Spot Prawn Festival
Launch date: Saturday May 3rd, 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Duration: The Spot Prawn Festival will run for six to eight weeks.
Buying times: Between 2pm - 6pm daily
Location: False Creek Fishermen’ Wharf, 1505 West 1st Avenue
(North-West of Granville Island, between the Burrard Street Bridge and the Granville Street Bridge - http://www.falsecreek.com/p_map.htm)
The goals of the Spot Prawn Festival are to highlight an environmentally sound and locally sourced product as a readily available and delicious alternative to Southeast Asian tiger; to help encourage the development of Vancouver’s first day-boat fishery delivering high quality spot prawns directly to the local community; and to remind us that farmer’s markets don’t stop at the water’s edge.
The annual Spot Prawn Festival will provide another local, fresh, and sustainable ingredient for our restaurant chefs and home cooks to enjoy. Those who take pride in serving the bounty of British Columbia can use this annual six to eight week window of opportunity to purchase live, locally sourced and sustainable spot prawns directly from our local fishermen at False Creek Fishermen’s Wharf and at participating restaurants serving local spot prawns. At $12 per pound for the public ($10 for Chefs’ Table members), they are an excellent and affordable alternative to the farmed tiger prawns served in most Vancouver restaurants.
