Events

Neighborhood Events

Know of an upcoming event in Whittier Heights? Please contact WHCC with event details.

Whittier Heights Annual Neighborhood Garage Sale .  Saturday, June 2, 2018, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. It’s time for the annual Whittier Heights neighborhood garage sale! It’s a great way to meet neighbors and find some bargains! If you’d like add your location in the sale, please email WHCC by May 31st.

PhinneyWood Annual Garage Sale.  Saturday, June 9, 2018, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. For details, visit the Phinney Center’s garage sale web page.

Community Clean-up Walk – 8th Ave NW.  Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 10 a.m. at Kirke Park. Join us for the 8th Ave NW clean-up walk on October 7 at 10 am. We are partnering with Seattle Clean Street Collective for the clean-up. It will be fun and educational, and we will pick up trash safely (with all sorts of helpful tools provided).

We will start at Kirke Park at 10 am.  Neighbors of any age and ability welcome! This is a safe and educational event for children, so please bring your families!

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Multi-Family Yard Sale – block of 11th (73rd to 75th).  Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 9 a.m. Between 73rd and 75th on 11th.  Multi-family yard sale on this day–come check it out!

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Whittier Heights Emergency Hub / Outdoor Movie Night.  Saturday, September 9, 2017 at 7 p.m. Join us to learn about our Whittier Heights Emergency Hub (http://seattleemergencyhubs.org/ballard/) and then an outdoor movie at Kirke Park on Saturday, September 9 at 7 pm (movie starts at 8 pm). All ages welcome! There will be treats and at least one movie, if not a double-feature. Save the date for now. We will give more information as soon as possible.

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Baker Park Public Meeting/Open House.  Saturday, August 12, 2017 at 1  p.m at Baker Park, 8347 14th Ave NW.  From Seattle Parks and Recreation:  We need your input! Seattle Parks and Recreation is expanding Baker Park on Crown Hill!  Please join Seattle Parks and Recreation’s Planner, Project Manager and Senior Landscape Architect onsite at Baker Park to provide ideas about this new park development.  More info here: http://www.seattle.gov/parks/about-us/current-projects/baker-park-addition

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Seattle Night Out – Registration is OPEN. City-wide block party night, Tuesday, August 1, 2017. Sign your block up for Night Out. Register your event and add it to the map: http://www.seattle.gov/police/community-policing/night-out When you register your event in Seattle, most non-arterial streets can be blocked off—without a fee—so you and your neighbors can take over the street. Matching funds are available through the Small Sparks Fund (up to $5,000). If you have any questions, you can email Mary.Amberg@seattle.gov or call (206) 684-7711.

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 Community Emergency Hubs Drill.  Saturday, July 29, 2017, 9 a.m., Loyal Heights Playfield.  A Community Emergency Hub is a pre-determined location where neighbors can gather in an emergency and share information and resources. The disaster we will be practicing will be a major earthquake. For more information visit: http://seattleemergencyhubs.org/
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Community Emergency Hubs Meeting. Tuesday, June 20, 2017, 6:30-8:00 p.m., Kirke Park P-Patch, 7028 9th Ave NW.  “What is a P-Patch Community Emergency Hub and How Might I Participate?” Everyone is welcome to attend to find out about this City program. The Seattle Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is pleased to announce a new partnership with the P-Patch Community Gardening Program to designate all P-Patch Gardens as gathering places during an emergency (Community Emergency Hubs.) For questions, feel free to contact P-Patch Staff member OEM Liaison Julie Bryan at: julie.bryan@seattle.gov , phone: 206-684-0540, or Seattle OEM Community Planning Coordinator Debbie Goetz at: debbie.goetz@seattle.gov, phone: 206-684-0517

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Ballard District Council Meeting.  Wednesday, July 12, 2017 at 7:00-8:30 p.m., Merrill Gardens at Ballard (5601 24th Ave NW).  The July meeting is this Wednesday – will post agenda soon.

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Crown Hill / Whittier Heights “Find It, Fix It Community Walk” with the Mayor. November 19, 2016.

Surrounding Communities’ Events

Ballard District Council. See BDC’s website for upcoming meetings. Meetings are open to all.