Hopatcong Food Truck Festival Rolls In To Benefit PBA 149

HOPATCONG, NJ — About 20 gourmet food trucks, beer, sangria, margaritas, a petting zoo, pony rides, axe throwing, knockerball, vendors, live music and more are part of the fun planned for Saturday, Sept. 25, to benefit Hopatcong PBA 149.

It’s happening behind the Civic Center on Hilltop Fields at 32 Lakeside Boulevard. There are free shuttles from Hopatcong State Park and extra parking at Hopatcong High School.

Coordinated by Just Jersey Fest, admission is $5 per person, with kids under 5 free. Each attendee is asked to bring a non-perishable food item, either canned or boxed, which will be given to support the local food pantry.

The current list of trucks planning to attend so far, includes:

• Carnival Donut Bar
• Chef J Latin Dragon
• Chick Wings & Things LLC Food Truck Catering
• Chubbys Cheesesteaks
• Cold Stone Creamery
• Cousins Maine Lobster
• El Lechon de Negron
• Empanada Guy
• Jersey Curbside Eats
• Hold My Knots
• Hustle Juice
• Ma & Pa's Tex-Mex BBQ
• Mac Truck
• Revolution Taco
• Rolling Pita
• Sauced and Rubbed
• Taxi Cab Burger, LLC

The beer garden is expected to have drinks from:

• Lone Eagle Brewing
• Señor Sangria - Red & White (New Jersey's own)
• Margaritas

Musical entertainment so far includes:

• 11 a.m. -1:30 p.m. - Alien Hands
• 1:30-4 p.m.-
• 4-7 p.m. - Captains of Leisure

Attendees are welcome to bring their lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy the music, with their four-legged canine friends also welcome.

Non-food businesses that would like to rent a space at the event or donate to the festival, can click here for a form to register. Fees may apply to participate and forms can be emailed to Ryan Tracey at the Hopatcong Police Department at rtracey@hopatcongpolice.org or JMKevents@aol.com.

Check back here on the event page for updates about the food truck lineup and more.

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