Seattle Empty Bowls in 2013 was a huge success. Throughout the event, hundreds of people came to the Nordic Heritage Museum to find unique bowls, enjoy delicious soup offerings, and be entertained by the magician, jugglers (on unicycles), and musicians.

Seattle Empty Bowls 2012 benefit for the Ballard Food Bank. Empty Bowls was held in March at the Nordic Heritage Museum and featured lovely bowls crafted by local artists, delicious soup offerings, and live music.