The Chilliwack Party in the Park is a Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival event with live music, a market and food trucks. Admission is free.

The event takes place at Central Community Park in Chilliwack in spring. In addition to food, entertainment and artisan vendors, there is a beer garden.

Last year the event took place in early May. In 2025, however, it happens on the Saturday and Sunday of April 26th and 27th.

For full details about the event, see the Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival‘s website.

Chilliwack Party in the Park

The Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival hosts events at a number of different locations during the spring and summer including in Chilliwack.

Chilliwack Party in the Park happens on April 26th and 27th in 2025. It’s held at Central Community Park located at 45951 Victoria Avenue. On the Saturday the event runs from 11:00 am until 8:00 pm. On the Sunday, it runs from 11:00 am until 7:00 pm, so for one hour less.

The event is free to attend and features food trucks and an artisan market with local vendors. There’s also a beer garden, plus activities for families in the Kids’ Zone. As with all events hosted by the Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival, live entertainment runs for most of the day as well.

Food Trucks and Vendors

The Chilliwack event usually features about 20 food vendors. On both the Saturday and Sunday, the market also features around a dozen or so vendors selling a variety of artisan products.

Food Trucks in 2025

Food trucks at the event in 2025 include Beavertails, Betty’s Greek Honey Ballz, Big Red’s Poutine, Chappy’s Lemonade, Churro Loco, Corn Dog King, G’s Donairs, Groovin Grill, Guerilla Q, Just Jerkin Around, and the Mini Donut & Oreo Factory. Also at the event this year are Roasted Revolution, Rolled West Coast, Rotato Potato Truck, Say Cheese, Shawarma Time, Street Dogs, Taco Nori, Wings Food Truck, and Zerellis Sandwich Shop.

For full details about the event, see the Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival‘s website.

Guerilla Q BBQ Ribs Food Truck — Guerilla Q Food Truck

Local Market Vendors (from last year)

There were 16 or so market vendors on-site at the event last year. It will likely be around the same in 2025. The vendors are local businesses that offer high quality products ranging from soaps and candles to baked goods and jewellery.

Market vendors at the event last year included the following (and the 2025 lineup will likely be comparable):

Amotiyo
Beloved By Emily
Frosted Fox Bath Co
⁠Island Jerky
Knottywork Designs
Lilac Rain Crafts
Sea Drift Decor
Slow Sunday Foods
That’s A Good Cookie
Wynker Original Leather Goods

For full details about the event, visit the Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival‘s website.

Live Entertainment in 2025

At the event a variety of musicians and DJs provide the entertainment each year. The entertainment schedule in 2025 is the following:

Saturday, April 26th, 2025

11:00 am to 12:00 pm – DJ Sets
12:00 to 2:00 pm – Concrete Jungle
2:30 to 4:30 pm – Claim Jumpers
5:00 to 7:00 pm – Stiletto

Sunday, April 27th, 2025

11:00 am to 12:00 pm – DJ Sets
12:00 to 2:00 pm – Full Monkee
2:30 to 4:30 pm – Lounge Hounds
5:00 to 7:00 pm – Dog Daze

On the first day of the event last year performers included Concrete Jungle, Stan Giles Band, Tailgators and Nighthawks. Entertaining on the second day were Dog Daze, Lounge Hounds, Retrobot and Calvin Rempel Band. As you’ll see, some of the same bands are back in 2025, and there are a few new groups too.

Other Information

For more information about Party in the Park and other similar events, visit the Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival website.

Other food truck events in the series that take place in 2025 include the following:

UBC – April 3rd and 4th
Food Truck Wars in Surrey – April 11th to 13th
Chilliwack Ribfest – July 25th to 27th
White Rock Night Market – May 2nd, June 6th, July 18th, August 8th and September 5th

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