about the time the naked cyclists typically make a swing through Ballard to get the blood […]
Lots going on this weekend in Ballard
The events calendar is always jumping, but this weekend is especially busy — including one of our favorites, the Ballard Criterium (above). Here’s a roundup of events in Ballard and beyond… Friday, June 8 RUMMAGE SALE: The Ballard Senior Center is holding it’s twice annual Huge Rummage Sale today and tomorrow. Clothes, jewelry, china, crafts, […]
City awards $150,000 for neighborhood projects in Ballard area
The City of Seattle announced today it’s investing just over $1 million to support 22 community projects citywide through the Neighborhood Matching Fund. Here’s how the awards break down in district 6, which covers Ballard, Phinney, Greenwood, Fremont and Green Lake: $17,400 to Community Cinema Group for the Outdoor Movie at Ballard Commons Park, a […]
Peddler kicks off its summer movie series
Peddler Brewing has started showing its weekly summer movies, every Thursday at 8:30 p.m. in the beer garden tent. Last week it was Top Gun, this week it’s Big. Here’s the full schedule. “Be sure to show up plenty early to get a seat at one of our picnic tables and a beer before the […]
Schedule is out for Summer Concerts at Locks
The initial schedule has been released for the free summer concert series at the Carl S. English Garden at the Ballard Locks, beginning the weekend of June 2nd. The lineup shows a diverse list of local musicians with an emphasis on big band and jazz. While there is no charge for the concerts — and […]
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