Image: Greater Vancouver Food Festival via Facebook / The Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival, in partnership with the Downtown Chilliwack Business Improvement Association, will be coming to Chilliwack's Central Community Park on Saturday, April 29 and Sunday, April 30 for an all-day block party featuring live entertainment, extensive food vendors, a local market, and beer garden.
Food Truck Festival in Chilliwack

Food Truck Festival, block party coming to Chilliwack April 29-30

Mar 16, 2023 | 9:19 AM

CHILLIWACK — Let the splurging and decadent eating begin.

Central Community Park in downtown Chilliwack will be transformed into a foodie’s paradise the last weekend of April when the Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival comes to town for an expo of tacos and tunes.

In partnership with the Downtown Chilliwack Business Improvement Association, the two-day block party complete with food, a beer garden, a local market, and live entertainment gets underway on Saturday, April 29 at 11 a.m. and goes until 8 p.m. It continues the following day on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The food truck lineup has everything a foodie could love, from corn dogs to grilled cheese, pizza and noodles, street dogs and tornado potatoes, just to name a few.

The proposed list of food vendors consists of Acai Dude, Betty’s Greek Honey Ballz ( Betty’s Corner Ltd.), Big Red’s Poutine, Corndog Kings, Cravings Kettle Corn, G’s Donairs, Groovin’ Grill, GuerillaQ, Juicy Green Express, KYU Grill, Little Devils Wood Fire Pizza, Melttown Grilled Cheese, Mo Bacon, Mr. Pretzels, Munchu Picchu, Rolled West Coast, SaltSpring Noodle Bar, ShawarmaTime truck, Slavic Rolls, Street Dogs, Texas Smoke BBQ, The Sweet Spot (by Sweet Avenue), Tin Lizzy Mini Donuts, and Tornado Potato.

Market vendors include Beloved By Emily, D’Lux Bath & Body, Fluffy, Bunny Cotton Candy, Homemade By Harris, Knottywork designs, Lilac Rain, Loving The Bling, Relaxation Island Aromatherapy, Slow Sunday Foods Ltd., Sumas Laser Engraving & Design, That’s A Good Cookie, and Wick Off Candles.

Admission is free.

Chilliwack City Council approved on Tuesday, March 7 a funding request from the Downtown Chilliwack BIA in the amount of $5,000 for the Food Truck Festival. The food trucks will be back on July 12 for a special one-day festival in cooperation with the BIA.