If it's stuffed, smashed, smoked, fried, tossed or loaded, it's probably on the menu for the Columbus Food Truck Festival.
Nearly 50 food trucks will line the midway of the Franklin County Fairgrounds during the weekend of Aug. 14 and 15 for the festival's 15th year. The lineup of trucks represents a broad range from American barbecue (eight of them) to Asian stir-fries and rice bowls.
And if the weather is hot, there also will be trucks serving ice cream, gelato and shaved ice.
More about those food trucks
Festival organizers say the annual event brings in more than $1 million in revenue for its vendors, a boost for participating small businesses.
Here's the entire list:
Barbecue: Big Pappy's BBQ, Dragon BBQ Pit, Fat Boy Q, Glass City Bar-B-Q, Robinson Smokehouse, Sandman BBQ, The
Smoquehouse, Texas Steele BBQ
Asian: Big Mouth Egg Rolls, Han Quick, Island Noodles, Little Boijon Asian Cuisine, Lumpia Queen, Thai Street Food by Nan
Latin: Antojitos Típicos, Empanadas and More, Taqueria La Costeñita, Taquizas “El Cobijas," Tortilla Street Food
Wings and chicken: 18 Wayz Wingz & Thingz, The Howlin Bird, My Chick'n Bites, Tasty Good
Mediterranean and Italian: Sham Grill, Pasta Stop, Zaki Mediterranean Grill
Burgers and sandwiches: Cousin's Maine Lobster, Fat Kid Burgers, Grateful Griddle, Grilled Cheese Gangsters
Soul food: Mr. Cheezy's Gourmet Mac Shak, Soul Food Fix
Fair food: Backdraft Brews and Bites
Desserts: Amish Country Donuts, Ciao Gelato Truck, Frosty Softy, Glaze 'Em Gourmet Funnel Cakes, Johnson's Real Ice Cream, Junior's Sweet Potato Pie, Kona Ice, La Orangette, Playa Bowls, The Sugar Lab
And one for the pets: The Icy Paw
Each truck is offering at least one $6 featured item on its menu. Beer, liquor and wine will be available at a festival lounge, and Seventh Son Brewing will be at the fairgrounds as well. An air-conditioned VIP lounge includes small bites from some of the trucks, ice cream, two drink tickets and private restrooms.
What else is at the Food Truck Festival?
Entertainment includes a Saturday headlining set from DJ Logic with Robert Randolph. Other musical performers Friday and Saturday are A Band Called Dreamland, DJ Matty Sexton, Drew Diligence, Friends of the Dead, George Barrie, Johnny Moderation, School of Rock and Stage Five Clinger.
Jordan Faeth, from the Columbus-based cast of "Love Is Blind," will make a guest appearance Aug. 14.
More than a dozen vendors will sell jewelry, clothing, crafts, gifts and other items, and a kids' market has been created with 30 vendors for ages 12 and younger.
A Kids Zone will feature entertainment, interactive games, a 50-foot inflatable slide and an inflatable soccer target game presented by the Columbus Crew.
Columbus Food Truck Festival tickets
The 15th annual Columbus Food Truck Festival takes place Aug. 14 and 15 at the Franklin County Fairgrounds, 5024 Northwest Pkwy. in Hilliard. Tickets are available online at columbusfoodtruckfest.com for $10, but the price will increase to $15 at 4 p.m. Aug. 15.
Admission is free for children 12 and younger. Admission doesn't cover food and drinks.
Tickets are good for one day only. VIP tickets are $60.
Parking at the fairgrounds is free.
Follow Dispatch dining reporter Bob Vitale on Instagram at @dispatchdining. You can reach him directly at rvitale@dispatch.com.
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