The Taste of Abby Fall Food Festival returns from Sept. 13 to 22, with various culinary experiences planned throughout the celebration.
The festival is hosted by Tourism Abbotsford and kicks off with the Taste of Abby Night Market on Friday, Sept. 13 from 5 to 10 p.m. at Jubilee Park.
The evening includes handcrafted food and beverages from local vendors in Abbotsford and the Fraser Valley.
Each vendor will offer a variety of menu options, ranging from samples to full-sized portions.
Night market tokens can be purchased for $2.50 each, with food prices ranging from two to eight tokens based on portion sizes.
Live music throughout the evening will be performed by Greg Neufeld, Ryan McAllister and Kyler Pierce.
Also as part of the event, the Food and Farm Awards will be presented.
General admission to the night market is $40, which includes eight night market tokens.
Admission for kids (ages six to 12) is $10 for four tokens, and kids five and under are free. Additional tokens can be purchased at the event.
Other Taste of Abby opportunities include limited-edition products, a Fall Flavours cookbook and the Take a Bite and Win a Flight contest. The prize is a one-hour sightseeing helicopter flight for two from BC Helicopters.
Anyone who dines at a participating Taste of Abby restaurant from now until Sept. 22 will be entered in the draw.
Other activities offered as part of the celebration include:
• Paint ’n Sip: Fall Welcome Boards – Sept. 12 at 6:30 p.m. at Taves Estate Cidery;
• Abbotsford Farm and Country Market – open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon at Jubilee Park;
• Guided Circle Farm Tour – Sept. 14, starting at 10:30 a.m. at the Abbotsford Farm and Country Market and visiting Campbell’s Gold Honey Farm and Meadery, Tanglebank Estates and Singletree Winery;
• Beyond Bubbles Tours – Sept. 15, starting at 10:30 a.m. with pickup in Abbotsford (location to be announced) and then travelling to Mt. Lehman Winery, Ripples Winery and New Wave Distillery, Taves Estate Cider, and Old Yale Brewing;
• Pickleball and Pints – Sept. 17, starting with pickleball at Jubilee Park (two time slots available at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.) followed by a get-together at Old Yale Brewing;
• AgriCulture Symposium – Sept. 19, starting at 10 a.m. at University of the Fraser Valley and including a panel discussion, a visit to the food museum and a scavenger hunt;
• Soap and Sangria – Sept. 19 at 6 p.m. at Ripples Winery and New Wave Distilling;
• Movie in the Vineyards – Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. at Cannon Estate Winery;
• Field to Fist – Sept. 21 at noon at Field House Brewing; and
• Harvest Dinner in the Vineyards – Sept. 21 at 6 p.m. at Singletree Winery.
Visit tasteofabby.ca for more information about any of the events or to reserve a spot or purchase tickets.
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