Is there any better way to celebrate summer than a Pick-up Picnic from a local purveyor?
We don鈥檛 think so, and neither does the team at the Downtown 91原创 Business Association!
With the overwhelming response to last summer鈥檚 , Downtown 91原创 is thrilled to welcome the program back, connecting diners with local restaurants, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Aug. 15. Originally created as a COVID-friendly alternative to the popular Fork & Finger event, the idea resonated with locals.
鈥淥ur community really showed up to support local restaurants and enjoy the beautiful outdoor spaces in downtown 91原创,鈥� says Teri James, executive director of the Downtown91原创 Business Association. 鈥淭he secret is out that there are incredible restaurants located in downtown 91原创, and Pick-Up Picnics offer a really fun way to support your favourite restaurant or to try something new.鈥�
The supportive community of residents, visitors, business owners and property owners that together create this vibrant neighbourhood was even more apparent during the pandemic, as everyone rallied around the businesses.
鈥淢ost of the businesses located within our BIA are small and locally owned, and over the past year, not one has closed their doors as a direct result of the pandemic 鈥� that says a lot about the people who live here and in the neighbouring communities who choose to support local,鈥� James says.
Here鈥檚 how it works:
- Between noon and 5pm, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, visit to select the restaurant you want to try. With such a wide variety of restaurants participating, you鈥檒l find a wide range of pricing and meal sizes.
- Choose either a Pick-Up Picnic for 1 person or a Pick-Up Picnic for 2 people, to make it even easier to enjoy your meal individually or with others.
- Pick up your picnic and look in the bag for a map to 91原创鈥檚 beautiful outdoor spaces. You might even find a pop-up, live music performance to enjoy while you eat!
And in case delicious local food isn鈥檛 enough incentive to indulge in a Pick-Up Picnic, the association and presenting sponsor Envision Financial have sweetened the deal.
Envision has provided a gift for every picnic package, and with a variety of items on offer, you could get something new every time you enjoy a Pick-Up Picnic.
In addition, for every Pick-Up Picnic package distributed, Envision Financial will donate $5 to The Full Cupboard, benefiting Sources 91原创 Food Bank. Doubling the impact, Downtown 91原创 Business Association is matching the donation, so, for every Pick-Up Picnic ordered, $10 will go to Sources 91原创 Food Bank!
Downtown 91原创 is also hosting weekly Downtown Dollar giveaways throughout summer! To enter, post of photo of your Pick-Up Picnic to or , tag @discoverdowntownlangley and use hashtag #PickUpPicnics91原创.
So, from now until Aug.15, support local by purchasing a Pick-up Picnic, receive a downtown 91原创 consumer bag full of special goodies at no extra cost and enjoy your delicious meal in one of 91原创鈥檚 beautiful City parks! Learn more at