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Gahanna guitarist Zayne Harshaw performs “Purple Rain” with the band Blue Spectrum on Sept. 18 at the Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival.<\/p>\n
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<\/story-highlights> The Columbus Food Truck Festival<\/a>, voted by USA TODAY readers as one of the nation’s best local food festivals<\/a>, returns to the Franklin County Fairgrounds, 4100 Columbia St., Hilliard, with a two-day lineup of food, music and merch.<\/p>\n After splitting its time in 2024 between the fairgrounds in Hilliard and the Scioto Peninsula in Columbus, the festival will make its home this year at the fairgrounds, where there’s plenty of parking and room to roam. Good thing, too: Attendance is up to about 100,000 people a year now, according to festival organizers.<\/p>\n Here’s all you need to know about the 2025 Columbus Food Truck Festival.<\/p>\n The festival’s hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16 and from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 17.<\/p>\n Tickets are $5 online at columbusfoodtruckfest.com<\/a> before the first day of the festival and $10 at the door once it all starts. VIP lounge tickets ($30 in advance and $50 after the festival begins) include sample-size offerings from festival food trucks, complimentary Graeter’s ice cream, a credit-card bar and 20-minute sets from MikelParis of O.A.R.<\/p>\n The 45 food trucks lined up for the festival will satisfy just about any craving, from superfood smoothies to melty cheesesteaks.<\/p>\n Among the more tempting items:<\/p>\n Some other trucks serving up festival fare include American Mess Hall, Amish Country Donuts, Bada Bing Bada Wing, Big Pappy’s BBQ, Brazilian Grill and Bakery, Ciao Gelato Truck, Cousins Maine Lobster, For the Love of Dough, Frida’s Authentic Mexican, Gourmet Mac Shak, Grateful Griddle, IrieJam Island Grill, La Orangette, Lyle’s Crepes, Mother Mel’s Wholesome Diner, My Folks Kitchen, Sonora Bites, Spanish Bowl, Taqueria Las Coste\u00f1as, The Icy Paw, The Lumpia Queen, The Original Steaks and Hoagies, TurkeysRUs BBQ, Zaki Grill and Zapatas Street Food.<\/p>\n There’s a full music lineup both days of the Columbus Food Truck Festival.<\/p>\n On Aug. 16, School of Rock-Dublin kicks things off from noon to 1:30 p.m., followed by Blue Spectrum<\/a> from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., A Band Called Dreamland from 4 to 5:15 p.m., Friends of the Dead from 5:45 to 7:30 p.m. and The Liner Notes from 8 to 9:30 p.m.<\/p>\n On Aug. 17, School of Rock-Columbus leads off from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., followed by the Andy Shaw Band from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Angela Perley from 3 to 4:30 p.m. and Lawler from 5 to 6:30 p.m.<\/p>\n The Columbus Food Truck Festival includes about 25 vendors of vintage clothing, toys, vinyl records and collectibles that will make up the Columbus Vintage Exchange. There are also about 15 sellers of candles, soaps, stickers and other craft items.<\/p>\n Dining reporter Bob Vitale can be reached at rvitale@dispatch.com<\/a> or at @dispatchdining<\/a> on the Instagram social platform.<\/em><\/p>\n\n
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