A three-day bubble tea festival will kick off at Burnaby’s Swangard Stadium on Friday, July 7.
From Burnaby’s Roots & Blues, Symphony in the Park music concert series to Vancouver Ice Cream festival, Summer Sips festival and more — it is festivals galore at this time of the year.
Adding to that extensive roster is the foodie festival that positions itself as Canada’s largest bubble tea festival.
Vancouver Bubble Tea Festival, an event that quenched the thirst for bubble tea enthusiasts around Metro Vancouver last year, is making a return to Burnaby this year, displaying the taste of Taiwan in all its glory.
The Taiwanese-inspired beverage festival made a grand debut in Burnaby last year and is expected to host to thousands of guests over three days.
The family-friendly festival will be taking place at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby from July 7 to 9, where guests can experience a kaleidoscope of flavours, colours and textures and let the flavours dance on their taste buds.
The festival will feature seven tea brands including Truedan, Port Coquitlam-based Blend Bubble Tea, Chatime, Teapressu, AsUsual Café, Juicy Green and Gram Cafe & Pancakes.
In addition to the beloved bubble tea (also known as boba tea or milk tea), the festival goers can also enjoy treats from Asian-inspired food trucks.
The Taste of Taiwan series will stop at Taipei, the Sleepless City, where folks can explore Taipei’s top four famous streets: Ximending, Yongkang Street, Jiufen Old Street, and Raohe Street through bubble tea and Asian street foods.
According to their website, some notable food trucks making an appearance at this year’s festival are Bruno, Tokyo Katsu Sand, The Taco Tigre (Vietnamese inspired street tacos), Takenaka and more.
The festival will also feature live stage performances, fun activities and two nights of outdoor movie nights — Spider-Man: No Way Home (July 7 from 8 to 10 p.m.) and Minions: the Rise of Gru (July 8 from 8 to 10 p.m.)
Tickets to the festival are available online.
One-day passes cost $10 and three-day passes cost $15 (plus taxes). Children 12 years and under can attend for free as well as youths 25 years and under with disabilities.
Vancouver Bubble Tea Festival 2023
When: Friday, July 7 from 3 to 10 p.m.; Saturday July 8 from noon to 10 p.m.; Sunday, July 9 from noon to 7 p.m.
Where: Swangard Stadium, Burnaby
Cost: $10 to $15; tickets can be purchased at vanbubbleteafest.ca.
