June 19 to August 3, 2026

Metro Vancouver's largest self-guided ice cream and frozen dessert festival returns.

About the Festival

Vancouver's Sweetest Summer Tradition

Pick your own path through 40+ ice cream shops, gelato bars, bakeries, and cafes across Vancouver, Burnaby, and Richmond. No tickets. No central venue. Just six weeks of citywide scooping, with limited-edition menus you'll only find during the festival.

The Full Lineup

Browse Every Festival Item

117 scoops, sundaes, sorbets and floats across 38 vendors. Filter by flavour, by neighbourhood, or by what you can eat. Plan your festival run.

🍵 Matcha 11 🍓 Strawberry 10 🥭 Mango 8 🌰 Pistachio 8 🍑 Peach 5 🍫 Chocolate 12 🥥 Coconut 7 ☕ Coffee 4
Double Strawberry Mochi

Double Strawberry Mochi

Tutto Belle Il Gelato
Strawberry Matcha Mochi Sundae

Strawberry Matcha Mochi Sundae

Sweet7
Mango Coconut Sticky Rice Sundae

Mango Coconut Sticky Rice Sundae

Elephant Garden
Pistachio Baklava Sundae

Pistachio Baklava Sundae

KOBO Ice Cream
Browse all 117 items →
How It Works

Three Simple Steps

Step 1

Visit a Vendor

Head to any participating vendor and order from their exclusive ice cream festival menu.

Step 2

Collect Stamps

Order a festival item and get your physical passport stamped at the counter.

Step 3

Win Prizes

Collect 3+ stamps to enter our tiered sweepstakes for festival prizes.

Where To Find Us

The 2026 vendor map

Every festival vendor pinned across Metro Vancouver. Plan your run, pick your neighbourhood, or zoom in on what's closest.

Open the full map in a new tab: Vancouver Ice Cream Festival 2026

Vendor Lineup

Meet your 2026 lineup

40+ ice cream and frozen dessert spots across Vancouver, Burnaby, and Richmond. Here's the full 2026 lineup, alphabetized for your scrolling pleasure.

Beaucoup Bakery Kitsilano · Downtown Boketto Dessert Cafe River District Broye Cafe Downtown · Fraserhood Butter Baked Goods Vancouver New Che (Bambu) East Vancouver Chocolats Favoris Gastown New Dolce Amore Burnaby · North Vancouver Drunken Chocolatier Mount Pleasant Eggbomb+ Lougheed Elephant Garden Creamery Commercial Drive New Fluffle Cafe Richmond Fufu Pancake Vancouver Glenburn Burnaby Heights New Ho Yuen Cafe Vancouver New Hundo P Metrotown Killer Ice Cream Kitsilano New KOBO Ice Cream Mount Pleasant Koko Monk Chocolates Kitsilano New Krave Kulture North Vancouver La Saison de Patisserie Rupert Le Parfait Downtown Little Pisces Burnaby · Richmond · Vancouver New M Cha Bar Renfrew Matcha Cafe Maiko Richmond New Matcha Tea Lab Metrotown Melt Confectionary Little Mountain Mister Robson · Yaletown Starts Jun 26 Nana's Green Tea Mount Pleasant · Downtown New Paradiso Caffe e Gelato Kitsilano New Plain Jane Hastings-Sunrise Soft Peaks Vancouver · Burnaby · Richmond Something Sweet Cafe Royal Oak Sweet Surrender Gelato Steveston Sweet7 West End The Alley Downtown The Bunny Cafe Commercial Drive The Praguery Richmond · Coquitlam Tutto Belle Il Gelato Kitsilano Uno Gelato Downtown · Kitsilano · False Creek New Virtuous Pie Chinatown Whisk Matcha Cafe Mount Pleasant

Follow @nomsmag for first looks at each vendor's 2026 items, opening week sneak peeks, and your festival passport playbook.

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Vendor-First

Every scoop, straight to the vendor.

100%
of every festival item sale goes directly to the vendor

Every dollar you spend at a festival stop goes straight to the maker behind the counter. The 40+ vendors on this list are independent, locally-owned, mostly small and family-run. Show up this summer and you're keeping Vancouver's food scene growing, one scoop at a time.

More Than Just Eating

Things to Do

Festival Missions

Fun, simple challenges you can complete while you scoop your way through the festival. Each one you finish earns an entry into our $500+ prize pool.

Pick a mission →

Festival Passport

Eat your way around the festival and earn stamps with every item you order. Collect enough stamps to enter our tiered sweepstakes draws.

How it works →

Festival Gacha

Two gacha machines that rotate vendors every week. Order two festival items at the host vendor, earn a coin, and crank the dial to win limited-edition festival prizes.

See the rotation →

Festival Trails

Twenty-one mapped routes and flavour trails across the city. Pick a McArthurGlen mall day, a matcha-lover crawl, or a downtown walkable loop. Plan your run.

Pick a trail →
Our 2026 Partners

Made Sweeter by Our Partners

Presenting Partner
BC Dairy
Local Partners
Tourism Burnaby Tourism Burnaby
Tourism Richmond
Official Transportation Partner
Evo
FAQ

Common Questions

What is the Vancouver Ice Cream Festival?+
A citywide, self-guided food tour where 40+ vendors offer exclusive ice cream and frozen treat items. Visit at your own pace, collect passport stamps, and win prizes.
When and where does it take place?+
June 19 to August 3, 2026, at participating vendors across Vancouver, Burnaby, and Richmond.
Do I need tickets?+
No tickets needed. Just visit any participating vendor and order from their festival menu. The passport is free.
How does the passport work?+
Pick up a free physical passport when you visit any participating vendor. Each item purchase earns stamps based on price. Collect 3, 6, or 9 stamps to unlock tiered sweepstakes entries.
What are the activities?+
Beyond the passport, look out for gacha machines with surprise prizes and missions throughout the festival.
How can I participate as a vendor?+
We're looking for ice cream shops, gelato bars, bakeries, and cafes across Metro Vancouver. Apply here to join as a vendor.
How can I sponsor the festival?+
We offer sponsorship packages with brand visibility across our digital and in-store channels. Learn more about sponsorship opportunities.
Who creates and sells the festival items?+
All festival items are created, prepared, and sold directly by the participating vendors. Noms Magazine curates the festival but is not involved in the creation or transaction of any item. Item descriptions, prices, and dietary tags (Vegan, Gluten-Free, Nut Free, Keto, etc.) are submitted and maintained by each vendor. If you have an allergy or dietary restriction, please confirm directly with the vendor before ordering.

Six sweet weeks. Once a year. See you this summer.

June 19 to August 3, 2026 · Metro Vancouver

A Noms Magazine Food Festival · @nomsmag