Chicago Food Truck Festival - Summer Popup Series - Chicago Riverwalk

600 South Wells Street,Chicago IL 60607

21 August, 2021

Description

Chicago Food Truck Festival - Summer Popup Series along the Chicago Riverwalk Chicago Food Truck Festival will host a Summer Popup Series along the Chicago River in Southbank Park Riverwalk featuring 3 to 5 food trucks, drinks and violins. This event is designed to be a small relaxed day along the River with friends and family. This event will not feature seating. Our Summer Popup Series is designed to be a small open air gathering in the park along the Chicago River over food and ambiance music. For More Information Visit: www.chicagofoodtruckfestival.com *tickets are limited - for Chicago Food Truck Festival Foodies and residents of Southbank Park Food trucks are intricately woven into American history.  Starting with the chuckwagon or food truck, which stems from the "father of the Texas Panhandle," Charles Goodnight. In 1866, Goodnight, a cattle herder, realized how difficult it was to cook proper meals during cattle drives. With that, he took a sturdy old United States Army wagon and constructed interior shelving and drawers. He then stocked the wagon with tableware and utensils, spices and medical supplies, including castor oil and quinine.  And with that the American Food Truck was born. Now, today's food trucks are eons away from the original chuckwagon's but one thing still remains.  We Chicagoan's still love them!  With that in mind, we realized the joy people receive each day from eating from their favorite food trucks throughout Chicago. This lead us to create Chicago Food Truck Fest in continuing not only a Chicago tradition but and American tradition! Working to bring Chicagoans together over food, Alec B. Chicago Food Truck Festival Organizer