Arts & Entertainment
Food Truck & Music Fest Rolling Into Chester This Spring
The annual festival returns, with proceeds benefiting the Chester First Aid Squad and Chester/Mendham Food Pantry, organizers announced.

CHESTER, NJ — Chester Borough is set to welcome foodies of all kinds as food trucks roll into town this spring for the annual Food Truck and Music Festival.
The annual Food Truck and Music Festival is making its return on May 3, benefiting the Chester First Aid Squad and Chester/Mendham Food Pantry. Attendees are encouraged to bring a non-perishable canned or boxed food item to support the pantry.
The festival will take place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and will be held at Municipal Field (134 Main Street, Chester). Admission is $5, and children under five years old enter for free.
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The fun filled family day includes 18 gourmet food trucks, live music, a beer, margarita & sangria garden, vendors, kids activities, a rock wall, inflatables, a bungee trampoline and more.
Residents are invited to bring friends, family, their appetites, lawn chairs, pups, and blankets for a day of fun and community spirit.
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The Beer & Sangria Garden will feature:
- Lone Eagle Brewing: Flemington Fog IPA, Station Haus Lager, Summer Honey, and Sour
- Señor Sangria: Red & White
- Regular and Strawberry Margaritas & Daiquiris
- Strawberry Vodka Lemonade
The Music Lineup:
- 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Function for Fiction
- 1:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.: Mr. LoveJoy
- 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.: Captains of Leisure
The lineup of food trucks is still being finalized and will be announced soon, according to organizers.
If you or someone you know would like to participate as a non-food vendor, email your contact information to JustJerseyFest@aol.com.
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