Ballard Seafood Fest 2014! Deadliest Catch Boats – F/V Northwestern and F/V Wizard call Ballard their home port. Ballard has a reputation for being very Scandinavian, and being Scandinavian usually means fish and lots of them. It should be no surprise that Ballard is the home of Seafood Fest, a yearly celebration of fish, wild seafood, fun, family, community, and of course… fresh wild delicious seafood from Alaska to the Pacific Northwest.
The Ballard Seafood Fest started as a short BBQ event with around 10 booths- a very far cry from today’s racous Seafood Fests. It’s two whole days packed with hundreds of booths, more delicious seafood than even the biggest appetites could ever possibly eat, scads of live bands and musicians, and more good times per capita than is legal in some states.
“So how do you like YOUR Salmon? If you were Julia Child, you’d poach it with a bunch of butter and white wine vinegar. If you were Bobby Flay, you’d grill it with a brown sugar mustard glaze. And who wouldn’t want to assume the identity of Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa? If you were she, you’d bake it with panko, vermouth and horseradish then cover it with a Lemon Dill Butter Sauce. But, as we mentioned earlier, things are a bit different in Ballard and that simply begs the question, WDBD or “What does Ballard do?”
Ballard sizzles it over an alder fire ‘til it’s a steaming, succulent slice of the best Omega 3’s you will ever slide down your gullet. And they’ve been doing it the same way for 39 years! Each year, over a ton of salmon is served–think about it, that’s 39 tons of salmon. Can you even imagine that much fish?”
If you’re the type that won’t believe it til you see it, rest assured that you’ll see a ton of it at SeafoodFest.
2nd Annual Ballard Beer Fest
 
 
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What began last year as an “experiment” proved to be a such a giant success, we couldn’t help but do a reprise. Not only are we expanding the BeerFest footprint, we’re offering an even larger variety of nanos and micros from Ballard and the greater Northwest.
The 2nd Annual Ballard Beer Fest is proud to feature over 20 microbreweries at two locations. While enjoying your favorite or new favorite brew you can listen to live music from the Main Stage or DJ’s at the Sunset Tavern location.
For those of you feeling particularly adventurous, there will even be contests at this year’s event! Chief among them is the annual Lutefisk eating contest- a sturdy competition for the strong of will and/or weak of tastebud. Can you outeat 10 time winner Dave Johnson? Find out!
Music entertainment will be provided on the Ballard Ave Main Stage, featuring Seattle funk band Eldridge Gravy and The Court Supreme headlining Saturday night. Sunday night also has a roster that begins at Noon and goes til 7PM, with American Folk Rock band Sallie Ford from Portland, OR headlining.
The Ballard Commons FamilyStage provides entertainment that’s guaranteed to be all family friendly, and the weekend schedule is as follows:
Saturday, July 12
12 noon Mario the Funny Man
1pm Hermit Crab and the Moon Mary Shaver’s Puppets
2pm Alleyoop’s Musical Games
3pm Mario the Funny Man
4pm Roving Reptiles
5pm The Not Its
-Turtle Theater Story Telling shows all weekend between stage shows
Featuring Native Storyteller Uri Israel and Storyteller Al Hirsch
-Games of the World Exhibit all weekend
Sunday, July 13
12 noon Deano the Clown (Roaming after the show)
1pm Raven’s Puppets
2pm Mario the Funny Man
3pm Alleyoop’s Musical Games
4pm Roving Reptiles
5pm Mario the Funny Man
We hope to see you there!
