Meghan Walker (via My Ballard)
Here’s your weekly Ballard events roundup for Nov. 9-15.
As usual, lots happening this week in and around the neighborhood. Highlights this week include a Ballard Historical Society pop-up to learn about the history of the neighborhood and Brewerama, the Phinney Neighborhood Association’s annual winter beer fest. Enjoy!
Monday, Nov. 9
Tuesday, Nov. 10
- Painting Party: Make a Bookish Display, Swoon City, 6:30 – 8 p.m.
- Let your imagination take flight (on a dragon) or fight for your favorite design. In this 1.5 hour workshop you’ll paint a your own display.
- Tuesday Cribbage Tournament at Dirty Couch Brewing, 6:30 – 8 p.m.
- Dirty Couch Brewing is hosting regular Cribbage Tournament nights every other Tuesday (2nd and 4th Tuesday each month) at 6:30 pm. Cribbage boards are provided, prizes for the winners. Free.
- Free Trivia Night at Ballard Beer Box, 6:30 p.m.
- All ages, dogs welcome. Prizes for winners, bring a team or join one.
- Disney Millennial Magic Music Bingo @ Channel Marker Cider, 7-9 p.m.
- Warm up those vocal cords for Disney Millennial Magic at Channel Marker Cider in Ballard! We’re playing free Music Bingo with the Disney songs you grew up singing, from animated classics to Disney Channel favorites. Hear a song, mark your card, and sing along if you know it (you probably do). Bingo runs 7–9 p.m. on Tuesday, and our food truck is open daily from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 11
- Wager Based Trivia @ Channel Marker Cider, 7-9 p.m.
- Free wager-based trivia with prizes and dinner from Tacos and Burgers Express.
- Book Trivia at The Ink Drinker, 8-9:30 p.m.
- Prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3d place, teams and solo players welcome, free to join.
- Drinkers with Knitting Problems – Craft Night at Hazlewood, 8 – 11 p.m.
- Happy Hour and other drink specials – including N/A options – for anyone knitting, crocheting, embroidering, sewing…. You get the idea… Bring some yarn.
Thursday, Nov. 12
- Norwegian Commercial Club Monthly Meeting, Norwegian Commercial Club, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
- The Norwegian Commercial Club is based in Ballard and promotes commerce, culture and social connections among Scandinavians in Seattle, the Pacific Northwest and worldwide. We meet on the second Thursday of every month at Ballard’s Leif Erikson Lodge to an open bar, sit down dinner and interesting and engaging speakers. $40
- Gold Foiling Workshop, Swoon City, 6:30 – 8 p.m.
- Take your book from boring to beautiful with this gold foiling class. (Silver foils also available) You must provide a hardcover book but all other supplies will be provided. No experience needed. All supplies will be provided, and you’ll leave with a one-of-a-kind creation.
- Free Thursday Trivia at Dirty Couch Brewing, 6:30 – 8 p.m.
- Head in the Clouds Trivia will be hosting Thursday night trivia every week at Dirty Couch Brewing! Join us at our Ballard taproom (1110 NW 50th St) on Thursdays at 6:30 pm. The Heart in Seoul food truck will be serving food on 11/12.
Friday, Nov. 13
- Cider Lab & Barrel Aged Bottle Release Party at Channel Marker Cider, 6-9 p.m.
- Come taste what we’ve been tinkering with! Join us at the Channel Marker Cider taproom in Ballard on Friday, November 13, from 6–9 p.m. for Cider Lab. Try small-batch experiments, revisit a favorite, and tell us what you’d love to see on tap next. Catch our head cider maker and get a tour of our production space!
Saturday, Nov. 14
- Toddler Music and Movement at Illumination Learning Studio, 10-11 a.m.
- Sing, dance, move, and play! In this caregiver-and-child class, young musicians explore music through playful activities that build confidence, coordination, and connection. Children will experiment with call and response, echo and sequencing, and large-motor movement while developing early musical awareness through songs, instruments, and creative play. $25
- Mending Class: Sashiko Style Visible Mending, Swoon City, 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
- Learn how to mend your denim and woven clothing with beautiful hand stitches. Join Erin for an information-packed, hands-on workshop to learn a sashiko-style visible mending technique. $95
- Ballard Historical Society Pop-Up, 2 – 4:30 p.m.
- An afternoon opportunity to see Ballard Historical Society’s treasures, and show us yours. New to Ballard with questions? “Old” to Ballard with photos or finds? Come meet your neighbors, learn about our digital archives and projects. We’ll be accepting materials for scanning. Plus delicious refreshments!
- Gem Painting: Dazzling Book Covers, Swoon City, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
- In this delightful 2 hour workshop, you’ll learn how place gem rhinestones on the cover of your favorite book to create a dazzling design sure to be the star of your shelfie.
- Brewerama: PNA’s Annual Winter Beer Taste, Phinney Neighborhood Association, 7-10 p.m.
- Raise a glass at the Winter Beer Taste, Seattle’s longest-running beer festival and a fundraiser for the Phinney Neighborhood Association. $15-75
Sunday, Nov. 15
- Ballard Farmer’s Market, Ballard Ave, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.(recurring)
- Open since 2000, the Ballard Farmers Market is Seattle’s first year-round neighborhood farmers market selling produce exclusively from Washington state farmers. The Market has operated along the historic cobblestone stretch of Ballard Avenue NW between Vernon Place and 22nd Avenue.
- Silent Reading at The Ink Drinker, 6 – 8 p.m.
- Free quiet reading with drinks and food options.
Photo: Ballard Historical Society
