Join us on Saturday, July 22 for some lakeside munchies at the second annual OnMilwaukee Food Truck Fest. Choose from a menu of 20 trucks and enjoy the live music, games and entertainment. It's the biggest gathering of the best food on four wheels.
After sold-out events in both 2021 and 2022, MKE Food Truck Festis back!
Brought to you by OnMilwaukee in collaboration with Milwaukee World Festival, Inc., the food-focused fest will take place just inside the Mid Gate at Henry Maier Festival Park, 200 N. Harbor Dr. on Saturday, July 22 from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. (with early entry for VIP ticket-holders). Children under 10 years of age can attend for free.
The fest will feature over 20 vendors offering a wide range of sweet and savory options from Filipino, Jamaican, Mexican, Thai and Venezuelan fare to barbeque, plant-based and keto-friendly fare, snacks and desserts. Guests can also purchase beverages (both alcoholic and NA) at one of two bars on the grounds.
During the festival, guests can also enjoy games from Bars & Recreation, including the "Let's Play" yard featuring Nine Below's Hole-in-One Challenge and NorthSouth Club shuffleboard and bags.
Get hungry!
The growing line-up of food trucks and vendors includes:
- Anytime Arepa
- Bobalou (stuffed pretzels)
- Catalano's (lemonade)
- Clean Cruisine (Healthful comfort food; gluten-free and keto-friendly)
- Double B's BBQ/Timber's Authentic BBQ (barbeque)
- Fazios (popcorn)
- Hawaiian Shave Ice (shaved ice)
- Hot Box Pizza (pizza)
- Isa's Artesian Ice Cream
- Kona Ice (shaved ice)
- The Lumpia Lady (Filipino fare)
- Makin' Jamaican (Jamaican fare)
- My Funnel (funnel cakes, ice cream)
- Nadi Plates (personal pizzas)
- Pete's Pops (frozen pops)
- Picos Tacos (Mexican fare)
- Pina Mexican Eats (Mexican fare)
- Roll MKE (Burgers, sandwiches)
- Say Cheese (cheese curds)
- Taco Barrio (Mexican fare)
- Tots on the Street (stuffed tater tots)
- Twisted Plants (plant-based burgers & sides)
Following a sold-out event last year, MKE Food Truck Fest is seeking to add even more amazing food trucks to the line-up. Interested vendors can email MKEfoodtruckfest@summerfest.com for more information and to apply.
Get your tickets
Tickets are available for purchase online until sold out.
Guests can choose from general admission or VIP admission for both lunch and dinner sessions.
General admission tickets are available for $5 and include entry to the festival (with a choice of admission at noon or 1 p.m. for the lunch session or 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. for the dinner session).
VIP tickets are $15 and include early admission (noon for the lunch session or between 4 and 5 p.m. for the dinner session), a complimentary beverage (alcoholic or NA) and the convenience of shorter lines.
As a passionate champion of the local dining scene, Lori has reimagined the restaurant critic's role into that of a trusted dining concierge, guiding food lovers to delightful culinary discoveries and memorable experiences.
Lori is an avid cook whose accrual of condiments and spices is rivaled only by her cookbook collection. Her passion for the culinary industry was birthed while balancing A&W root beer mugs as a teenage carhop, fed by insatiable curiosity and fueled by the people whose stories entwine with every dish. Lori is the author of two books: the "Wisconsin Field to Fork" cookbook and "Milwaukee Food". Her work has garnered journalism awards from entities including the Milwaukee Press Club. In 2024, Lori was honored with a "Top 20 Women in Hospitality to Watch" award by the Wisconsin Restaurant Association.
When she’s not eating, photographing food, writing or planning for TV and radio spots, you’ll find Lori seeking out adventures with her husband Paul, traveling, cooking, reading, learning, snuggling with her cats and looking for ways to make a difference.
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