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65 trucks expected at Winston-Salem food truck festival Saturday

April 5, 2017

The annual Burke Street Food Truck Festival will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday on Burke Street in downtown Winston-Salem, North Carolina, according to a press release.

In addition to 65 food trucks over a half-mile stretch from Burke Street up to the corner of Fourth and Broad streets, the festival will include art vendors, live music, a children's area, nonprofit information tables and other new amenities and attractions. Two stages will feature live music by popular local musicians. 

The food trucks will represent a variety of North Carolina cities and cuisines, including some vegetarian and gluten-free options. For the second year in a row, there are VIP benefits: $20 tickets are available in advance online from Eventbrite giving access to the trucks for a full hour before the festival is open free to the public and a beverage of choice from designated beverage areas.

The Burke Street Food Truck Festival was created in 2013 by three friends – Reggie Delahanty, Bethany Davoll and Susan Morris. They have never received any portion of the proceeds and continue to volunteer their services. Once they realized that the festival needed to grow due to audience demand, they hired an event management group to assist with the logistics.

When the festival turned a profit, the decision was made to donate the net proceeds to The Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, where Morris is an employee. The funds are used to support the mission of The Arts Council of supporting artists, arts organizations, and serving the greater community through the arts.