Article content There are a few new additions to this summer’s . Attendees will be able to rent their tables and chairs through the event organizers rather than schlepping them to the secret location themselves. There will also be gourmet food boxes available for purchase for those who would rather not partake in any food prep.
Both can be arranged through the organizers. “I knew that this could be a barrier to entry and wanted to make the experience accessible and easy for those that did not want to source or carry their own,” host and event producer Aly Armstrong says of the decision to add the logistical elements to the outdoor dinner party. Billed by Armstrong as the “largest pop-up picnic” in the city, the annual summer soiree will be held Aug.
15 at an as-yet-undisclosed location. Registration for the event takes place in three phases, according to event organizers: Phase 1, which is open to attendees from previous years as well as “friends of the organizers”; Phase 2, which includes people who are “sponsored” by Phase 1 members; and Phase 3, which is people who are signed to the waiting list. Founded in Paris in 1988 by founder François Pasquier and a few of his friends, 2023 marked the 10th anniversary of the outdoor dinner experience in Vancouver.
Characterized by its venue secrecy and all-white dress code, the pop-up dinner event features a schedule filled with dancing, dining and music — with a special guest at this year’s event. “We are p.