JUNE 12, 2026

And when a sponsor decides to support the festival , they are not only contributing to a fun-filled summer event, but also supporting the programs that make Ballard the best neighborhood to live, work, and play.

So buy that salmon BBQ dinner, say cheers with a local craft beer, get your VIP Lounge Experience passes, and most importantly bring your friends and make some memories with us on July 10-12! Let's raise our glasses and shout a hipp hipp hurra to our outstanding 2026 Ballard Music & Seafoodfest sponsors!

Blundstone Seattle, Trident Seafoods, Delta Air Lines, Town & Country Markets, Mechanics Bank, Veris Law Group, Leone & Vaughn Orthodontics, Lucid Motors, Providence Swedish, Holland Partner Group, Market Street Shoes, WaFd Bank, Chase Bank, Peoples Bank, Columbia Bank, BECU, Aegis Living, Port of Seattle, VI Resorts, Banner Bank, Heart of Chelsea Veterinary Group, The Commons at Ballard, Phinney Ridge Painting & Home Services, NOVO Painting and Property Services, Illumination Learning Studio, Secret Garden Books, Sabine Cafe, Studio RA Boutique, Mountain Pacific Bank, Ocean Peace, American Seafoods Company, National Nordic Museum, KEXP, Studio RA, the Stranger, Hattie's Hat, The Ballard Cut, Malone Law Group, The Stoll Group, Axiom Design Build, Ewing & Clark, Annie's Art & Frame, Ballard Health Club, Seafair, Greenwood Ohlund, The Other Coast Cafe, GenCare Lifestyle/Ballard Landmark, Macleod's Scottish Pub, Kayla Boys Insurance Agency, INC., Salmon Bay Eagles

Check out the lineup of 2026 Ballard Music & Seafoodfest sponsors above making the magic happen this year or go to the sponsor section of the seafoodfest.org homepage for more details.

Ballard Regnbue is an all-day pride festival and soccer watch party. Please join us all day or stop by to watch some of the performances, matches and activities. Sativa The Queen is our lovely emcee and will get the party started, along with DJ SummerSoft at 11:30 a.m. Please come early, if you would like to secure a spot to sit in front of the stage and jumbo screen. The Norway versus France soccer match will begin at noon.

In addition to all-day entertainment on the stage and screen, we will have a market set up with Ballard food and retail vendors, kids' activities, a soccer activity zone hosted by Ballard FC and Salmon Bay FC, and a community-painted mural project. Please tell your friends, family and neighbors about this free community festival in the heart of Ballard. We hope to see your happy faces there! For more details and a schedule of entertainment, go to visitballard.com/pride.

Attendees are encouraged to bring their own low-profile beach/picnic chairs and blankets, and set up a spot in front of the stage/screen to watch the soccer matches and performances. We look forward to celebrating this special day with the community!

Special thanks to our community partners and the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture for helping us produce this all-day Pride Festival and Pride Match Day Soccer Watch Party!

If you would like to participate as a volunteer at this event, please sign up here or email Wren Wilson at wren@ballardalliance.com.

The fun continues with the usual Sunday market flare an then kicks into high gear at 11 a.m. with a Drag Showcase hosted by Miss Sasha Scarlett. Stop by the market this weekend and celebrate Pride in Ballard. Dressing up in Pride wear is encouraged but not required. Come as you are - All are welcome!

Here are some details from our friends at the Ballard Farmers Market:

"On Tuesday night, June 9th, Sara and Sam Lucchese experienced a devastating fire at their home. The fire wiped out their food production kitchen, destroyed many personal belongings, and caused substantial damage to their living space. The full extent of the damage is still unknown, but it has already put their future and the businesses they’ve worked so hard to build in jeopardy.

Sara and Sam are longtime residents of Ballard and have dedicated themselves to bringing delicious, locally made food to the community through Vespucci Pizza, Pasteria Lucchese, and La Crespella. Their presence at farmers markets has been a cornerstone for so many market-goers, and their passion for local food has enriched the lives of countless neighbors. Now, they are facing an unimaginable challenge as they try to recover from this loss.

Funds raised through this campaign will be used to replace essential equipment for their small business, make necessary repairs to bring their commercial kitchen back online, and remediate the damage to their living space."

Reuben's Brews will be showing all the matches at all their taprooms, as well as some fun activities through their Summer of Soccer program. Learn more here.

Our beloved Czech-inspired brewery OBEC Brewing is showing all the matches this summer. Their patio area is the perfect spot to sip on crisp delicious European flavors of their beers and catch a match or two this summer!

If you are a Soccer Watch Party spot in Ballard and we missed you here. Let us know by emailing us at info@ballardalliance.com and we'll add you to our lineup!

