Community Center

Ballard Homestead

6541 Jones Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117, USA · Ballard, Seattle

A nonprofit community venue in Northwest Ballard curated by Abbey Arts, hosting live music (acoustic, bluegrass, folk), arts and culture events, comedy, storytelling, and family shows. The historic 1923 homestead features a 260-capacity seated acoustic space with a built-in stage, grand piano, and yard, available for private event rentals.

Upcoming events

Queer Not-Creepy Gathering -- Seattle!
Friday, August 14, 2026 · 7:00 PM PDT · Community & Social
Peter Bradley Adams
Sunday, September 20, 2026 · 7:30 PM PDT · Music
Pokey LaFarge
Monday, September 21, 2026 · 7:30 PM PDT · Music
Stephen Kellogg
Monday, October 5, 2026 · 7:30 PM PDT · Music
Santiago Cruz
Saturday, October 10, 2026 · 7:30 PM PDT · Music
Santiago Cruz
Saturday, October 10, 2026 · 7:30 PM PDT · Music
Santiago Cruz
Saturday, October 10, 2026 · 7:30 PM PDT · Music
DÀIMH
Sunday, October 11, 2026 · 7:30 PM PDT · Music
Lemolo "New Songs and Spaces Tour" with Special Guests
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 · 7:30 PM PDT · Music
Brendan James
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 · 7:30 PM PDT · Music
Lemolo "New Songs and Spaces Tour" with Sophia Duccini
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 · 7:30 PM PDT · Music
Wolfchild
Friday, October 16, 2026 · 7:30 PM PDT · Music
Bombadil, Silver Torches
Saturday, October 17, 2026 · 7:30 PM PDT · Music
Tannahil Weavers with Feire Warning
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · 7:30 PM PDT · Music
Nick Drummond, Nathaniel Talbot
Friday, October 23, 2026 · 7:30 PM PDT · Music
The Small Glories
Saturday, October 24, 2026 · Music
Bedouine
Saturday, October 24, 2026 · 7:30 PM PDT · Music
Bedouine
Saturday, October 24, 2026 · 7:30 PM PDT · Music
Bedouine
Saturday, October 24, 2026 · 7:30 PM PDT · Music
Front Country
Sunday, October 25, 2026 · 7:30 PM PDT · Music
The Steel Wheels
Saturday, October 31, 2026 · 7:30 PM PDT · Music
Kris Delmhorst with Jeffrey Foucault
Monday, November 2, 2026 · 7:30 PM PST · Music
Family Event with Puppet Making, Music, and Square Dance
Friday, November 6, 2026 · 6:00 PM PST · Family & Kids
Jolie Holland and Samantha Parton with Bonfire Madigan
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 · 7:30 PM PST · Music
Christopher Paul Stelling
Saturday, November 21, 2026 · 7:30 PM PST · Music
An Evening with Mike Cooley of Drive-By Truckers
Saturday, December 5, 2026 · Music

Recently at Ballard Homestead

Bonnie Paine of Elephant Revival
Friday, August 7, 2026 · 7:30 PM PDT · Music
Bradford Loomis, Naomi Wachira, Costello
Sunday, July 26, 2026 · 7:00 PM PDT · Music
The Deer, Takenobu with Aviva le Fey & Daniel Steinbock
Tuesday, July 21, 2026 · 7:00 PM PDT
This Is The Kit
Monday, July 20, 2026 · 7:00 PM PDT
Both Sides Now: The Music and Lives of Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen @ BALLARD HOMESTEAD
Friday, April 10, 2026 · Performing Arts
Bonnie Paine of Elephant Revival
Thursday, August 7, 2025 · 7:30 PM PDT
Joseph Pennell
Friday, August 16, 2024 · 7:30 PM PDT · Music
Liz Longley
Thursday, April 18, 2024 · 7:30 PM PDT · Music
The Steel Wheels
Saturday, November 23, 2019 · 7:30 PM PST · Music
The Hackles, Martha Scanlan and Jon Neufeld
Friday, November 15, 2019 · 7:30 PM PST · Music
Jeffrey Foucault
Friday, September 27, 2019 · 7:30 PM PDT
Tom Brosseau
Wednesday, September 25, 2019 · 7:30 PM PDT
Gary Jules
Sunday, September 22, 2019 · 7:00 PM PDT · Music
Sway Wild Album Release
Saturday, September 14, 2019 · 7:30 PM PDT · Music
Missy Raines, Warren G Hardings
Wednesday, August 28, 2019 · 7:30 PM PDT · Music
Heather Maloney, Dravus House, Nels Andrews
Saturday, August 17, 2019 · 7:30 PM PDT · Music

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