Great music and a great time for a great cause! Foodstock Food Bank Fundraiser Festival features live performances by Yukon Blonde and Matinee, food trucks, local craft beverages at Swangard Stadium, and a chance to win tickets.
Photo courtesy of Foodstock 2023 – Said the Whale.
Foodstock Food Bank Fundraising Festival
When: Sunday, June 23, 2024, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM Where: Swangard Stadium (6100 Boundary Road, Burnaby) Tickets: On sale now. $35 each (plus fees and taxes). Each ticket includes one full-size drink from our beverage partner. This event is for those 19 years of age and older. All attendees must show proper identification before entering the venue.
The full entertainment lineup includes Yukon Blondes and The Matinee, as well as supporting the winners of Foodstock at Night: Battle of the Bands fundraiser held at Cobalt this spring. Opening the stage will be Battle of the Bands winners, reggae, Afrobeat and dub band Mivvul, indie punk band The Houseplants, and fan-favorite winners, Suppertime, a mix of classic rock, punk, indie and psychedelic.
There will be plenty of games on the field and you can also shop local in the Marketplace with vendors from A Healthy Beginning, Burnaby Art Gallery, Liberum Studio, Shoebox Art, The Candy Curio, Euonoia Naturale, The Not So Early Bird, Hail Claytan, Rach Crochets, Iron Mountain Ventures, MAGS, KRU and INK Temporary Tattoos.
Beverage Boulevard, sponsored by Zipby, will feature Luppolo Brewing Company, Dageraad Brewing, Parallel 49 Brewing, Main Street Beer, Kits Beach Beer and Pacific Breeze Winery. Food trucks include Ay! Mamacita, Food Daddy, Chickpea and Munchu Picchu.
50 per cent of beer sales, 10 per cent of marketplace sales and 10 per cent of food truck sales will be donated to support the Greater Vancouver Food Bank and its clients.
Join and win
We're giving away a set of four tickets to enjoy a fun-filled afternoon with your friends. Here's how to enter:
Win tickets to Foodstock for Yukon Blonde, The Matinee and more!
About the Greater Vancouver Food Bank (GVFB)
GVFB is a non-profit organization with a mission to provide healthy food to those in need. GVFB provides assistance to more than 16,000 people each month through direct distribution in Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster and the North Shore. 28 per cent of clients are children and 15 per cent are seniors. GVFB also provides food assistance to more than 130 community agencies across these communities, including housing authorities, women's and children's shelters, transitional housing and after-school programs, providing meals and snacks to thousands of people each week.
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