Several events are happening in Ballard to celebrate the Inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States.

Get free "Ballard for Obama" buttons at Epilogue Books while supplies last.

Dante's Inferno Hotdogs will host an Inauguration Day party Jan. 20 from 5 to 10 p.m.at Dante's Warehouse, 1544 N.W. Ballard Way. The party is also to support the Ballard Food Bank, so please bring a non-perishable food item.

The BalMar is also supporting the Ballard Food Bank on Inauguration Day. It will open early at 5 p.m. Jan. 20. At 7:30 upstairs, join in on Obama themed trivia.

Sit in on an Inauguration Jam at Egan's Ballard Jam House from 7 to 9 p.m., $10, 1707 N.W. Market St.

City-wide Events:

The city will host the "Celebration of Hope Inaugural Event" by broadcasting live television coverage on the Center House Stage big-screen from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Jan. 20. Cookies and coffee will be available, and

guests will be offered free souvenir lapel pins. In addition, there will be radio broadcast of the inauguration over the sound system in the International Fountain.

The Center House Main Floor, 306 Harrison St.

Town Hall Seattle will host a viewing party from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The call to order, invocation and swearing in of Joseph Biden as Vice President will take place between 8:30 and 9 a.m., with the official swearing-in of Obama as President of the United States at 9 a.m., followed by Obama's inaugural address.

Closing remarks will include a poem read by Yale professor Elizabeth Alexander, a benediction from civil-rights leader the Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, the national anthem performed by the U.S. Navy and parade coverage follow.

But the event has been sold out,so the Paramount Theatre on Pine Street at 9th is also hosting a free viewing event. Check www.theparamount.com for more information.

What are you doing on the historic day? Please post your plans below, including any other Ballard event you would like to share.