Does any other Seattle neighborhood pack as much into one night a month as Wallingford does? Plan ahead and you’ll be able to sample everything Wallingford offers on this first Wednesday. Briefly:
Farmers Market: The weekly market will debut at Meridian Playground at 3:30 p.m. (3:00 if you’re a chef) and run till 7:00 p.m. Be sure to wear your wellies today — the market will be on the turf at the southwest corner of the park, and today’s forecast says we’ll have showers.
A note about parking. Market organizers posted this on their website:
Please do not access the Market via Sunnyside Avenue North, and please, absolutely no parking in the Good Shepherd Center parking lots. Please respect our gracious neighbors who have facilitated this relocation.
On most days you should be able to park along Meridian Ave. or a nearby side street.
New Wallingford Farmers Market location
Art Walk: Begins at 6:00 and features locations throughout the neighborhood. If you’ve not been to Seattle Mosaic Arts, a hidden treasure at 1325 North 46th St., be sure to stop by for their second anniversary celebration and members show.
Get a map and details on the art walk and music performances on the Wallingford Art Walk site.
Community Council Meeting: Head over to the Good Shepherd Center after the farmers market for the monthly Wallingford Community Council meeting, 7 to 9 p.m.
How do you plan to spend your Wallingford Wednesday?
No parking on site? Street parking only in an area that has only a few spaces anyway? This will assure that I won't even try to come to this market.
And why can't one park on site?
There are a number of small offices, non-profits, and businesses who need access to the very small parking lot during daytime hours. Plus a school is located in the building, and the kids get out just before the market opens, which causes a short traffic jam on Sunnyside. The parking lot is actually pretty far from where the market is held – it is in the lower field area and not very close to the Good Shepherd building (check out the map). Street parking is usually readily available, especially on the side streets just across Meridian, and is actually a lot closer to the market anyway.
There are a lot of small groups that use the building during the day that need access to the very small parking lot. Also, a school uses that building, and there is a mini-traffic jam on Sunnyside in the afternoon when the kids are picked up.
The parking lot is also pretty far from where the market is held – it is in the lower fields near Meridian street, and not near Sunnyside. Street parking next to the market is not hard to find, and is closer anyway. Try parking directly across Meridian st, and you should be fine.