The City of Burnaby lists Burnaby Farm Tour as a self-guided Big Bend route running through Sept. 7, giving residents a summer option built around local farms, nursery plants, and farm products.
It is not a single festival window. The useful part is flexibility: visitors can use the city map, pick their own route, and treat the tour as a low-pressure food, garden, or local shopping stop before the season closes.
What the city confirms
Burnaby says the tour runs from May 1 to Sept. 7, 2026 in the Big Bend neighbourhood, an urban farming district near the Fraser River.
The confirmed planning details are:
- Format: self-guided farm tour
- Area: Big Bend in Burnaby
- Main draw: plants, vegetables, vendors, nurseries, and farm products
- Planning tool: an online tour map
- Printed maps: available at Burnaby recreation facilities, Burnaby Village Museum, and featured local vendors
Who it fits
This is a practical pick for readers who want a flexible summer outing rather than a timed concert or ticketed event. It works best if the goal is to browse local produce, look for nursery plants, or add a Burnaby stop to a weekend errand route.
It fits readers who want:
- Local food: farm products bought close to where they are grown
- Garden stops: nursery plants and vendors in one district
- Flexible timing: a route that does not depend on one start time
- Regional context: a look at one of Burnaby's distinctive agricultural areas
What to check before going
The city page points visitors to the online map, which is the first stop before leaving. Because the route is self-guided, the smart move is to choose two or three nearby stops, confirm their own hours, and bring a cooler if produce is part of the plan.
Burnaby also gives historical context for Big Bend, including its long agricultural use and the protected Urban Agricultural Land Reserve between Marine Drive and the Fraser River. That makes the tour more useful than a shopping list: it is also a way to understand why this pocket of farmland still exists inside the city.
If you are planning a full Burnaby weekend, Trends Today's Burnaby mayor walk bulletin has the details for a separate Sunday morning community outing.
