Ballard Bites & Brews block party and food bank fundraiser returns this summer

Meghan Walker Ballard

Later this month, Ballard Bites & Brews will be returning for another block party fundraiser for the Ballard Food Bank.

Ballard Bites & Brews is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 25 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the street outside the Ballard Food Bank (1400 Leary Way).

The festival is 21+ and will include food from the following restaurants:

  • Ethan Stowell Restaurants
  • Tom Douglas & Co
  • Mainstay Provisions
  • Community Loaves
  • Rough & Tumble
  • Veraci Pizza
  • Nutty Squirrel
  • The Pantry
  • Firefly Kitchens
  • Soup’s On Seattle
  • Ray’s Boathouse
  • PCC Ballard
  • Metropolitan Market

There will also be beverages from the following breweries, cideries, and businesses:

  • Wheelie Pop Brewing
  • Urban Family Brewing
  • Yonder Cider
  • Bickersons Brewhouse
  • Fair Isle
  • Fremont Brewing Company
  • Obec Brewing
  • Bale Breaker
  • Reuben’s Brews
  • Stoup Brewing
  • Wildwood Spirits
  • Distant West
  • Town & Country
  • Lucky Envelope Brewing
  • Old Stove Gardens
  • Maritime Pacific Brewing Co
  • Great Notion Brewing

Tickets are $83—the proceeds directly benefiting the Ballard Food Bank. Tickets include eight drink tickets (NA drinks and mocktails available), food from local restaurants, live music, games, and photo ops.

This is the third year of the festival—it started in 2022 as another fundraising avenue for the food bank, which served 86,850 households with shopping visits and deliveries in 2023 alone.

Photo: Ballard Food Bank