Deadline EXTENDED for restaurants to apply for Vaughan Flavours!
Applications accepted until May 30
There’s a growing appetite for the City of Vaughan’s new food festival – Vaughan Flavours. Due to popular demand, we’ve extended the application deadline for local restaurants to Friday, May 30!
This brand-new dining experience provides residents and visitors the opportunity to enjoy delicious food at some of Vaughan’s most popular restaurants offering three-course prix fixe menus at a variety of price points.
If you own a restaurant in Vaughan that offers dine-in options, we invite you to learn more, review the criteria and apply to participate in Vaughan Flavours at visitvaughan.ca/VaughanFlavours. Vaughan Flavours is FREE to take part in, however, participating restaurants will be required to provide a fully refundable deposit of $500 that will be returned upon successful completion of the program.
Designed to help support the local restaurant economy while showcasing the city’s diverse culinary landscape, Vaughan Flavours is a new two-week food festival that will run from Monday, July 21 to Monday, Aug. 4, taking place at participating restaurants across Vaughan.
From family-friendly eateries to upscale dining experiences and everything in-between, there will be something for everyone to enjoy. And for all the foodies who are excited to add this event to their summer itineraries, a list of participating restaurants will be announced in just a few weeks. Stay tuned!
Vaughan Flavours is the City’s latest initiative created to further support local businesses in response to sweeping U.S. tariffs. It comes from Mayor Steven Del Duca’s and Ward 2 Councillor Adriano Volpentesta’s Member’s Resolution directing staff to develop a pilot program encouraging residents and visitors to dine in Vaughan. On April 23, Vaughan Council approved a staff report to proceed with the Vaughan Flavours pilot.
Vaughan became the first municipality in Ontario to ratify a policy that bans U.S. suppliers in early March. In April, the City began offering businesses free ‘Vaughan Strong. Support Canadian’ welcome packages filled with materials to help identify local and Canadian-made goods in stores, removing the guessing game for shoppers at the checkout counter. To request a welcome package for your business, contact the Economic Development team at ed@vaughan.ca.
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