Hungry? Here are some food trucks rolling to Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts
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Here’s what you need to know for the first in-person Arts Fest and People’s Choice Festival in two years.
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Foodies planning to attend this year’s Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts are in luck. From gourmet grilled cheese, to tacos, to funnel cakes, there’s options to satisfy everyone.
The 2022 Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts will take place July 14 to 17, with Children and Youth Day July 13.
The famed event will include a sidewalk sale and exhibition, indoor and outdoor performances and more. Some of the indoor shows will require a $15 wristband.
More than 15 food vendors are slated to attend the festival. Here’s a spotlight on some of the offerings. Please note it is likely not all dishes will be available at each truck, as mobile restaurants often offer simplified menus at events.
The Funnel Cake Kings
This truck offers unique funnel cake flavors, including orange dreamsicle, cinnamon bun, peanut butter cinnamon and caramel apple.
It will be located at the Memorial Field Parking Lot at the arts festival and will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 13, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. July 14 to 16.
We Be Cheesin’
We Be Cheesin’ offers fan-favorite grilled cheeses, like the three cheese with muenster, colby jack and mozzarella, as well as specials like the pizza grilled cheese and “chocolate monkey.”
The truck will be located at Allen and Nittany at the arts festival.
Maine Bay & Berry Co.
For crab cakes and lobster rolls, stop by Maine Bay & Berry Co. The State College-based business carries fresh and frozen fish, including clams, mussels, oysters, alligator filets and more. The shop also offers Maine lobster bisque, broccoli cheddar soup and creamy corn chowder.
Maine Bay & Berry will be located at Sidney Friedman Park.
Moody Culture
Moody Culture will be located at Allen and Nittany to fill all your kombucha needs at this year’s Arts Fest.
Flavors consistently rotate, but the business’s website currently displays watermelon mint, lemon ginger, pomegranate rosemary and pineapple cayenne.
Hellenic Kouzina Mobile Kitchen
This Greek cafe on wheels offers treats like loaded fries (topped with sheep’s milk feta and house creamy feta dressing), baklava ice cream and frappes. Gyro options include veggie, chargrilled chicken, and lamb and beef.
The truck will be located at the Memorial Field Parking Lot.
Bonnie Blue’s Smokeys and Sweets
Bonnie Blue’s features “comfort food redefined,” and you can check it out at the Memorial Field Parking Lot.
It’s known for the shrimp po boy, with blackened shrimp, shredded cabbage, tomatoes, creamy Cajun sauce and green onions on a toasted French roll. The truck has also previously offered specialty nachos, with Cajun crawfish or buffalo chicken.
Other options
If none of these food trucks are up your alley, there’s plenty more to be found at the festival.
Other available vendors will include Bees Knees Coffee, Everything About Crepes, Hanson’s Kettle Korn, Brazilian Munchies Food Truck, Miller’s Tropical Sno, The Tuckerbox, Chan’s Golden Gate, Backwoods Smoke Shack, Heeter’s Ice Cream Truck, Penn State Creamery and The Rolling Lion Food Truck.
Additionally, six regional vendors will sell food products at the intersection of Foster Avenue and South Allen Street. TorchBearer Sauces, Saint Rocco’s Treats, Bevvy’s Gourmet, Scentual Aroma Inc., Hillbillys Beef Jerky and Seven Barrels will be available.
Here’s the organizers’ full list of festival food by location.
This story was originally published July 12, 2022 at 6:00 AM.
