What’s on this weekend

Danielle Anthony-Goodwin Ballard

Another weekend is here and brings with it plenty of exciting events. Enjoy it in Ballard!

Friday, November 21

  • Santa Portraits at Swansons Nursery (9701 15th Ave NW) from 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. Click here to learn more.
  • Market Street Dixieland Jazz Band at Egan’s Ballard Jamhouse (1707 NW Market St) from 9 p.m. The MSDJB performs the best in hot New Orleans style jazz, Dixieland, 1920s tunes and gutbucket French Quarter blues. Tickets cost $5.
  • Live music at Conor Byrne Pub (5140 Ballard Ave NW) at 9 p.m.  Featuring Lonely Mountain Lovers, Marty O’Reilly & The Old Soul Orchestra, Day Laborers & Petty Intellectuals. Click here to find more information.
  • Live Music at Tractor Tavern (5213 Ballard Ave NW) at 9 p.m. Featuring Los Straitjackets, Deke Dickerson, Miss Mamie Lavona the Exotic Mulatta and Her White Boys. Tickets $20. Click here to purchase tickets and for more information.

Saturday, November 22

  • Pancake Breakfast and Fair Trade Fair at Salmon Bay School (1810 NW 65th St) from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.  The Pancake Breakfast will run from 9 to 12 ($7 per person/$25 per family). The Fair Trade Fair will run from 9 to 2 (free).
  • Santa Portraits at Swansons Nursery (9701 15th Ave NW) from 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. Click here to learn more.
  • Yulefest at the Nordic Heritage Museum (3014 NW 67th St) from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Locals can get a head start on their holiday shopping while immersing themselves in some Nordic Christmas traditions. Click here to find out more.
  • Free SAT Diagnostics Test at Sylvan Learning (2232 Northwest Market Street #8) from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Find out how ready you are for the big test. Please RSVP first though at (206) 297-4595.
  • Family Yoga Workshop: Gratitude is Our Attitude at Kula Movement, Center for Yoga & Health (5340 Ballard Ave NW) from 1 p.m. – 2 p.m. A family workshop for 2-10 year olds, and their adult companions, taught by Nicole Koleshis. $25 for families with 1 child, $5 for each additional child; bring as many adults as you’d like.
  • Run Prepared Class for Women facilitated by Fighting Chance Seattle at Green Lake Park (between NE 71st St and Sunnyside Ave N) from 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. In response to a recent attack on a woman at Green Lake, Fighting Chance Seattle will offer a free one-hour version of our Self-Defense for Women workshop on Green Lake. Cost is free.
  • Live music at Conor Byrne Pub (5140 Ballard Ave NW) at 9 p.m. Featuring Brite Lines, Xolie Morra & The Strange Kind and McDougall. Click here for more information.
  • Live Music at Tractor Tavern (5213 Ballard Ave NW) at 8:45 p.m. Featuring, The Dip, Graig Markel & The 88th St Band and Sundog. Tickets $8. Click here to purchase tickets and for more information.

Sunday, November 23

  • Ballard Farmers Market along Ballard Ave from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Click here to see this week’s specials.
  • Yoga Sound Bath at Kula Movement, Center for Yoga & Health (5340 Ballard Ave NW) from 5:30 p.m. – 6: 30 p.m. Join them for an evening of restorative yoga, therapeutic sound, and energy healing. Cost is $30 in advance and $35 at the door.
  • Open Mic at Conor Byrne Pub (5140 Ballard Ave NW) at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome. For more information click here.
  • Seattle’s Tribute to the Last Waltz at Tractor Tavern (5213 Ballard Ave NW) at 8 p.m. Tickets $10. Click here to purchase tickets and for more information.

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