Logan Square Food Truck Social Returns Aug 24–26 With Bigger Emphasis on Music

Press Release

Food Truck Social will roll back into Logan Square for a third consecutive season, August 24 – 26. This year’s event promises more of the same delicious mobile eats paired with cold beer and even bigger and badder tunes. Programmed by Chicago’s Empty Bottle Presents, the live music offerings at Logan Square Food Truck Social 2018 presents the widest assortment of music as any of the Food Truck Social-branded events this summer – with two dedicated stages (a main stage and a DJ stage).

“Logan Square has always been a great fit for our Food Truck Social model,” said Optimum Events president and founder, Kara Salgado. العاب لكسب المال “The neighborhood has especially embraced the live music, so we’ve put more emphasis into programming the stages this year.”

Besides the music, over a dozen food trucks and local restaurants will offer up everything from lobster rolls to donuts, pierogi to sushi. The event also showcases local makers, artists, and retail vendors; plus plenty of shady areas to picnic and enjoy an ice cold Tecate original lager beer or a refreshing Prairie Organic Vodka and Bai Sao Paulo Strawberry Lemonade. Prairie Organic Spirits will be sampling onsite, and Bai is sponsoring with full bottle giveaways. In addition, the Shedd Aquarium will be on-site Saturday from 11 am to 3 pm with a pop-up gallery featuring live art making. قواعد لعب البوكر An Instagram sneak peek can be found here.

Like the other Food Truck Social festivals, a Sampler Ticket consisting of six individual tickets will allow fest-goers to stroll around and try six (6) sample-sized portions from participating food trucks and local restaurants. طريقة الربح في الروليت All regular full-sized menu items and food truck food and beverages will also be available for individual cash purchase. There is an optional $5 donation to attend the event and a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Illinois Food Truck and Trailer Owners Association, La Casa Norte / Northwest Food Partners Network, and Friends of Brentano School.

Music Lineup

Empty Bottle Presents is programming a main stage and a DJ stage featuring local and national acts. For the DJ stage, Empty Bottle Presents has selected three different curators for each day: Friday – Boombastic, Saturday – QC, Sunday – Closed Sessions, as well as skate demo by Uprise (on Friday). Wave 1 main stage artists announced today are as follows (more main stage and the DJ stage artists TBA in subsequent release):

Prefuse 73
The Men
Palm
Chancha Via Circuito
Glyders
Quarter Mile Thunder
Pool Holograph
The Family Gold
Longface
Bloom

Food Trucks & Restaurants

Optimum Event is curating an exciting lineup of food trucks and local restaurants over the 3-day weekend, including (more TBA in subsequent release):

5411 Empanadas
Beavers Coffee & Donuts
Carnivale
Cheesie’s Truck
Harolds Chicken
Lucy’s
Loop Juice
Pierogi Wagon
Piko Street Kitchen
The Happy Lobster
Whadda Jerk
CHURRO FACTORY
Estrella Negra
Yum Dum
Dia De Los Tamales

Logan Square Food Truck Social 2018 Summary Detail:

Dates: August 24, 25, 26
Location: Humboldt Blvd between Armitage & 606 Trail, Chicago, IL 60647
Cost: $5 Donation
Hours: Fri, 5 pm to 10 pm; Sat, 11 am to 10 pm; Sun, 11 am to 8 pm
Website: www.logansquarefoodtrucksocial.com
Sponsors & Partners: Tecate, Prairie Organic Vodka, Peloton, Bai, Boxed Water, Get Around, Red Eye, The Reader, La Casa Norte, Northwest Food Partners Network, Empty Bottle Presents