Outdoor Movie Night at Bakke Coffee Museum

On Saturday, July 25th, we're teaming up with our friends at Garden Club Cafe for A Day at the Museum — a morning built around three things we love most: coffee, community and music worth slowing down for. From 10am to 2pm, this collaborative event features coffee by Garden Club Cafe, along with a vinyl DJ set by Alec Luna to set the mood. Guests are welcome to explore the museum's collection of vintage espresso machines and special guest vendors while enjoying coffee and l

Come say hello to us at the 2026 Greenwood Car Show on Saturday, June 27! The Greenwood Car Show is one of Seattle's most beloved annual community events, drawing thousands of visitors to Greenwood Avenue for a day of classic cars, live music, good food, and neighborhood fun. And this year, you'll find us right in the middle of it all. As part of the Seattle Electric Vehicle Association (SEVA), we will be showcasing a selection of Kent Bakke's vintage electric cars. Kent is

Celebrating Lever Machines at the Bakke Coffee Museum! This month at the Bakke Coffee Museum we are celebrating all things lever machines and how they work. The amazing lever, that gave us espresso as we know it, and even gave us the term "pulling a shot"! Our month of levers will culminate on April 26th when we will be hosting an open house event showcasing several lever machines, both vintage and modern, operating and serving espresso shots. RSVP for this special event here

Actually, more than 100 years of Espresso! But what an honor to be able to share some of the most iconic machines from the story of espresso in the city where espresso was born. It is not a coincidence that the first espresso machines were born in Milan, and were in fact unveiled at the trade fair that was the precursor to the Host Milano fair today. Milan has long been a center of industry and innovation, and since the turn of the 20th Century the city has been the place whe

It's time for another movie night at the Bakke Coffee Museum! Warning, this film might make you hungry! On Friday, August 29, the Bakke Coffee Museum is proud to present the classic Big Night (1996). The movie follows the lives of two brothers, immigrants from Italy, struggling to run an Italian restaurant in 1950s New Jersey. Stanley Tucci and Tony Shalhoub play the brothers, and the movie also features Isabella Rossellini and Minnie Driver. And the food...! Extravagant Ital

Did you hear? The Bakke Museum is finally going to be open on weekends! It's true! We are so happy to announce that starting July 12th the Bakke Coffee Museum will be open for walk-in tours the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month, from 12 pm to 4 pm. Now you can make a visit to the Bakke Coffee Museum part of a perfect summer Saturday in Ballard. Hit up Ballard Avenue for a tasty brunch, do a little shopping, visit the coffee museum, swing by the locks, and head to the beach!

Come out for an outdoor movie screening at the Bakke Coffee Museum! We are proud to be presenting a double feature of two very special films, one celebrating Seattle's unique history as an iconic coffee city, and one documenting three women's brave sail across the Atlantic. Although different, both films are about things that make Seattle the city we love — coffee and the maritime world. You've probably never heard of this short film, "The Addict", created in 1992 by Matt Tho

The Bakke Coffee Museum will be out and about Seattle this summer serving free, delicious coffee while highlighting some unique electric cars. Here are some of the times and places you can find us... Hope to see you out there! For questions, please email us at bakkecoffeemuseum@gmail.com