Few Applications Available For Gloucester Food Truck Festival

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Gloucester Township's Food and Craft Beer Fest is back after a one-year hiatus, and the mayor’s office is now accepting applications from businesses who wish to participate. However, there are limited spots available.

Due to an overwhelming interest from vendors in 2019, the township will only have between 18 and 20 food trucks this year, keeping the interest of food truck owners and festival-goers in mind, according to township officials.

Vendors who wish to have a truck at the festival should fill out the first page of the application and submit it to rcaristo@glotwp.com by Aug. 16. The application can be found here.

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The event will take place from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 16 in Downtown Blackwood. The rain date is Oct. 17. All proceeds benefit the Gloucester Township Scholarship Committee.

The beer and wine garden will be located at 15 South Black Horse Pike, and food trucks will be lined up along the Black Horse Pike in the Blackwood section of the township. There will also be live music.

During the event, the Black Horse Pike will be closed from Church Street to West Lake Avenue from noon to 9 p.m. Additionally, parking will be limited to one side of the street on the following roads from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.:

• Ohio Ave (East Side)
• West Central Ave (North Side)
• South Pennsylvania Ave (East Side)
• New Jersey Ave (East Side)
• Pine Ave (East Side).

There will be no parking on West and East Lake avenues.

First launched in 2018, the Food and Craft Beer Fest was a hit with Gloucester Township residents. It returned in 2019, and the third annual event was set to take place last year before it was canceled amid the coronavirus pandemic.