Fridays on Fifth to return for 6th season with new eats, live music

New Kensington’s Fridays on Fifth will be kicking off its 2026 season Friday with an array of food trucks and live music from ’90s cover band High Fidelity.

Organizer Tony Vigilante said he tries to book a variety of food options without menu duplicates at the monthly food truck festival.

Some trucks however, such as Del Vecchio’s and Taqueria El Pastorcito, are monthly staples, he said.

The festival is from 5 to 9 p.m. on the fourth Friday of every month through October.

This month, there will be more than 20 food trucks, including The Farmers Burger, Cilantro and Ajo, The Pittsburgh Pierogie Truck, Pappy’s Gourmet Popcorn and Main Squeeze Juice’s smoothie truck, some of which are new to the festival’s roster.

“I think it’s going to be a good community event,” Vigilante said.

Vigilante said the event is a benefit to local businesses and also serves to strengthen New Kensington’s image.

“It helps change people’s perception of the town,” he said.

This is the festival’s sixth season and Michelle Thom, general manager of Voodoo Brewing, said it has been a hit since the first season.

The event brings the community together, Thom said.

“We think it’s an amazing event. It’s great for all the downtown businesses,” Thom said.

Thom said she’s excited to see the new food trucks that there will be.

Voodoo provides the music for each month’s gathering, Thom said.