Christmas in Ballard: what’s open and what’s closed

The team at My Ballard would like to wish everyone a very Happy Holidays! We hope that you are enjoying the holidays with your family and friends.

Check out the Ballard Christmas Day roundup below:

What’s Open:.

• Majestic Bay Theatre, with the first showings at 8:30am
• Ballard Smoke Shop, open at  8am – 2am, with Christmas Dinner served 2pm to 7pm
• The Old Pequliar Pub  open from 12pm – 2am, kitchen open at 2pm
• King’s Hardware, open at 7pm
• Hattie’s Hat open at 3pm
• Lockspot Café open from 4pm – 2am
• Ballard Mandarin open regular hours
• Ray’s Boathouse and Cafe, open noon to 8pm

What’s Closed:

• All US post offices
• Most major banks and credit unions
• Seattle Transfer stations
• Ballard Library
• Ballard Neighborhood Service Center
• All Seattle Parks and Recreation community centers including Ballard Pool

Things to remember:

• On-street parking is free in Seattle on Christmas Day.
• King County Metro Transit bus routes are operating on a Sunday schedule. Click here to check out more details about the holiday schedule.
• Garbage, food and yard waste, and recycling will not be picked up in Seattle on Christmas Day. Collections scheduled for Wednesday will occur on Thursday, and collections for the rest of the week will be delayed by one day.

Do you know of any other events or information for Christmas Day 2019 in Ballard? Email us at tips@myballard.com and we will add the information to the post.

File photo of Christmas Ships parade