Food Truck Festival Coming Soon In Hamden

HAMDEN, CT — The 2019 Summer Solstice Festival will take place from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, June 21 at Hamden Town Center Park. More than 30 local and regional food truck vendors will be on hand serving up their specialties, along with musical entertainment from the Alpaca Gnomes band and DJ Rachel.

Among the confirmed food vendors as of Friday afternoon: 744 Express, Ben & Jerry's New Haven, Burning Peel, Chompers, Christiano's, DiSorbo's Italian Bakery, Elm City Kettle Corn, Four Flours Baking Company, Fryborg, Good Humour, Holy Guacamole, Jesse Jhops/Mo Betta BBQ, Lobster Hut, Meriano's Bakery & Cannoli Truck, Moon Rocks Gourmet, Pig Rig BBQ, Popcentric, Poppy's Pizza, Poutine Gourmet, Spuds Your Way, Street N' Savory, Sugar Cupcakery & Bakery, Swaggat, Ted's Steamed Cheeseburgers, Tipsy Cones, Uncle D's Blazin' BBQ, Caseus. More vendors will be announced next week.

The Town will have some seating available, but attendees are encouraged to “bring chairs and blankets for a true picnic in the park,” according to a news release. Parking is available at the Hamden Library, Hamden Middle School, Hamden Government Center, Hamden Memorial Town Hall and Police Department and on the South Lawn of Town Center Park.

“We kicked off the summer with Hamden Fest on June 1, and it’s time to keep the season rolling with the Summer Solstice Festival,” Mayor Curt Balzano Leng said. “This event is truly awesome, and serves as a great community gathering in what has become the heart and hub of Hamden - Town Center Park. We hope you can come on out, meet your neighbors, sample some delicious food, listen to music, let your kids enjoy Josh’s Jungle Playground and kick the summer off right.”