Register a Tasting Menu

CulinART Food and Art Walk| Saturday, September 9, 2023| 3:00 – 8:30 PM 

CulinART is back! Sylvan Lake's annual celebration of its rich culinary and art scene.  Local restaurants and food producers show off their best bites and small sips for this highly-popular culinary & art walking tour experience on September 9. 

Ticket sales end at 8pm on September 9. Restaurants may continue to exchange tickets as long as they like on September 9.

Admission is $5 per adult and $2 per junior aged 12 and under through an entry wristband. Tickets will be sold for $1/ticket at the NexSource Centre, and from the event booth on the walking route during the event. Guests will purchase their admission wristbands and tickets and find art installations, live music and culinary stations along their downtown walking route.  

Each participating business is invited to activate a culinary station by creating sample-sized bites of their signature dishes, trial menu items and miniature cocktails. Businesses will exchange guests' tickets for their culinary offerings, and later be able to redeem the value of the tickets with the Town of Sylvan Lake following the event.  

CulinART Walking Guides will be supplied with admission purchase and encourage participants to visit as many culinary stations and art locations as possible. After the event, guests can submit their passport to win 2 tickets to the Bull Riders Canada Season Finals - Friday Night coming up in November 2023!

Restaurants located outside of the downtown walking route area can participate in two ways:

1. Serve from your restaurant outside of the downtown core. You will be added to the event webpage and all other event materials as an Off The Eaten Path vendor!
2. Serve from a pop-up culinary station on the Pier. This option requires permit approval by Alberta Health Services and AGLC as needed. Supplying your own tent, tables, and other equipment including food warmers, serving items, garbage collection, and sanitization are required.

1. Choose your items

Be creative and select items that are unique to your restaurant! For speed, we recommend pre-making your items and serving from a chafing dish or tray at your culinary station. Price your items at a whole dollar amount between $1 - $8, where 1 ticket equals $1 dollar.

Pro tip – Use ingredients you already have to keep costs minimal! Keep your portion sizes and prices small; guests will want to try a little bit of everything from each restaurant

2. Register

Confirm your participation early by completing the online registration form at the bottom of this webpage to help ensure the success of this unique event. A $50 vendor fee per restaurant will be payable upon registration. An online payment link will be sent to the registrant via email after registering. Pay online or visit the NexSource Centre to pay in person.

3. Prepare your culinary station

Each participating business will activate a culinary station by creating sample-sized bites of their signature dishes, trial menu items, miniature specialty drinks, cocktails and more! 

Setting up a table near your front entrance with a dedicated staff member to collect tickets and distribute your items is recommended. For speed, we strongly recommend pre-making your items and serving from a chafing dish or tray at your culinary station. 

Alcohol must be served at a location for which the restaurant has a valid liquor license. Serving from the bar can help keep guests moving quickly. Use signage to indicate guests should head directly to the bar! If you chose to offer a miniature cocktail or beverage, ensure that you are compliant with liquor pricing and reference the AGLC Liquor Licensee Handbook.

Pro tip – Keep things simple with disposable dishes and utensils guests can easily throw away.

4. Collect tickets & initial Walking Guides

Businesses will exchange food tickets for their culinary offerings, and later be able to redeem the value of the tickets with the Town of Sylvan Lake following the event. Restaurants will initial Walking Guides when guests exchange tickets at their culinary station. Initial the square that has your restaurant's name. Guests will enter their completed Guides to win a pair of tickets to the Bull Riders Canada Season Finals coming up in November. Guides can be dropped off at the CulinART ticket booth or the NexSource Center until September 12. One initial, per guest, per restaurant.

Important - Be sure not to lose or misplace any tickets collected; the Town of Sylvan Lake is unable to reimburse for any tickets that are not presented after the event. 

5. Redeem tickets for reimbursement

Redeem tickets to be paid out by cheque by bringing all tickets collected during the event to the NexSource Centre reception desk by by September 16, 2022. A cheque will be sent via mail within 5-10 business days.

Just for Tourism Partners! Businesses who are registered Tourism Partners will additionally receive:

• Option to be an ART STOP and feature an art piece at your business (dependent on the type of art available and its durability)

Not a Tourism Partner? Register for FREE at sylvanlake.ca/tourismpartnership

Artists' work will be exhibited at CulinART! and distributed throughout the downtown area. From sculpture to paintings, mixed media, and more - CulinART! is open to all types of art that can feasibly be placed and protected during the event.

Know an artist? Artists at every level can exhibit their work at CulinART! by applying online here

Guests and the public can find all the information they need to know at visitsylvanlake.ca/culinart