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Ballard SeafoodFest in Seattle
Ballard SeafoodFest is a summer street festival in Seattle's historically Scandinavian fishing neighborhood of Ballard, centered on a salmon barbecue that ties the event directly to the area's fishing industry roots. The festival features live music stages, a beer garden, arts and crafts vendors, and the Northwest Amateur Championship of Beach Volleyball held on sand courts built into the street.
Each summer, the streets of Ballard, Seattle's historically Scandinavian fishing neighborhood, close to traffic for Ballard SeafoodFest, a festival built around a food that carries genuine local meaning: a salmon barbecue tied directly to the neighborhood's identity as a longtime hub of the Pacific Northwest's commercial fishing fleet.