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The Burnaby Passport Tour gives you two chances to check in: the Saturday farmers’ market at Lougheed Shopping Centre on Canada Way and the Sunday farmers’ market at Brentwood Boulevard. Pick your day, explore the stops nearby, or come back for both. Either way, the tour covers a solid stretch of the city, from a beloved donut institution and a standout loose-leaf tea shop, to a Belgian brewery with a devoted local following, a living history museum, and a miniature railway that has been delighting families since 1993. There is more to Burnaby than you might expect, and the Passport Tour is a good way to find it.
Don’t forget to download the BC Farmers’ Market Trail app before you go! Checking in at select stops unlocks exclusive discounts available only to Passport visitors.
This farmers’ market runs at Lougheed Shopping Centre on Canada Way, with free parking and a genuinely eclectic lineup of vendors. Expect conventional and organic produce alongside artisan bakers, wild foragers, hot food, live entertainment, and local artists and crafters. It is a good mix of the practical and the interesting, and a solid way to kick off a Saturday morning in the city.
Open Saturdays, 10am to 2pm.
The Brentwood Artisan Farmers’ Market sets up every Sunday on Brentwood Boulevard at the corner of Halifax Way and Alpha Way, bringing together local growers, bakers, foragers, and crafters in an open-air neighbourhood setting. It is a newer market with a relaxed pace and a strong local lineup.
Open Sundays, 10am to 2pm.
Lee’s Donuts
Located inside The Amazing Brentwood mall on Brentwood Boulevard, Lee’s Donuts is just steps from the Brentwood Artisan Farmers’ Market and very hard to walk past. Vancouver’s oldest donut shop got its start at Granville Island in 1979, and this Burnaby outpost, its first in the city, bakes every donut on site. The Honey Dip is the one with the decades-long following, but the rotating seasonal flavours and the lemon cheesecake are worth the debate. Simple, fresh, and consistently excellent.
Passport offer: Check in on the app on a farmers’ market day for 10% off your purchase.
The Great Wall Tea Company
Inside the City of Lougheed Shopping Centre on Austin Avenue, The Great Wall Tea Company carries over 80 varieties of loose-leaf tea sourced from estates around the world, all 100% sugar free, dairy free, gluten free, and made without artificial flavours. Founded in 2010, the shop is known for its iconic mosaic wall of tea tins and staff who genuinely know their product. Whether you are stocking your pantry or looking for a gift, this is a shop that rewards taking your time.
Passport offer: Check in on the app on a farmers’ market day to receive a free mini bag of tea with a purchase of $40 or more. Free mini bag excludes Fujian Milk Oolong and Jasmine Dragon Tears.
Dageraad Brewing
Named after the Dageraadplaats, a neighbourhood square in Antwerp, Belgium, Dageraad Brewing opened in Burnaby in 2014 with a simple mission: bring Belgian beer culture to BC. The founder spent years studying the craft, including two brewing sabbaticals in Belgium, before landing on the house Belgian yeast strains and European ingredients that now define the lineup. The result is a range of award-winning beers that sit apart from the typical BC craft scene, from the sessionable 4.5% Burnabarian table beer to the complex 9.4% Voyageur bruin. The tasting room on Thunderbird Crescent features indoor and outdoor seating, weekend food trucks, and a fin de siècle elegance that matches the branding. Plus, it’s only a five-minute walk from Production Way SkyTrain station.
Love craft beer? Find this brewery and more to explore on the North of the Fraser Ale Trail from the BC Ale Trail.
Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel
Out at Deer Lake Avenue, the Burnaby Village Museum is currently running delecTABLE, a feature exhibition exploring how food culture in Burnaby has evolved across generations. The exhibit traces the traditional and contemporary foods of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), and kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) Peoples alongside the cuisines of newcomers to these lands, using recipes, photographs, objects, video, and audio to show how food builds community.
Burnaby Central Railway
In Confederation Park on North Willingdon Avenue, the Burnaby Central Railway is a one-of-a-kind experience run entirely by volunteers from the BC Society of Model Engineers. Since opening in 1993, the railway has logged more than 1.3 million rides across its two-mile track, which winds through the woods of Confederation Park with tunnels, bridges, crossovers, and spirals. Each train is pulled by a hand-built, fully functional 1/8 scale steam, diesel, or electric locomotive, and carries 20 or more passengers per ride. A small museum, garden railway, and picnic area round out the grounds. Tickets are $5 per ride and available on-site only. Open Saturdays, Sundays, and stat holidays from Easter to Thanksgiving, 11am to 5pm.
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Get out there and enjoy the Burnaby Tour! Download the BC Farmers’ Market Trail App to unlock exclusive discounts available only to Tasting Passport app visitors.