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Save the date: Dec. 14

Fridays on Front - the holiday edition
Fridays on Front
Crowds who flocked to Fridays on Front this summer have a chance to check out a special holiday edition of the popular event on Friday, Dec. 14.

What’s happening?

The Downtown New Westminster Business Improvement Area and Douglas College are presenting a holiday edition of the popular Fridays on Front on Friday, Dec. 14. It’s taking place from 4 to 9 p.m. under the Front Street parkade near Fourth Street.

“This really came from the community, the people that attended and loved Fridays on Front all summer. The feedback that we got from them was that they wanted to see more and they’d love to see a holiday market edition,” says Kendra Johnston, executive director of the BIA. “We are super excited about it.”

Fridays on Front is normally held at the new Front Street Mews, but the holiday edition is heading further east.

“We are going to be on the east end of Front Street, underneath the parkade, protected from the elements,” Johnston says. “It’s an area of Front Street that is not usually activated so we are excited to activate it and give some of the businesses on that end a little extra promo as well.”

How festive can it be under the parkade?

“It will be super festive,” Johnston promises. “We are working on some really fun lighting to light up that space.”

What can I expect at the holiday edition?

New West Craft will be hosting a holiday artisan market, where attendees can find some last-minute items on their Christmas lists. The Arts Council of New Westminster will be programming some live music and New Westminster Family Place will be providing some activities for the little ones at this free event.

“It is going to be fully licensed,” Johnston said. “Steel and Oak is going to be serving beer and Pacific Breeze is going to be serving mulled wine. We are pretty excited about that.”

What if I’m hungry?

Bring an appetite. Some of the popular food trucks from the summer Fridays on Front, including Fryingpan, Crab Park Chowdery, Japadog, Brazilian Roots, Slavic Rolls, Bread & Cheese, Cannoli King and Hugs by Mollie’s Minis, will be selling yummy food.

“There will be plenty of hot chocolate and beverages,” Johnston said. “We will have 10 food trucks on site. It is a bit bigger – we can definitely fit in a few more trucks and a few more vendors. It’s going to be bit larger than the typical Fridays on Front.”

Feedback welcome:

“This is our first time trying out this event. We are open to feedback. We are really anxious to see what the community will think about our take on the holiday edition,” Johnston said. “We look forward to seeing everybody there.”

You can find more details at the Fridays on Front – Holiday Edition page on Facebook.