The Pacific Northwest is getting its very first CAKE PICNIC, and we're kicking it off in Bellevue on July 18 to celebrate Berry Week!
After two years on tour and nearly 14,000 cakes shared around the world, I am so excited to finally bring CAKE PICNIC to the Pacific Northwest. And what better time than Berry Week, when the region's most beautiful berries are at their absolute peak?
This special CAKE PICNIC also marks the opening celebration of Bellevue Berry Week, part of Visit Bellevue's Culinary Weeks program, where local chefs, bakers, restaurants, and beverage makers will spend the week showcasing berry-inspired creations across the city. It feels like the perfect partnership for a community built around creativity, seasonality, and gathering around something delicious.
So let's lean into our berry-themed CAKE PICNIC with local flavors, jewel-toned berries, and the lush ingredients that make Pacific Northwest summers so special. Think strawberry cakes, blackberry layers, raspberry fillings, blueberry swirls, marionberry moments, and every berry-inspired cake dream in between. I can't wait to see how you bring this theme to life! Can we fast forward to the moment where all of our berry-themed cakes are all on the tables and we get to feast on the sweetest summer bounty?
Most of all, I cannot wait to finally meet so many of you in person and celebrate together. There is something magical about seeing hundreds of homemade cakes gathered in one place, and I have a feeling the Pacific Northwest is going to bring something truly special to the table.
Please note that tickets are limited for this inaugural stop, so grab yours while you can. I am so happy to finally create a moment for us to gather — for cake, for berries, and for each other.
CAKE PICNIC is a gathering for the love of cake. It celebrates cake in all of its forms. It brings communities and friends together for the sole purpose of breaking cake and enjoying the following butter and sugar highs. To be surrounded by as many cakes as there are humans is definitely something special, right? It is a moment in time where we come together for something truly sweet. Every attendee brings a whole cake. It is a feast for the ages and you just have to be there.
When: July 18, 2026, 10:00 AM
Where: A beautiful park in Bellevue! Exact location will be shared with ticket holders
Tickets: Tickets will be posted and available on this page on Friday, June 12 at 12:30 PM PST. Note that the tickets will show SOLD OUT until 12:30PM when the tickets are added.
FAQs: For event questions please check out this page.
CAKE PICNIC is a gathering for the love of cake. It celebrates cake in all of its forms. It brings communities and friends together for the sole purpose of breaking cake and enjoying the following butter and sugar highs. To be surrounded by as many cakes as there are humans is definitely something special, right? It is a moment in time where we come together for something truly sweet. Every attendee brings a whole cake. It is a feast for the ages and you just have to be there.
When: Saturday, July 18 10AM
Where: Park in Bellevue, to be shared to ticketed guests
CAKE PICNIC CLUB is for the cake lovers and cake lovers only. It’s for those that live, breathe, dream, and live again and again for cake and all things sweet. Being a member of the CAKE PICNIC CLUB is being surrounded by friends of that same dream and heart. It's a space for friends with feverish dreams of cake to come together and delight in all things cake.
1 early access ticket to the Bellevue CAKE PICNIC on July 18
1 signed CAKE PICNIC cookbook copy
1 CAKE PICNIC tote bag
First group to cut through the cake tables
Traveling to Bellevue CAKE PICNIC. If you are coming from outside Bellevue, we highly recommend booking your stay through here for the best deals.
Volunteering at CAKE PICNIC: CAKE PICNIC is proud to partner with Nomad Running Tribe, a nonprofit dedicated to making running accessible to everyone — regardless of background, experience, or budget. If you are passionate about helping communities get together, please submit this form here to let us know. Selected volunteers will be notified via email by June 17, 2026.
PLEASE READ BEFORE BUYING TICKETS
This event is for those that are excited about sharing joy with others and bringing their absolute best cake(s) to the picnic. It will be sweetly chaotic with hundreds of cakes and waiting times. If you are choosing joy, time with community, and sweetness, this event is for you.
All tickets ($50/ticket) are non-refundable, final sale, and non-transferable. No exceptions under any circumstances. The event tagline is NO CAKE, NO ENTRY meaning that if you are a living breathing human being, you must bring an entire cake to the event to enter, with your ticket.
Event tickets. Note that there is a limited number of tickets and usually sell out in under 30 seconds. Please set an alarm and plan accordingly. If you do not have a ticket, you will not be able to participate in this event. An RSVP on Partiful is NOT a ticket to the event. Your “ticket” is the order confirmation email that will be sent directly to the email you use at check out.
Final sale. Tickets can not be resold. We will be checking for government-issued IDs to match the name under the ticket purchase. When checking out, make sure that you are using a credit card under your name (for example, do not use your husband’s credit card if he will not be at event registration with his ID).
Non-transferable. Please do not purchase a ticket from someone else as it will not be honored at CAKE PICNIC registration. Please do not sell tickets to anyone as they won’t be honored at the event. Your ticket must match your government ID at event registration.
Group tickets: If you are purchasing a ticket for a group, please note that you personally have to be at the event registration to activate your tickets. If you are not 100% sure you can be at the event for your group, please designate someone else to purchase your group tickets. (i.e. Your daughter can not buy your ticket for you if she is not at event registration with her government-issued ID). Your group must register together.
Cake requirements. All cakes must be a minimum of 8 inches wide and 3 inches tall. Do not bring cakes in aluminum / tin pans. All cakes served on the cake tables must be on cake boards for display and decorated beautifully. This event is for those that are excited about bringing their absolute best cake to the picnic. We want delicious, beautiful cakes! Bring your best so we can all eat well. This event is what we make it to be!
Kids at CAKE PICNIC: Kids under 3 years old do not need a ticket or a whole cake to attend and participate. Everyone else will need a ticket and cake to participate.
Dogs at CAKE PICNIC: Service dogs only.
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