The Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival is a series of events involving food trucks, artisan vendors, live music and family-friendly activities.
Food truck festival-style events happening in 2025 include Food Truck Fest at UBC, Cloverdale Food Truck Wars and Chilliwack Party in the Park in April. There is also Chilliwack Ribfest in July and White Rock Night Markets on select Fridays between May and September.
For the most up-to-date details about food truck events in the Lower Mainland, see the Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival‘s official website.
Food Truck Festivals in the Lower Mainland
There are many food truck-related events in the Lower Mainland. Some are huge and others are smaller. The Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival is an organization that hosts lots of them.
To learn about all of the Lower Mainland’s various food truck-style events, click Lower Mainland Food Truck Festivals. To learn about the ones run by the Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival folk, continue reading.
Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival Events
The Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival is a series of events in different parts of the Lower Mainland. Admission to each venue is usually free, but occasionally it’s by donation. You pay, though, for whatever food you buy.
2025 Food Truck Festival Events
The following events happen at various locations as part of the Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival series of events in 2025:
- Food Truck Fest at UBC – on April 3rd and 4th at UBC Commons in front of the AMS Nest at UBC.
- Food Truck Wars – on the weekend of April 11th to 13th at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds.
- Chilliwack Party in the Park – on the Saturday and Sunday of April 26th and 27th at Central Community Park in Chilliwack.
- White Rock Night Market – at the waterfront in White Rock on the Fridays of May 2nd, June 6th, July 18th, August 8th and September 5th.
- Langley Community Day – a community event that the Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival participates in on June 14th at Douglas Park.
- Canada Day – the Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival has food vendors at July 1st celebrations in Abbotsford, Maple Ridge and Langley.
- Chilliwack Ribfest – an event with live music and barbecued rib vendors at Vedder River Park on July 25th to 27th.
Other Food Truck Festival Events in Previous Years
The following Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival events happened last year and may or may not return this year:
- Coquitlam Community Fest – in late April at Town Centre Park.
- Food Truck Fest at BCIT – on a May weekend at BCIT in Burnaby.
- Mission Ribfest – at Fraser River Heritage Park in early August.
- Dished Food Truck Fest – in šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square outside the Vancouver Art Gallery in mid-August.
What to Expect at a Food Truck Event
In a typical year each of the Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival’s events features 20 or more food trucks serving everything from ice cream to pizza, mini donuts, and Greek, Chinese, Thai, Japanese and other ethnic cuisine. The festivals also feature live music and a vendor market area. There are usually craft activities and/or a face painting station for children as well.
Other Information
Check out the Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival website for more information about the organization behind this series of food truck-related events.
To learn more about these and other similar events, click Lower Mainland Food Truck Festivals.
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