New for 2024, Mission Ribfest is a Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival event at Fraser River Heritage Park. It features food vendors, entertainment and more.
The event takes place in Mission on the BC Day Long Weekend. For tickets and the latest details, visit MissionRibfest.ca.
Mission Ribfest in the Fraser Valley
The Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival is a series of events in Metro Vancouver. Last year the series introduced Chilliwack Ribfest, which happens for the second time in 2024 on the last weekend of July. The newest event in the series is similar but at a different location and one week later. Mission Ribfest debuts on the first weekend of August this year.
The inaugural Mission Ribfest event takes place over four days. It features six rib vendors from different parts of the country, plus dozens of other food trucks serving tasty treats and meals. There’s also live entertainment to enjoy throughout the event. Admission to Mission Ribfest is by donation and tickets are available online.
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Dates and Location
In 2024 Mission Ribfest takes place from August 2nd to August 5th. In other words, it runs from the Friday to the Monday of the BC Day Long Weekend. Event hours are different on each of the four days. On the Friday, the festival runs from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm. It opens at 11:00 am on the other three days and finishes at 9:00 pm on Saturday, 8:00 pm on Sunday and 7:00 pm on Monday.
Whether this event happens again in the future is to be determined. Maybe yes, but maybe not.
The event takes place at Fraser River Heritage Park which is located at 7494 Mary Street in Mission. It’s about an hour’s drive from Vancouver in good traffic. The same park hosts a number of other events throughout the year, including the community’s Canada Day Celebrations, the Old Car Sunday Car Show, Twilight Concert Series, Mission Folk Music Festival and more.
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What to Expect
As with other Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival events, expect to see people of all ages enjoying time outdoors at Mission Ribfest.
The most popular area will likely be where the ribbers are set up. There are large menus and displays above each vendor, as well as lines of hungry and excited people. Some of the vendors can get quite loud and they serve ribs in fun ways.
Mission Ribfest will look like other Rib-Themed Events in the Lower Mainland. Expect to see lots of seating areas with tables. There’s also a beer garden where groups of adults will gather around and enjoy alcoholic beverages. The event includes all sorts of live music and an artisan market with local vendors selling various handmade products.
2024 Entertainment Schedule
There is live music on each of the four days of Mission Ribfest. Below is the schedule for 2024.
Friday, August 2nd, 2024
- 4:00 pm – DJ Tony Diz
- 6:30 pm – Las Divas Band
Saturday, August 3rd, 2024
- 11:00 am – DJ Tony Diz
- 2:00 pm – Angie Faith
- 6:00 pm – VENUS AND MARS
Sunday, August 4th, 2024
- 11:00 am – DJ Tony Diz
- 2:00 pm – VENUS AND MARS
- 4:00 pm – DJ Tony Diz
- 5:00 pm – Dani Black Band
Monday, August 5th, 2024
- 11:00 am – DJ Tony Diz
- 1:00 pm – Steve Marriott
- 2:00 pm – Mission Ribfest Awards Ceremony
- 2:30 pm – DJ Tony Diz
- 4:00 pm – Cat Murphy Band
Mission Ribfest Food Vendors
The six ribbers at Mission Ribfest in 2024 include Guerilla Q from Chilliwack, Grizzly BBQ from Victoria and Smoke Dem Bones from Penticton. There are also vendors from different provinces, including Prairie Smoke & Spice from Saskatchewan and both Boss Hogs and Gator BBQ from Ontario.
Other food trucks at the event in 2024 include Street Dogs, the Big Chip Truck, Beavertails, the Mad Greek, Chappy’s Lemonade and the Tin Cow.
2024 Market Vendors
The market vendors below are at Mission Ribfest in 2024. Products range from fashion accessories and bath products to hot sauces and clothes.
- Beloved By Emily
- Frosted Fox Bath Co
- Island Jerky
- Our Little Soap Co.
- Slow Bottled Sunday
- Stillwater Farm – Mission BC
- Viki’s Boutique
- West Coast Alchemist
- West Coast Wild Child
Other Information
For more information about the event, visit the official Mission Ribfest website.
To learn more about the organization behind the event, see our article about the Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival. Other events in the series include Chilliwack Ribfest, Langley’s Food Truck Wars, Dished Food Truck Fest, Chilliwack Party in the Park and more.
Other articles that might be of interest include the following:
- Mission Events and Attractions
- Lower Mainland Ribfest Events
- Best Places in the Fraser Valley
- August Calendar of Events