What’s on this weekend

It’s expected to be another busy weekend in Seattle, with Pride festivities taking over the city for most of the weekend, and the annual Pride Parade happening downtown on Sunday. If you’d like to see your event listed here, email us at tips@myballard.com.

Here’s what’s happening in our ‘hood this weekend:

Friday, June 23

• Live Music
  • Chuck Ragan with Arthur James at Tractor Tavern (5213 Ballard Ave NW) from 8pm, $20.
  • Quinn the Band, Human Ladder, and Red Heart Alarm at Conor Byrne Pub (5140 Ballard Ave NW) at 9PM, $8.

Saturday, June 24

• Annual Greenwood Car Show on Greenwood Ave. 8am to 4pm, classic cars, food trucks, live music, beer gardens and more.
• National Heritage Galleries closing at Nordic Heritage Museum. The galleries will soon be moved to the new museum, so it’s the last chance to see them until the new museum opens. Open house 10am – 5pm.
• Live Music
  • Chuck Ragan with Jason Dodson (of The Maldives)at Tractor Tavern (5213 Ballard Ave NW) from 8pm, $20.
  • Scott Bemis Trio ($10 cover/$8 students) at 7pm and Chaz Lipp Groove Tripp “Good Merlin” CD Release party ($10 cover) at 9pm at Egan’s Ballard Jam House (1707 NW Market St)
  • Planes on Paper, Christopher Paul Stelling, and Mikey and Mattyat Conor Byrne Pub (5140 Ballard Ave NW) at 9PM, $10 advance/ $12 door.

Sunday, June 25

• Ballard Farmer’s Market along Ballard Ave from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Click here to see this week’s specials.
• Seattle Pride Parade: Parade begins at 11am on 4th Ave from Union St to Denny Way, then west on Denny Way to 2nd Ave N, ending at Seattle Center. Streets closed from 7am to about 5pm More than 200,000 people are expected to attend.
• Body-positive figure drawing at Populuxe Brewery (826B NW 49th St) Comic artist Tatiana Gill will lead a class from 3-5pm. Free, but must bring own supplies. Drinks available for purchase.
• Live Music
  • Edmund Wayne, Joseph Hein, Yaroslav Levkiv at Sunset Tavern (5433 Ballard Ave NW) 8pm, $8.