If you’re at a craft brewery and not a brewpub that serves food, there’s a good chance that there’s a food truck nearby. Small breweries and mobile eateries seem to be the perfect pairing, so much so that craft-beer and food-truck events are popping up across the country. Here are 16 craft-beer and food-truck festivals to savor in 2016.
Chew and Brew
April 16
This food truck + craft beer festival will take place at the Sea Walk Pavilion in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. It will feature Jacksonville Beach’s top food trucks, a large selection of beers, activities and crafts for all ages, a free concert, and games. This event is free. Register here.
Front Range Rally
May 28
Here’s a festival celebrating the emergence of Colorado craft breweries and quality mobile food vendors. In 2015, Front Range Rally boasted 63 craft breweries that served 169 beers, and 13 food vendors. All net proceeds from the festival go directly to Food Bank for Larimer County. This year’s event will take place at the Loveland Food Share in Loveland, Colorado (not to be confused with Loveland Pass). Tickets are $40, $60 for VIP, and an additional $20 to attend a panel about India Pale Ale led by local brewers. Buy tickets here.
King City Craft Beer & Food Truck Festival
June 11
The King City (Ontario) Craft Beer & Food Truck Festival is still accepting applications for food trucks and breweries. Among the breweries already signed up are Beau’s All Natural Brewing Company, High Park Brewery, and Flying Monkey Craft Brewery. The event takes place in King City’s Memorial Park. Tickets are available here.
Brewfork: A Craft Beer and Food Truck Rally
Date TBD
Last October during Chico (California) Beer Week, the Chico News and Review and Sierra Nevada Brewing presented a beer and food truck rally to raise funds for the _Chico News & Review _foundation. Stay tuned for more information about 2016 Chico Beer Week events at chicobeerweek.net.
Food Truck Festivals of America Tour
multiple dates and locations
Food Truck Festivals of America is an organization founded not only to introduce communities across the country to gourmet food trucks, but also to support the small business owners who run them. FTFA will put on 12 more festivals this year, and 11 of those have a craft-beer focus. Among the lineup of festivals is the 2nd Annual South Carolina Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival (April 30, in Columbia, South Carolina), the V2 (Vegetarian/Vegan) Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival (September 10 in Cambridge, Massachusetts), and the 3rd Annual New Hampshire Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival (October 2 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire). Visit foodtruckfestivalsofamerica.com for the complete festival schedule, and more information about FTFA.