Vancouver’s Chinatown invites festival lovers to observe the highly anticipated Light Up … [+]
Looking for a cool festival this summer? Visit Vancouver’s historic Chinatown district for the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation‘s fourth, highly anticipated Light up Chinatown! Festival. Sponsored by RBC, Light Up Chinatown! is a free two-day festival designed to have a good time considered one of the town and county’s most famous neighborhoods. The festival will happen on Saturday, August twenty fourth and Sunday, August twenty fifth in the five hundred block of Columbia Street.
Vancouver’s Chinatown is the most important in Canada (and the third largest in North America). It is legendary for its fascinating cultural heritage, architecture and culinary offerings. Established in 1885, it features attractions comparable to the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, the Chinese Canadian Museum and the annual Chinese New Year Parade. The district offers a novel opportunity to study Chinese-Canadian heritage first-hand. Another great landmark that visitors can see in the course of the festival is the Chinatown Storytelling CenterThe centre documents and shares the cultural stories of the Chinese Canadian community as experienced and seen in its historic epicentre, Vancouver’s Chinatown.
New this 12 months, the festival offers guests the chance to enjoy 10 exclusive street food creations hand-picked by 10 renowned Vancouver chefs with a special connection to the region. Advance tickets available in 5-ticket setsVisitors can sample signature dishes served on the food stalls along Hawker’s Lane, created by master chefs comparable to Roger Ma of Boulevard Kitchen, Brandon Grossutti and Wesley Young of Pidgin, Will Lew of Pacific Reach, Clay Yen of Juke Fried Chicken & Rib, and others.
The festival is a chance to go to the famous classical Chinese garden of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen.
Thanks to the incredible success of last 12 months’s food collaborations, Light Up Chinatown! has expanded this 12 months to incorporate six more amazing partnerships. Check out: DD Mau and the Boss Bakery, Foo Hung Curios and Hype Chocolate, Kam Wai Dim Sum and Memphis Blues BBQ House, Mello and Salt, Treasure Green Tea Company and Tall Shadow Bakery, and Chinatown BBQ and Beaucoup Bakery.
The popular Passport program can be back this 12 months. The program makes it easy for visitors to explore the neighborhood and collect stamps from local small businesses. This 12 months, participants can have great opportunities to win prizes, including two VIP tickets to the premiere of Cirque du Soleil’s highly anticipated ECHO, a signed Quinn Hughes Vancouver Canucks jersey, monthly public transit passes, an Aritzia gift certificate, a Mission Hill New Year’s Eve wine set, and more.
“Light Up Chinatown! is a celebration of Chinatown where everyone is invited to visit and support the remarkable businesses that form the backbone of this community,” said Carol Lee, Chair of the Vancouver Chinatown Foundation. “Chinatown’s excellence and culture are on full display during the festival. There is an atmosphere of excitement and positivity in a Chinatown of the past, present and future. I’m really excited to have everyone join us again this year!”
In addition to the culinary collaborations, Light Up Chinatown! will feature live entertainment in addition to a dedicated kids’ area to make sure the event is family-friendly. Be sure to stop by to enjoy cultural performances and interactive activities. You’ll even have the possibility to see traditional lion dances, remarkable martial arts demonstrations, informative neighbourhood walks and live music performances. The festival is fully licensed. Another latest addition to the festival is Vancouver’s secret speakeasy, Laowai. They’ll be available to create a particular Light Up Chinatown! signature cocktail.
