Food Truck, Music Festival Plans To Roll Into Chester

CHESTER, NJ — The Chester Town Council approved Chester First Aid Squad’s upcoming food truck and music festival benefit at Tuesday’s council meeting, according to the borough's mayor.

Mayor Janet Hoven told Patch in a phone interview on Thursday that COVID-19 didn’t impact the festival in 2021, with it last held in August. Chester additionally holds no large-scale events in winter months that the omicron variant would have impacted, she said.

The food truck and music festival, planned on April 30 at the municipal field from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., is expected to have 20 gourmet food trucks. Several bands, a beer, sangria and margarita garden, activities for kids, inflatables, vendors and ax throwing, are planned to round out the day.

"CFAS is delighted to be the beneficiary of funds raised at the Food Truck and Music Festival in April," said Chester First Aid Squad (CFAS) President Russi Champi, in an email statement to Patch. "As in past years, this will prove to be a really fun community event, filled with great food, music and fun for the whole family. We encourage all to attend and be sure to stop by the CFAS tent to say hello."

The admission fee is $5 with kids under 5-years-old free, according to the event page.

Attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable food item, which organizers from the Just Jersey Fest say will be donated to the Chester/Mendham Food Pantry.

Food trucks attending so far include: All the Pastabilities, Angry Archies, Arctic Ice, Chef J's Latin Dragon, Chick Wings & Things, Cold Stone Creamery, El Lechon De Negron, Fossil Farms, Hold My Knots, House of Cupcakes, Joey's Pizza Truck, Johnny Zeppoli, Mac Truck NYC, Revolution Taco, Rolling Pita, Senor Tacos, Shake It Up Desserts, Snatch Yo Soul Food, Taxi Cab Burger and Uncle Sals Egg Rolls.

Stay tuned to the event page for updates here.

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