Upcoming food truck events offer a taste of each New England state
By Lannan M. O’Brien
If you’re seeking variety, a food truck festival will satisfy your every craving. Burgers and dogs are just the beginning: the food truck craze has exploded to creative cuisine of every flavor, served on a stick, in a cone, and overflowing paper boats of every size. If you can carry it, it’s yours to enjoy, from loaded fries and tater tots to grilled sandwiches stuffed with mac n’ cheese. These upcoming food truck fests offer the best of New England fare and guarantee a good time.
Buzzards Bay Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival
Located right on the water at Mass Maritime Academy, this brand-new festival promises a variety of food, local brews and entertainment. While food trucks are the main event (and will be serving everything from barbecue and burritos to poké bowls), you can also browse goods from a range of craft vendors, enjoy face painting, and much more.
Saturday, August 17, 12-5 PM
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Buzzards Bay, MA
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Downtown Bennington Food Truck Festival
Free entry is a unique benefit of this annual event, which features a lineup of great food trucks and a beer garden. Live music will be playing all day, starting with Greg Van Houten at noon, and artisans will be selling their wares. Face painting, henna, glitter tattoos and kids’ activities make for all-day family fun.
Saturday, August 17, 11 AM-7 PM
The corner of Main and School Streets
Bennington, Vermont
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Portsmouth Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival
Trek to Cisco Brewers Portsmouth for the ultimate experience of brews and bites. Take your pick from pizza, Thai, Italian, seafood and more, then sip your favorite beer and shop locally made merchandise. Attendees are welcome to bring their own lawn chairs and umbrellas for the day.
Sunday, August 18, 12-5 PM
Cisco Brewers Portsmouth
Portsmouth, NH
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Naugatuck Food Truck Festival on The Green
Now in its fourth year, this Connecticut festival benefits Naugatuck Outreach Partnership, an organization that works to alleviate hunger and hardship in the community. Jamaican, Mexican, and Spanish cuisine, baked goods, ice cream and kettle corn are just a handful of the offerings you’ll find at this event. The fun doesn’t stop there: peruse the craft vendors and enjoy yard games, live music, tarot card readings, magic shows, and even a bounce castle for the little ones.
Saturday, August 24, 11 AM-7 PM
Naugatuck Green
Naugatuck, CT
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Food Truck Fridays at Roger Williams Park Carousel Village
This weekly event is fun for the whole family. Visit Roger Williams Park’s Carousel Village on Fridays starting at 5 PM to grab a bite to eat from one of 15 rotating food trucks. While you’re there, ride the historic carousel or board the Carousel Express train. Attendees are welcome to bring lawn chairs and blankets for a family picnic.
Fridays through September 27, starting at 5 PM
Roger Williams Park Carousel Village
Providence, RI
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Maine PoutineFest
What could be better than a festival devoted entirely to this French-Canadian dish? Poutine comes in many forms, and that’s precisely what makes it fun to sample renditions from restaurants and food trucks across the region. They’ll be competing to win the title of “Best Poutine of the Fest,” and your vote counts – so you might as well try every one!
Saturday, September 14 (time TBA)
Thompson’s Point
Portland, ME
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