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Coming on the heels of a wildly successful 2016 season, PVD Food Truck events has released its 2017 calendar of food events and invites the community to “Come Roll With Us.” [FoodTrucksIn.com is the national food truck search engine based in Rhode Island. PVD Food Truck events is its local event planning division.] Together these brands continue to develop local events throughout the state. They kick off a robust season of more and new community food events with the first event taking place on April 21st from to 5pm to 8pm with a spring break food truck pop-up event at the Roger Williams Park Carousel Village in Providence.
The month of May brings the return of popular events. On the first Thursday of every month, food trucks will roll in to various Warwick locations. Warwick food truck night begins on May 4th from 5pm to 8pm at Norwood Library, 328 Pawtuxet Ave. On May 18th and the third Thursday of every month, food trucks return to Warwick City Hall from 5pm to 8pm. As Warwick events sometimes alternate locations throughout the city please refer to the website for the most up to date location information.
PVD Food Truck events looks forward to the May 5th return of their signature event- Food Truck Fridays at Roger Williams Park Carousel Village, Providence. This weekly occurrence has become uber popular for families and foodies alike. Food Truck Fridays are hosted by Roger Williams Park Zoo & Carousel Village. Presented by A.B. Munroe Dairy and Ocean Spray, and sponsored by Power Home Remodeling.
A new stop on the map for PVD Food Truck events includes Woonsocket City Hall’s Market Square Food Truck night’s taking place on May 12 from 5pm to 8pm and then the 1st Friday of the month.
Providence City Hall is the next stop on PVD Food Truck events series with a May 25th return to City Hall. Food will be served up from 4:30 on and take place every 4th Thursday of the month.
Food Truck Sunday Funday also continue weekly from Noon to 3:00pm at the Hot Club in Providence.
“We are excited to work with Rhode Island’s best local food truck purveyors and will also introduce you to some new and exciting mobile food trucks and cuisines for the 2017 season,” said Eric Weiner, President of FoodTrucksIn.com. “We have put together a robust calendar of food events that intends to draw individuals together for a shared experience of food, conversation and community.”
A number of food trucks with varying cuisines will be present at each event. Selections may include barbecue, Asian, taco, grilled cheese and French fry, dessert trucks, gourmet, vegetarian, coffee themed trucks and more. Select events will also include live entertainment and sale of beer and wine for guests age 21 and over.
Additional food truck events are being planned for later in the summer at Central Falls monthly salsa nights and Cranston’s Mulligan’s Island Full Moon Saturday night events. A schedule of those events will be released later in the season.
PVD Food Truck Events were created in an effort to use food trucks to bring the community together. Since its inception in spring of 2015, these gatherings have become a weekly occurrence, attracting visitors of all ages to these mobile food events taking place across the state. There are more than 75 independent food truck vendors serving the Rhode Island community.
Food trucks are also available to serve new locations and assist companies with catering and special events needs. Visit FoodTrucksIn.com/food-truck-events for more information and to view the most up-to-date listing of events and real-time food truck locations. Sponsors of the 2017 PVD Food Truck season include Ocean Spray, Motif Magazine, Metro PCS, Munroe Dairy and Moo.com.
