Abbotsford Canada Day
Canada Day in Abbotsford — Wednesday, July 1, 2026
This year’s theme is Roots & Rhythm — celebrating the traditions that ground the community and the music that brings it together. The Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival is proud to coordinate the food trucks for the day.
Event Details
- Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2026
- Parade: 11:00 AM
- Festival: 1:00 PM at Abbotsford Exhibition Park, 32470 Haida Drive
- Admission: Free, all ages
- Fireworks: 10:00 PM (weather permitting)
Schedule
- 11:00 AM — Parade: down South Fraser Way from Bourquin Crescent, along Trethewey Street, ending at WJ Mouat Secondary on Mouat Drive.
- 1:00 PM — Festival opens at Abbotsford Exhibition Park. Most activity zones run 1:00–5:00 PM.
- 1:00–10:00 PM — Food trucks & main stage at the Exhibition Fields.
- 10:00 PM — Fireworks, launching from the Ball Diamonds. Stream the soundtrack on the Pyrocast app (show code 2WJ4).
Food Trucks (1:00 PM – 10:00 PM)
Coordinated by the Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival at the Exhibition Fields:
- Big Bites Gourmet Burger
- Chappy’s Concessions — Cotton Candy
- Chappy’s Concessions — Lemonade
- Dim Sum Express
- Dos Amigos
- Gary’s Kettle Corn
- Japadog
- Juicy Green & Fusion Icy
- Little oOties
- Mo-Bacon
- Rainbow Ice Cream
- Rem & Ry’s Rollery
- Rotato Potato
- Shawarma Time
- Soda Rebel
- Wingin’ It
Main Stage (1:00 PM – 10:00 PM)
- JoJo Mason — evening headliner, 2026 BC Country Music Award winner (Video of the Year, “Gold”)
- Danielle Ryan
- The Cambree Lovesy Band
- Ben Cottrill
- Plus an afternoon showcase of local community and cultural performers
Festival Zones (1:00–5:00 PM unless noted)
- Agri-Fun Zone — hayrides, Poultry in Motion, EcoFarm Discovery Centre, Agrifair
- Arts & Culture — Dhol Academy, Bhangra, Arts Council, Children’s Theatre, The Reach Gallery
- RAD Torque Play Zone — face painting, inflatables, sandbox, slides
- S.T.E.M Zone — H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, regional library, brick zone, abacus math
- Sports Zone — Abbotsford Canucks, Vancouver Bandits, UFV Cascades and more
- Dog Show — 1:00, 2:30 and 4:00 PM
- Legacy Building — Sensory Safe Area (1:00–6:00 PM) and Sports Hall of Fame (1:00–5:00 PM)
- Also on site — airbrush tattoos, inflatables and mini golf, 1:00–7:00 PM
Artisan Marketplace (1:00–7:00 PM)
Nearly 40 local makers at the Exhibition Fields, coordinated by The Mango Market: themangomarket.ca
Know Before You Go
Parade road closures, festival parking and accessibility info: goabbotsford.ca/canada-day-kbyg
Brought to You By
Organized by the City of Abbotsford and Tourism Abbotsford. Food trucks coordinated by the Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival.
Sponsors
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Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival