Food Trucks and other food purveyors stretched for blocks at Ballard Seafood Fest on Saturday July 14.
Photo by Patrick Robinson
If you were hungry Seafood Fest in Ballard had you covered. More than 60 food trucks and food vendors of all kinds were on the street and for the most part working hard to meet demand. The crowd was so full they were barely moving past the dizzying array of potential bites. Everything from lobster tails with corndogs, crab legs, chicken skewers, frozen Dragon Breath cereal balls, to mini donuts, to loads of salmon, Po Boy Sandwiches, Garlic Shrimp, Honey Walnut Prawns, custards, falafel, Irish food, Peruvian food and dozens more plus beer, wine, cocktails and other spirits. If you didn't waddle out of there you didn't really take part.
The band lineup was energetic enough to get you to move a little with a set in the afternoon by Acid Tongue that even got the drummer Ian Cunningham's four year old son involved, as he rode on the shoulders of lead singer and guitarist Guy Keltner for the last song. That band has enough hair to throw it out to the audience as souvenirs.
Acrobatic troupe Cabiri was on hand to provide aerial acts of art and skill on Ballard Ave NW and the entire event had an easy going Ballard feel.