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Seattle’s first annual Waterfront Block Party held at Pier 62

SEATTLE — The first annual “Waterfront Block Party” at Pier 62 in Seattle was held Saturday, July 10.

Friends of Waterfront Seattle hosted the event from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. for a celebration of bringing the community back together after the pandemic.

Entertainment included free music by The Seattle Steel Pan Project.

Along with a beer garden, food trucks were provided by Who’s Eating Gilbert’s Grape and Cheesesteak Madness.

There were prizes and giveaways, including family-friendly activities like caricatures, coloring and face painting.

Free parking was also available in the Pike Place Market Garage with vouchers available at the Friends at Pier 62′s welcome booth.

Friends’ Executive Director Thatcher Bailey, had previously said, “We are eager to invite and welcome the waterfront neighborhood for an early evening of free music, food and drink, and fun activities over Elliott Bay. As we come back together as a community, Pier 62 is such an iconic setting to connect to each other, to the water, to the city — and a beautiful place for healing.”