Take transit to the Kimchi & K-Food Festival, Sept. 5-6
Take transit to the Kimchi & K-Food Festival, Sept. 5-6
You’re invited to Western Canada’s largest Korean food and cultural event — just a short walk or roll from Lougheed Town Centre Station!
Held in a neighourhood known as Metro Vancouver’s Koreatown, the first Kimchi and K-Food Festival takes place on Friday, Sept. 5 and Saturday, Sept. 6.
We’ll be celebrating alongside the community, so grab a bite and come find us! We’ll be there on Friday to answer your transit questions and share resources and give you the low-down on how to be an expert transit rider.
Take transit to the Kimchi & K-Food Festival
📅 Date: Friday, Sept. 5 and Saturday, Sept. 6
🕒 Time: noon – 9 p.m.
📍 Location: The City of Lougheed parking lot at the corner of Austin Road and Gatineau Place
🎟️ Admission: Free!
🚍 Transit: SkyTrain’s Expo Line and Millennium Line, 555 Port Mann Express, and 66 Fraser Valley Express (BC Transit)
ℹ️ More information: kimchifest.ca
What to expect
- 🥬 Roll up your sleeves and make your own kimchi to take home!
- 😋 Taste 20+ iconic Korean street eats, straight out of Gwangjang Market
- 📸 Snap a picture in Hanbok, the traditional Korean attire, in front of palace backcdrops
- 👣 Watch the Ultimate Breaking Championship and K-pop dance cover challenge
How to get there
- 🚇 Ride the SkyTrain: The festival is just steps from Lougheed Town Centre Station, a station along both the SkyTrain’s Expo Line and Millennium Line — making it easy to connect to from many parts of Metro Vancouver.
- 🚍 Ride the bus: There are a number of buses that go to Lougheed Town Centre Station, including two express buses. Ride TransLink’s 555 Port Mann Express from Highway 1 & 156 Street or Carvolth Exchange. Ride BC Transit’s 66 Fraser Valley Express if you’re coming from Abbotsford or Chilliwack.
Riding transit for the first time? It’s easy
Here’s what you need to know:
- Tap to pay an adult cash fare using a contactless debit or credit card.
- Tap in and out at SkyTrain stations and SeaBus terminals, and tap in only on buses.
- Kids 12 and under ride transit for free!
- Plan your trip using our Trip Planner at translink.ca/tripplanner! Simply tell us where you’re starting from and we’ll tell you the best route to get there.
- Riding the 66 Fraser Valley Express? This route is separate from the TransLink system and operated by BC Transit. You can pay your BC Transit fare using Umo.
Want to see what else is happening? Explore the full events calendar at translink.ca/events.
