BC Dumpling Festival

The BC Dumpling Festival is a free event that celebrates multiculturalism with different types of dumplings and entertainment in Coquitlam‘s Town Centre Park.

In 2025 the festival celebrated its 4th year on August 9th. It features food, performances and fun things to both see and do. It’s a great festival and admission is free.

Visit bcdumplingfest.ca for the summer festival’s official website.

This article includes the following information about the BC Dumpling Festival:

BC Dumpling Festival

The BC Dumpling Festival celebrates the diverse communities in the Tri-Cities area (which includes the communities of Coquitlam, Port Moody, Port Coquitlam, Anmore and Belcarra). It’s a great opportunity for people to get together outdoors and enjoy food, entertainment and different cultures. The event is family-friendly and free to attend.

The inaugural BC Dumpling Festival took place in 2022 and was presented by the Asian Arts & Culture Society. The non-profit organization behind this event was formed in response to racist hate crimes committed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The society promotes multiculturalism by hosting arts and cultural events.

When and Where?

The BC Dumpling Festival took place on Saturday, August 9th in 2025. The event ran from 11:00 am until 8:00 pm. All festivities are held in Town Centre Park, located at 1299 Pinetree Way in the City of Coquitlam. It will likely take place and be very similar around the same time and place next year.

Take public transit if you can as the venue is close to the Lafarge Lake-Douglas SkyTrain Station. There are multiple parking lots at the park if you want to go by car. All are accessible from Pinetree Way. Go early if you plan to drive, though. The place can get busy!

Visit the official BC Dumpling Festival website for full details about this event.

What to Expect

This year BC Dumpling Festival was a huge success. The 2025 event was attended by more than 40,000 people.

There were 40 different community organizations at the event in 2025. Hungry folks also had a large selection of food to choose from, with close to 50 food vendors offering meals.

Menus at the event aren’t limited to dumplings, although there are plenty of different dumplings available from various cultures. Popular items include mandu, wontons and bao bao. There are also plant-based dumplings, ravioli, siopao and more.

A lot of food was sold at the 2025 event including 7,000 momos, 5,000 Korean mandu, 4,500 gyozas, 4,000 gluten-free dumplings, 4,000 Brazilian coxinha, 3,000 steamed buns, 2,500 wontons, 1,000 Afghani mantu, 725 Jamaican patties and 300 Vietnamese dumplings.

At the festival there are crowds of families and friends taking in all the vendors and live entertainment. Expect to see numerous cultures represented on stage. The BC Dumpling Festival is also a good opportunity to taste flavours from different regions of the world. It’s a fabulous event. It will likely happen again next year at about the same time with similar activities.

Entertainment Schedule (in 2025)

The BC Dumpling Festival uses the TD Community Plaza as its main stage. The location is beautiful as the amphitheatre is adjacent to Lafarge Lake.

Various forms of entertainers hit the stage throughout the event including dancers, singers, musicians and more. Listed below was the stage schedule for 2025.

11:00 am – World Soran
11:15 am – Welcome Introductions & Speeches
11:35 am – Dumpling Eating Contest
12:20 pm – Bushido
12:40 pm – World Soran
12:55 pm – 88 Beats Dance Studio
1:15 pm – COSEI
1:35 pm – Mamakeish
2:00 pm – Magia Note
2:20 pm – Kyunghee Taekwondo Demonstration Team
2:50 pm – Port Moody Youth Ensemble
3:15 pm – Yongho Martial Arts
3:35 pm – Natalie Kuo
3:45 pm – Spark88
4:05 pm – Alicia & Alexis
4:35 pm – KO NAKAMURA
4:55 pm – BOYiSH 7
5:15 pm – A3 Dance Studio
5:45 pm – Hula Spirit
6:30 pm – COCO Project Band
7:45 pm – Final Remarks and Closing

Visit the official BC Dumpling Festival website for full details about this event.

Festival Video

Check out the video below for what you can expect at the next BC Dumpling Festival. The video includes scenes from the 2023 edition of the event.

(Note: The music in this video is Lo-Fi CooKing x Chill x Relax x Lounge by BlackPyBeats from Pixabay.)

Dumpling Tasting Soiree

Similar to the BC Dumpling Festival, the Dumpling Tasting Soirée takes place at the BCIT Aerospace Building at 3800 Cessna Drive in Richmond. It happened on Saturday, March 1st in 2025, from 6:30 pm until 10:00 pm.

The March 1st multicultural event in Richmond featured a wide variety of dumplings to taste as well as live music, adult beverages and a dumpling tasting competition. There were also silent auctions with partial proceeds benefiting the Asian Arts and Culture Society and the Richmond Hospital Foundation.

Tickets for the 2025 event cost $75 for general admission (which included dumpling tastings). For $95 you could have had the same general admission benefits, plus curated drinks.

See the BC Dumpling Festival website for details about the Dumpling Tasting Soirée.

Other Information

Visit the official BC Dumpling Festival website for more information about this event.

The BC Dumpling Festival is presented by the Asian Arts & Culture Society. Sponsors include Marcon, RBC, the ONNI Group, and a number of other organizations including the Vancouver Bandits and Vancouver’s Best Places.

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