Expect the best of Chinatown, without paying for the experience.<\/p>\n
Vancouverites can catch oodles of fun on the streets during\u00a0an annual festival in Chinatown next month.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Light Up Chinatown!<\/a>\u00a0takes place Aug. 8 and 9 and offers “exclusive food collaborations, live performances, local vendors,\u00a0and community programming,” according to a news release.\u00a0<\/p>\n The highly anticipated festival welcomes over 20,000 visitors over two days, following the\u00a0Vancouver Chinatown BIA\u2019s Chinatown Festival 2026, which runs July 25-26.<\/p>\n Buttermere Patisserie<\/a> founder Jamie Tung returns to Chinatown\u00a0for a two-day pop-up at the\u00a0festival, “baking out of Torafuku’s kitchen and serving an exclusive White Rabbit Bubble Tea Roll alongside a collection of Asian-inspired cookies and a tea-inspired macaron collection.” Jung previously ran a business in the neighbourhood before closing it, so fans who miss these eats\u00a0can sample the savoury eats and sip tea.<\/p>\n Outside of the festival perimeter, attendees can sample some enticing food collaborations in Chinatown,\u00a0including:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Beaucoup Bakery x Chinatown BBQ – Roasted Pork Quiche, at Chinatown BBQ (130 E Pender St.), from noon\u00a0until sold out<\/p>\n
Say Hey x Dicky\u2019s Dumps – Meatball Dumplings, at 156 E Pender St., from 11\u00a0a.m. until sold out<\/p>\n
DD Mau x New Town Bakery x Keem Ice Cream – The Chinatown Affogato, at 130 E Pender St., from 11:30 a.m. until sold out<\/p>\n
Foo Hung Curios x Buttermere Patisserie Ltd. – White Rabbit Bubble Tea Roll, at 168 E Pender St., from noon\u00a0until sold out<\/p>\n
Collect stamps for\u00a0the Chinatown Passport Program\u00a0<\/p>\n You can also collect stamps as part of the free\u00a0Chinatown Passport Program that spans 16 blocks in the neighbourhood. After you collect the 16 stamps, you can submit your completed passport for a chance to win prizes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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