Here are key details and tips to help you get ready for Ballard Regnbue:

Watch the Matches:

We will feature three televised matches on a jumbo screen in the center of the intersection of 22nd Ave NW & Ballard Ave NW. PROTIP: The area in front of the stage/screen is available on a first-come first-serve basis. Bring your low-profile chairs, cool beach lounge seats or a blanket and set up a spot to watch the entertainment.

Drag Show:

Sativa The Queen and her guests will keep the party moving with a lively drag show and other performances throughout the day. Sativa The Queen is a renowned figure in Seattle’s vibrant drag scene, and will dazzle us all day as our Regnbue Festival Emcee.

DJ Performances:

DJ SummerSoft will be on stage throughout the festival celebrating her style that includes all things soul across genres, from hip-hop to R&B, Afrobeats to disco and everything in between.

Enjoy Ballard Food & Retail Vendors:

We will have Ballard vendors set up festival-style in the market areas with businesses like Rough & Tumble Pub, Skål Beer Hall and Spice Waala, a host of Ballard shops and boutiques and more.

And all of our restaurants and bars will be serving great food and amazing drinks you can enjoy inside or in their outdoor seating areas (where available).

Activities for Kids and Families:

The National Nordic Museum and Illumination Learning Studios will have creative kids’ activities at times throughout the day. Ballard FC and Salmon Bay FC will get everyone moving leading soccer activities to aspiring youth soccer players of all levels.

Community-Painted Art

Festivalgoers of all ages are invited to stop by the art activity booth and contribute to our community-painted mural panels that represent Pride Match Day designs inspired by local artists Sharon Blyth-Moss and Shayla Hufana!

All aspects of this event are free, all are welcome and all of this is made possible through support from the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture and the Ballard Alliance.