Food Truck And Music Festival Rolls Into Chester Borough This Weekend

CHESTER, NJ — Chester Borough will welcome gourmet food trucks, local brewers, and musicians — and foodies of all kinds — at the Food Truck and Music Festival this weekend.

The event benefits the Chester First Aid Squad and Chester/Mendham Food Pantry. All attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable canned or boxed food item to support the pantry.

"Bring your friends, family, appetite, lawn chairs, pups and blankets," organizers said.

The festival is from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, and will be held at Municipal Field (134 Main Street, Chester). Admission is $5, and children under five years old enter for free.

There are plenty of activities for the kids, three local bands, and about 20 food trucks along with non-food vendors.

Lone Eagle Brewing of Flemington will be set up in the beer and sangria garden, where you can also find red and white varieties from Señor Sangria, margaritas, daiquiris, and mixed drinks.

The current list of food trucks is:

• Angry Archies
• Angry Chourico
• Bearded One BBQ
• Cherries on Top
• Chick Wings & Things
• Chow Wow
• Empanada Mania
• Hold My Knots
• House of Cupcakes
• Jersey Curbside Eats
• Johnny Zeppoli
• Kielbasa N More
• Kimchi Smoke
• The Quarry Grill
• Rolling Pita
• Sandwich Freak
• Seasonal Sarah
• Señor Tacos
• Uncle Sal's Egg Rolls

The music lineup is as follows: Country Comfort from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Naughty Humphrey from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., and Mad Slap Tones from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Kids' activities include a bungee trampoline, rock wall, and inflatables.

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Saturday is also Chester Day, beginning and ending at Chubb Park. Volunteer slots are still open for the event, which runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and gets residents of both the Borough and Township together to beautify the community.