Trout Lake Birthday Bash

This July marks the 20th season anniversary of the East Van/Trout Lake Farmers Market – the one that started it all for temporary, outdoor farmers markets in Vancouver! We’re planning on celebrating this wonderful milestone with a birthday party at Trout Lake, featuring cake, music, a special market story-telling & history booth and a few special speakers. We hope you can attend & celebrate 20 fantastic seasons with the Vancouver Farmers Markets board of directors, staff, and East Van/Trout Lake community of vendors, volunteers & shoppers.

Schedule of Events:

  • 9am: Trout Lake Farmers Market opening bell
  • 11:30am: The Drive Street Band plays the Trout Lake thoroughfare
  • 12:00pm: Speeches from our founders and dignitaries
  • 12:30pm: Eating birthday cake & dancing with the Drive Street Band
  • 2:00pm: Trout Lake Farmers Market closing bell

All Day:

  • Story-telling & history booth with scrapbooks and photos from the last 20 years
  • Memory Board where you can share your own stories and photos
  • Find many of our founding vendors still selling at the market!

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