Richmond Night Market 2024: What to know about hours, parking, tickets

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The Richmond Night Market returns this Friday for the 2024 summer season.

The annual outdoor market features live music, festivities and lots and lots of food. Set at 8351 River Rd., this year’s market runs through Oct. 14.

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This year’s festivities will feature more than 110 food vendors serving up 600-plus international eats, along with a host of retail vendors, games and more. In advance of opening night, we gathered five things you should know about the family friendly event before you go.

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When is the night market open? What are the hours?

This year’s Night Market will be open Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m. to midnight and Sunday/stat holidays from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. (April 26-May 31 and Sept. 2 to Oct. 14). The festival’s summer hours (June 1 to Sept. 1) will run Friday from 7 p.m. to midnight, Saturdays from 6 p.m. to midnight, and Sundays/stat holidays from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.

How do I get to the night market? Is there parking?

The Richmond Night Market is known to prompt snarled traffic jams in the area around Bridgeport Road, which is why event organizers suggest arriving early to ensure you can see, play and eat your way through the festival with enough time. The SkyTrain is the suggested way to get there (Bridgeport Station on the Canada Line is the closest stop!), but there is also free parking just a few minutes’ walk away.

Is it general admission or is there a pass?

The Richmond Night Market is accessible by general admission. Tickets are $8.50 per person (children under age 7 and seniors over 60 are free). But, event organizers say the best way to visit is with a Zoom Pass. For $40, the pass includes skip-the-line entry. Plus, the pass is transferable, so it can be shared among family and friends. Passes can only be purchased at the gate.

What’s the theme to this year’s Richmond Night Market?

And that theme is Summer Sweet Dragon, which is a nod to the Year of the Dragon. The cute-and-colourful Sweet Dragon will appear throughout the festival site, including new neon light displays.

Go hungry, leave happy!

One of the biggest draws of the Richmond Night Festival is the food. This year’s festival features a wide variety of savoury culinary delights including: Japanese poutine; foot-long superfries; kimchi bacon rolls, flying noodles, chicken lollipops, and the very-viral rainbow grilled cheese sandwiches.

In addition to a full menu of savoury delights, the Richmond Night Market vendors will also be serving up a sweet serving of desserts such as crème brûlée made with chestnut cream, ice cream, coconut milk drinks and more.

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