Food Truck, Music Festival Rolling Into Chester On Saturday

CHESTER, NJ — The Chester community will have the opportunity to sample some delicious foods while supporting a local cause on Saturday afternoon, as food trucks team up for a good time and a good cause at this summer's Chester Food Truck and Music Festival.

The Chester Food Truck and Music Festival will be taking place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Municipal Field, located at 134 Main Street, in Chester.

The cost of admission to the festival is $5, with kids under 5 years old entering for free, and all proceeds from the event will benefit both the Chester First Aid Squad and the Chester/Mendham Food Pantry. All attendees will be asked to bring a non-perishable canned or boxed item to support the food pantry, officials said.

This family-friendly event will include 15 gourmet food trucks as well as a variety of kid-friendly activities such as knockerball, a bounce house, face painting, and a sand art area. Various vendors and community tables will also be set up at the event, officials said.

For all adults, there will also be a beer garden serving:

• Lone Eagle Brewing
• Señor Sangria – Red & White
• Regular & Strawberry Margaritas/Daiquiris

Live music will be performed by Last Night in Town, a New Jersey-based cover band, Rock Bottom, a New Jersey-based cover band, and Captains of Leisure.

"Bring your appetite, friends, family, chairs and even the dog," event officials said.

• • Angry Archies
• Chick Wings & Things
• Cherries on Top
• El Lechon De Negron
• G'Day Gourmet
• Hold My Knots
• House of Cupcakes
• MexiBoys
• NYC Mac Truck
• Rev Taco
• Rolling Pita
• Snatch Yo Soul Food
• Senor Taco
• Taxi Cab Burger
• Top Tea Plug
• Uncle Sals Gourmet Egg Rolls