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Fridays On Front

We're back! 

Fridays on Front returns as we continue to Bounce Back!

Fridays on Front, presented by Douglas College, is a series of weekly block parties located on Front Street Mews in Downtown New Westminster, located within walking distance of both Columbia and New Westminster SkyTrain Stations.  The event will run on six dates this year: July 7th, 14th and 21st, and August 11th, 18th, and 25th from 5:00-9:00pm.

This year, we’re hosting each evening with a fun and festive theme.

On July 7th - We're having a Summer Kickoff

On July 14th - We're Celebrating East Asia

On July 21st - We're having a Bollywood Bash

On August 11th - We're Throwing it back! 

On August 18th - We're celebrating our Pride 

On August 25th - We finish with The Last Act 

Presented by Douglas College, in partnership with the City of New Westminster, Port of Vancouver, New West Record, Tourism New West, Pooni Group, EVO, and Fresh Prep.

Fridays on Front features:

• Live entertainment and music sponsored by Reliance Properties
• Kids activities by Family Place
• Local food vendors + your favourite food trucks (below)
• Mini artisan market
• Fully licensed event with Steel & Oak beer + Pacific Breeze Wine

July 7th will feature the following food vendors, as well as a performance from the Cat Murphy Band!

• Camion Cafe
• Tornado Potato
• Jerk Shack
• Super Thai
• Crack On
• Little oOties
• Yummy Slice Pizza
• Living Tree Foods
• Tre Galli

July 14th will feature the following food vendors, as well as a performance from Glisha and Tamami Maitland!

• Nami Vietnamese
• Frying Pan
• Rocky Point Ice Cream
• Tokyo Katsu-Sand
• Little oOties
• Plato Filipino

July 21st will feature the following food vendors, as well as a performance from DJ IsB and Alite!

• Fijian Fusion
• Frying Pan
• Taste of Malaysia
• Namaste Food Lovers
• REEL Mac and Cheese
• Crema
• Living Tree Foods

August 11th will feature the following food vendors, as well as a performance from Vibetown and DJ O Show!

• Old Country Pierogi
• Sirius Craving
• Crack On
• Meet2Eat
• Camion Cafe
• Crema
• Gastronomia
• Tre Galli
• YVR Cookie

August 18th will feature the following food vendors, as well as Drag Storytime with Mx. Bukuru and Weebee!

• Meet2Eat
• Nami Vietnamese
• Shameless Buns
• Super Thai
• Gastronomia
• Tre Galli
• Origins Chocolate Bar

August 25th will feature the following food vendors, as well as a performance from Monivoi and Marloh, Come Home!

• Munchu Picchu
• Fijian Fusion
• Dos Amigos
• Indish
• Bread and Cheese
• Crema

You'll also see plenty of other BIA members:

• Westley's Military Surplus
• Coastal College of Naturopathic Medicine
• Arietta Art Studio
• Origins Chocolate Bar
• Yummy Slice Pizza
• Gastronomia
• Antique Alley
• Hive Cafe
• Moodswing Coffee and Bar

Find us on the Front Street Mews between Moodswing Cafe + Bar and Westley's Military Surplus, only a 5-minute walk away from Columbia Skytrain Station.

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