Things to do in Vancouver: 2012 Vancouver Farmers Markets Harvest Festival
As the summer market season comes to a close in Vancouver and the crisp feel of fall is in the air, there is no better place to celebrate the changing of the seasons than at the 2012 Vancouver Farmers Markets Harvest Festival this Saturday, October 20 at West End Market. Picture all things that make fall so glorious including the famous Fall Fruit Pie Competition, Squash beauty contest, apple and pear tasting and a variety of fall food activities for kids! What: The Harvest Festival When:...
Read MoreThings to do in Vancouver: SUSTENANCE Festival, Vancouver’s Biggest Street Food Carnival
Touring through the Vancouver core, one will surmise that the street food scene is here to stay. The line ups during lunch hour are a tell-tale sign! For those of us looking to try new local offerings, SUSTENANCE Festival has created the perfect opportunity. The largest street food gathering in the city will take place on Sunday, October 21st from noon to 4pm at the Roundtable Turntable Plaza. With a range of street food options, buskers, musical entertainment and carnival surprises, this is...
Read MoreThings to do in Vancouver: 3rd Annual Corn Festival on August 25
Vancouver Farmers Markets will be hosting the third annual Corn Festival on Saturday, August 25 at the Kerrisdale Market, the newest of VFM’s urban markets. Visitors will find fresh-picked BC corn by the truckload, corny joke books for kids, activities at the Fun with Food tent, fresh-roasted corn from Blue Smoke BBQ and corn recipes. Who: You and your family, neighbours, pets What: The Corn Festival When: Saturday, August 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Kerrisdale Farmers Market, East...
Read MoreThings to do in Vancouver: Celebrating Sustainable Seafood – Spot Prawn Festival
The Fourth Annual Spot Prawn Festival (May 8th, 2010) was a huge success. This popular and delicious event was hosted by Chefs Table Society the balmy Saturday afternoon. There was a tremendous turnout at the False Creek Wharf in Granville Island and the weather was simply perfect. Attendees enjoyed platefuls of this local, sustainable seafood and chatted with some of our city’s best chefs. Those patient enough to line up brought home bags filled with jumping prawns that were...
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