Topeka Food Truck festival opens this weekend at Gage Park, what to expect
TOPEKA (KSNT) – The next Topeka Food Truck Festival is just around the corner with plenty of fun activities and different foods for locals to try.
Topekans can head down to Gage Park’s West Lake Shelter House and amphitheater to take part in the festival which runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 27. The festival will showcase Topeka and Shawnee County businesses, entertainment and vendors to help introduce people to new opportunities they might have missed.
More than a dozen food trucks are due to headline the event, bringing with them a wide variety of different flavors for people to test out. The full lineup includes the following:
Poppin Squeeze
Poppin Minis
Dj’s Catering
Stumpy’s Smoked Cheese
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The Burger Bus
Hook & Que
JLG Mexi-Q
Manila Snow Cone Company
Southern Star
Grounded on the Go
Kona Ice of Lawrence/Topeka/Manhattan
Pineapple Dream Topeka
Tod’s BBQ
La Creperie Co.
El zocalo
Essential Henna
DREAM Prospecting
Over The Top Sandwich
Cookies by Gayla
Ronn’s Jazzy Doggs
Rosi’s Food
Cooking with Mike
MongoQ BBQ
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Vendors participating in the event include T-Mobile USA and Dream Prospecting. Live entertainment will come from “The Paradize Band,” Kyle Carpenter and the Shawnee Heights High School drumline.
People are encouraged to bring their own chairs to the event for the best experience. Other activities and nearby attractions people can take advantage of include the following:
Inflatables
Photo booth
Balloon artist
Face painting
Shawnee County Parks and Recreation Rec and Roll Van.
Foam pit
Boys & Girls Club charity basket raffle.
Animal Land playground.
Gage Park mini-train.
Gage Park carousel
Topeka Zoo
Discovery Center
Walking trails
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To see what last year’s festival was like, click here. For more information on the festival, check out the event listing on Facebook.
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