From Flood Yoga: "Slow Flow is our sweet spot - fluid, intentional, and designed to meet you exactly where you are. No experience needed. All levels welcome. Every class closes with a generous savasana so you leave feeling grounded and ready for the week ahead. Led by Kate Holter, founder of Flood Yoga."

Please pre-register for these classes through this link.

Up the hill, Sunset Hill, Flood Yoga is hosting a Slow Flow on Wednesdays in Sunset Hill Park from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Pre-registration is required. The weekly classes run from June 17 until August 12.

In addition to their field trip of classes around the neighborhood, Flood Yoga is offering a Solstice celebration on June 20 from 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at their studio at 2108 NW Vernon Place. Treat yourself to a morning dedicated to sun salutations, collective readings, breathwork, journaling, tea, and a healing sound bath. This mid-year morning reset is $101. To learn more and register go to floodyoga.com or email info@floodyoga.com.

For your planning purposes, we offer something unique each day of the festival:

Friday Night, July 10 ($100) – Dance the night away and help us kick off the weekend’s festivities.

• Enjoy the evening’s headliner band NITE WAVE from the comfort of the exclusive VIP lounge area seating
• 4 lounge beverages (craft beer, wine, cocktails) and complimentary non-alcoholic drinks
• VIP Lounge in-and-out access from 5 - 10 PM
  

Saturday, July 11 ($100) – Take in the full festival offerings on Saturday and make the VIP Lounge your homebase.

• Enjoy the evening’s headliners include BUILT TO SPILL and LOW CUT CONNIE from the comfort of the exclusive VIP lounge area seating
• 4 lounge beverages (craft beer, wine, cocktails) and complimentary non-alcoholic drinks
• Alder-smoked salmon BBQ meal token
• VIP Lounge in-and-out access from Noon - 10 PM
  

Sunday, July 12 ($75) – Chill out in Sunday’s VIP Lounge Experience with full festival offerings all day.

• Enjoy a jam-packed day of local performers playing the songs you love. Hear Wild Rumours, Seattle’s Last Waltz and Beatleconcert from the comfort of the exclusive VIP lounge area seating
• 4 lounge beverages (craft beer, wine, cocktails) and complimentary non-alcoholic drinks
• Alder-smoked salmon BBQ meal token
• VIP Lounge in-and-out access from Noon - 8 PM

The VIP Lounge Experience tickets are an exclusive sponsorship of the 2026 Ballard Music & Seafoodfest. All funds raised through our VIP Lounge Experience sponsorship go directly toward projects, programs and events administered by the Ballard Alliance that enhance the Ballard neighborhood year-round.

And if you happen to be at the Washington Brewers Fest tomorrow at the Seattle Center, stop by and get a pour of their Karakuchi, Kölsch, and Blackberry Peach Sour beers.

This elevated whiskey tasting experience includes rare and hard-to-find pours, delicious food from The Ballard Cut and amazing company on Tuesday, June 16 from 5 - 7:30 p.m. at The Commons at Ballard. Each guest will receive a commemorative bottle of the special edition, “SEA-to-ICE” Elijah Craig Single Barrel Select Bourbon to take home or Brennivín, Iceland's signature national spirit. Tickets are now on sale for this fundraising event. Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Seattle–Reykjavík Sister City relationship at this special event. Tickets are $100 and all profits go to support the special delegation trip happening in August. To learn more and to purchase your tickets, click here.

receive a complementary Trident Seafoods salmon BBQ dinner and an invitation to the volunteer appreciation dinner later in the summer. There are a variety of volunteer shifts available from drink slingers to salmon servers to barricade rangers keeping everyone safe. Check out the Volunteer signup options and pick your shift soon.

We also offer an opportunity for our local high school students to earn community service hours. Most shifts available are all ages except for any of the positions in the Beer & Cocktail Garden. For questions about volunteering, please contact our volunteer coordinator Wren Wilson. Click here to learn more and signup.

Currently, crews are setting up a work area at the intersection of 24th Ave NW and NW 56th St. to support upcoming tunneling operations.

This work area will be in place through spring 2027. As this much needed construction carries on, please help support the businesses in the construction zone. For the next year, businesses such as Salt & Sugar Cafe and Bakery, Peoples Bank, Tumbles Gym, Huntington Learning Center, Aimee Nail Studio and Banfield Pet Hospital will be in the midst of the construction zone and re-routed traffic patterns. If you already frequent these businesses, thank you. If you haven't tried them out, we are asking the community to make an effort to shop, dine, or use the services at these businesses.

Another challenging area is the building construction happening on the corner of NW 56th Street and 20th Ave NW - right next to Spice Waala and Pink Bee Curry & Sandwiches and across from Verve Bowls and Mr. Gyros. Please look past the construction in the area and support these local businesses serving REALLY great food!