Food trucks, vendors & entertainment at Volunteer Park in Plantation

If you're thinking about going out for dinner, perhaps you'll venture to a park.  Food truck fare is featured at Volunteer Park in Plantation. Food trucks are at the park 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, and usually include live entertainment or a DJ, activities and local artisan vendors if you'd like to do some shopping.

Food trucks at Volunteer Park in Plantation. Photo/The Greek, Alex Mentis

Select fare from your favorite vendor, or mix & match. Fees apply for food and beverages. Sometimes, events are postponed due to rainy weather.

Volunteer Park is at 12050 W. Sunrise Blvd., Plantation. Parking is free.

Santa

Santa is attending the event about 6 p.m. December 18

Other amenities at  Volunteer Park

While at Volunteer Park, perhaps you'll want to work up an appetite using other park amenities.

• Playground, fenced with Everglades theme and seven play areas.
• Wetlands trail.
• Basketball courts, tennis courts.

For information about vendors and to verify the event is on the day you want to attend, check the Facebook events page.

Other events at Volunteer Park

Volunteer Park features Plantation farmers market, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays at Volunteer Park, 12050 W. Sunrise Blvd., Plantation, 954-452-2558, website. Lots of other farmers markets and vendor markets are in the region.

Other Food Truck events

• Free CraftaPalooza craft workshops and sale in Fort Lauderdale
• Tunes ‘N Trucks offers live bands, food trucks & entry is free
• Free concerts at WestonNights
• Amphitheater has free music, food trucks and Lakeside Market in Wellington
• Food trucks, vendors & entertainment at Volunteer Park in Plantation
• Free Old Town Untapped events in Pompano Beach with art, entertainment & fire fountain
• Free entry for food trucks event in Hollywood
• Food trucks in Dade, Broward and Palm Beach
• Monthly Night Market: Music, food, vendors, Boca Raton
• The Fabulons party band featured at free event in Tamarac

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