Bring your family and friends to Marvin’s Garden Park & Ballard Ave NW on Saturday, December 6th from 2 – 8 p.m. and enjoy FREE photos with Santa, cider, holiday treats, tree lighting, Tomte Trail prize giveaways, live music from Swing 3PO, market featuring Ballard business vendors, a firepit with S’mores making station, activities, merriment, and more!

• Santa will visit Ballard from 2 – 5 PM in Marvin’s Garden. Bring your family and friends down for FREE photos with Santa* but make sure you are in line by 4:30 PM! Santa has to leave and get back to his toy workshop at 5 PM. But the fun will continue…
• Ballard HolidayFest added a Market along Ballard Avenue NW. The northern end of Ballard Avenue will transform into an activity packed winter wonderland and market. Join in the festivities, enjoy live music and treats from the Visit Ballard elves. The market features vendors, a fire pit with a S’mores making station, a Ballard Tomte Toss, food and drink specials from restaurants in the footprint, and other special programming.

Ballard HolidayFest is a free community event funded by the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods Neighborhood Matching Fund, produced by the Ballard Alliance, and the support of volunteers from the Ballard business community.

*Photos will be available a few days after the event with a special code online. Photos are free of charge and a gift from the Ballard Alliance elves. Happy Holidays!