Join us for our fantastic annual Mocktails & Cocktails with Candidates event on May 7, 2026 from 6:30pm to 8pm at the iconic and amazing Rough & Tumble in Ballard!
All Candidates welcome!
Rough & Tumble has great food and is generously providing their fantastic space and bringing on extra help for our event — consider hanging out & grabbing dinner and tipping your servers generously!
We are also working to raise funds to support our GOTV for the primary & general election, particularly printing costs for our voter guide this year, so if you are able to donate to us, we greatly appreciate it!
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The event is all ages and will take place on their patio outdoors.
This is event is FREE to attend and ALL ARE WELCOME. Food will be provided by our hosting candidates and drinks available for purchase.
It is on bus routes 17, 40, and 44.
Check back on this page for the list of candidates as they confirm!
We have warmly welcomed all D candidates running for office and our elected officials in office to join us for a chance to meet with and bring out 36th voters.
The event will not have a formal speaking platform, beyond a welcome and thanks to our hosting candidates. The idea is to offer a kind of “cocktail hour” where constituents and candidates / electeds can all mingle and speak on a more personal level about our hopes for the city and our party and how we protect our democracy in our country and in our state.
Invite all of your friends!
What
All Ages “Cocktail Hour” where constituents and candidates can all mingle and speak on a more personal level about our hopes for the city and our party.
We want more of our population to become civically engaged, grow the Democratic party, and vote.
When
Thursday May 7 from 6:30pm to 8pm
Where
Rough & Tumble Pub (Top Floor Outside Patio) in Ballard
Bus Routes: 17, 40, 44
More Details
all ages welcome!
Food/Beverages: beer, wine, cocktails, mocktails, soft drinks, non-alcoholic beverages, full food selection and dinner menu GF (trace gluten shared kitchen) & vegetarian options, kids menu
Seating: high stools inside with backs and small seats; metal stools with no backs; low chairs inside molded seat with hard lip but no arms; wooden chairs with partial arms; some wooden banquette seats with moveable tables
Air Quality Notes: high ceilings top floor / outdoor patio, masks not required (eating & drinking), no additional/specific covid mitigations
Other Accessibility: Top floor is accessible for wheelchair users with a lift; sensory info: high ceiling & hard surfaces can be noisy when crowded