The New England food festival scene is heating up just like the weather! Food Truck Festivals of New England present the Charlestown Food Truck Festival at the Pier 4 (1 First Avenue) on Saturday, June 16, with a portion of the net proceeds to benefit the Courageous Sailing Program. There are 11 festivals in total spanning from June through October, launching on June 10th with the Boston Food Truck Festival at UMass Boston Campus Center (rescheduled and at a new location within the campus) and ending in Newport. All festivals will take place from noon to 4 p.m., with a special VIP Preview hour from 11am – noon. Tickets are on sale now! Tickets can be purchased online at www.foodtruckfestivalsofne.com. Over 50 trucks from all over New England will be participating on a rotating basis; some will be at all, others in select communities. Participating trucks include Roxy’s Grilled Cheese, Bon Me, Staff Meal, Woodman’s of Essex, and Kickass Cupcakes. A complete list of up-to-date participating trucks can be found online at www.foodtruckfestivalsofne.com/the-trucks.
TICKET PRICES:
•VIP Tickets, $40/each (limited quantity)
•General Admission, $30/each ($35 day of)
•Foodie Four Pack, $25/each with the purchase of four tickets ($100 for four pack)
•Children 6 -12, $10/each
•Children 5 and under are free
Each ticket allows one serving from each of the 20 to 30 participating food trucks and does not include beverages. NOTE: There are a limited number of tickets for each festival, based on the capacity of the venue. We will post on the festival site as to availability of tickets the day of the festival.
2012 Planned Festival Schedule
•June 10 – The Boston Food Truck Festival at UMass Boston Campus Center, Dorchester
•June 16 – The Charlestown Food Truck Festival at Pier 4, Charlestown
•June 30 – The New Hampshire Food Truck Festival at Rockingham Park, Salem, NH
•July 14 – The Worcester Food Truck Festival at Elm Park, Worcester
•July 28 – The Charles River Food Truck Festival at DCR’s Artesani Herter Park, Brighton
•August 25 – The Cape Cod Food Truck Festival at Barnstable Fairgrounds, Falmouth
•September 8 – The Lowell Food Truck Festival at the Tsongas Center, Lowell
•September 22 – The Suffolk Downs Food Truck Festival, Eastie/Revere
•September 29 – The Shipyard Food Truck Festival, Hingham (Shipyard)
•October 6 – The Framingham Food Truck Festival at Shoppers World, Framingham
•October 20 – The Newport Food Truck Festival at the Newport Yachting Center, Newport, RI
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