Ten vintage and secondhand shops across Ballard will offer discounts ranging from 10% to 60% off starting Friday, Oct. 2, for the neighborhood's first Vintage & Secondhand Crawl.
The three-day event runs through Sunday, Oct. 4, and includes four Ballard bars and cafes with food and drink specials, according to the event's Visit Ballard page. After that event drew a strong response, the Ballard Alliance encouraged other shop clusters to try the same format. Thread Hunter co-owners Elissa Pemberton and Melissa McLennan teamed up with Allison at Simple & Just to organize the vintage edition.
How it works: Pick up a free Crawl Passport at Thread Hunter (5510 22nd Ave NW) or Simple & Just (5221 Ballard Ave NW). Collect stamps at each participating business. A completed passport enters you into a prize drawing.
Hours vary by shop.
The deepest deals
Simple & Just will have a 60% off rack. Thread Hunter will stock $3 and $5 bins, plus $1 off beer and non-alcoholic drinks. V. Allure Boutique (5512 20th Ave NW) will sell items at $10 and under, with additional racks marked down 25% and 50%.
Several shops are offering storewide discounts: Soft Goods (4905 Leary Ave NW) and Lucky Dry Goods (5424 Ballard Ave NW) at 20% off, Rhaay (2821 NW Market St) at 15% off, and Barn Owl Vintage A to Z (5209 Ballard Ave NW) at 10% off. Barn Owl opened in July in the former Tactics space on Ballard Avenue.
Space Oddity Vintage (5318 22nd Ave NW) will discount furniture and clothing and host live music with a DJ spinning vinyl. Bon Voyage Vintage (5334 Ballard Ave NW) will have sweet treats. Rotations (1417 NW 54th St), which opened in August, will run discount racks and extended hours all three days, with an affogato truck Saturday and pastries Sunday.
Food and drink specials
Four Ballard bars and cafes are in on the crawl. Kiss Cafe (2817 NW Market St) will take $5 off a sandwich-and-drink combo. Artemis (5507 17th Ave NW) will pour a root beer float latte. King's Hardware (5225 Ballard Ave NW) will offer a $10 happy-hour cocktail, and Kangaroo & Kiwi (2026 NW Market St) will knock $2 off draft and well drinks.
Food and drink specials are limited to one per person at each location.
Thread Hunter will host a DJ set Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m. For individual shop hours and updates, follow @threadhunterseattle or @simpleandjust on Instagram.
