South Carolina Food Truck Festival Coming to the State Farmers Market

 

South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Hugh E. Weathers, Commissioner

Media Contact: Meredith Atkinson, 803-734-2196, matkinson@scda.sc.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – April 16, 2015

South Carolina Food Truck Festival Coming to the State Farmers Market

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Food Truck Festivals of America is hosting their first South Carolina Food Truck Festival at the State Farmers Market on Sunday, April 26 from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. This New England based company is excited to have the restaurant at the State Farmers Market, Dupre at the Market, as their local partner in conjunction with the Palmetto Puddin’ Train.

The festival will include over 20 gourmet food trucks, serving up a variety of savory and sweet dishes, from stuffed chicken wings and fall off the bone BBQ, to bacon wrapped jumbo brats and all-natural handmade popsicles.  Some of the participating food trucks include:

Columbia, SC

Charleston, SC

• 2Fat2Fly

• Casey’s Big Dawg BBQ & Barkmobile

• Chef on Wheels

• Lowcountry Lobster

• Dippin’ Dog

• King of Pops

• No Frills Grill

• Charleston Carribean Creole

• Shumpert’s Ice Cream

• Carolina Cookin’

• The Donut Guy

Charlotte, NC

• The Taste of Europe

• The Plated Palette

• Sweet Krave Unlimited

• Cuzzo’s Cuisine

• Albert’s Deli

• All-Star Cafe

• Pawley’s Mobile Eats

Hilton Head Island, SC

• Tre Bambini Mobile Pizzeria                      

• Tavino’s Wood Fire Oven

• Doggy Bagz

 

• Palmetto Polar Snow

 

• Velma’s Kitchen

 

The State Farmers Market is located at 3483 Charleston Highway, West Columbia. General admission tickets are $5, with children 12 and under free. There will be free face painting and bouncy houses for kids to enjoy. For more information and to purchase tickets in advance to avoid lines, please visitwww.foodtruckfestivalsofamerica.com.