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Food trucks ‘threaten’ to overrun Fort Langley Saturday

Taking it to the streets: Thousands expected to eat in the village this weekend.
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Fort Langley already draws a huge crowd of visitors most weekends.

Add a food truck festival to the mix, and the numbers skyrocket, said Laine Ogilvie, organizer of the Fraser Valley Food Truck Festival.

This Saturday, she’s bringing the festival and about 25 food trucks to Fort Langley for the third consecutive year, and she’s expects thousands will once again flock to the village.

“We had approximately 12,000 attendees last year,” she said, noting the event is held in conjunction with the Fort’s Business Improvement Area, which was trying to bring in larger crowds.

“So when we bring these trucks in, it really draws a crowd for a cool street festival,” Ogilvie said. “All the shops get super busy during the event.”

It’s an event for the entire family, she said.

While the highlight of the day is the food trucks, she also arranged for some kids entertainment and a live band, called Pop Junkies, will be performing.

The festival runs 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Following Saturday’s party on Glover Road in Fort Langley, the Food Truck Festival heads downtown – Vancouver that is. Sunday, Ogilvie and the event are being set up on Pacific Boulevard in Vancouver. And later this month, on Sept. 23, they’re across the river in Maple Ridge’s Haney Plaza.

Gearing up for this year’s festivities, Ogilvie was counting the number of sleeps until the event.

Among the food trucks expected in attendance, she said Reel Mac & Cheese, The Reef Runner, Mandalay Bay Burmese, and Big Red’s Poutine, are among them. There’s also likelihoods that Dim Sum Express, Tacofino, Vij’s, Roaming Dragon, Feastro, El Cartel, Cannolli King, Slavic Rolls, Rocky Point Ice Cream, G’s Donairs, Mo Bacon, This Little Piggy, and Lenny’s Lemonade will be present.

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