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Join Us in 2025!!
May 16, 17 & 18!!
Thank You Thank You Thank you!
Congratulations to all our winners!
Peoples Choice Awards by public voting
- BEST OVERALL - Paradise Island
- Most Unique - La Cocina Cubana
- Best BBQ - Holy Smokes by Scatz
- Spiciest - Palm Panda Island
Presidents Award - decided by a panel of food industry professionals
Flavors - Best In Show
Brians Fabulous Fried Dough & Slush - MVP Award for outstanding assistance to the Festival! Thank You Brian Bunting!!
3 Parking lots located next to Festival Entrance Or Master Parking Lot GPS LOCATION at 245 Wolcott Rd, Wolcott, CT 06716 (Donations to help the Lions
5 Bands! 6 Comedians! 50 Food Trucks! 100 Crafters & Vendors! Thrill Rides! Mechanical Bull! Plus Food Eating Battles!
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Things to do in CT - May 17, 18 & 19 2024 Main Stage
Friday Night Reggae Fest Live Band 4PM to 8PM
Saturday 12PM to 4PM - Led Zeppelin and Bad Company Tribute Band
Friday Saturday and Sunday - Human Jukebox - All Day
Tanbulaytay is a reggae band comprised of 5 different islands as well as Jamaica! Classic reggae hits as well as party music with a reggae vibe!
Enjoy a Rumm Punch Cocktail from the fine folks at the Yukatan Lickor Stand! (yeah we know thats from Mexico but they dig the Reggae beats too!)
Friday Saturday and Sunday - Human Jukebox - All Day
Saturday 12PM to 4PM - Led Zeppelin and Bad Company Tribute Band
Friday Saturday and Sunday - Human Jukebox - All Day
Rob Hamm is a classically trained guitarist with a repertoire of music from the 70s through the 00s! His unique raspy voice and amazing guitar skills will have you singing along to all this great hits you grew up with!
Rob will be on the main stage between the bands to keep the party going all 3 days!
Saturday 12PM to 4PM - Led Zeppelin and Bad Company Tribute Band
Saturday 12PM to 4PM - Led Zeppelin and Bad Company Tribute Band
Saturday 5PM to 8PM - Party Band Bad boys! The dance floor will be opened!
Zep and Co. is a CT based band that has captured the sounds of two classic rock bands that remain a favorite of many generations!
Close your eyes and you will be transported through time.
Bring a blanket or a chair and come enjoy the day!
Saturday 5PM to 8PM - Party Band Bad boys! The dance floor will be opened!
Saturday 5PM to 8PM - Party Band Bad boys! The dance floor will be opened!
Saturday 5PM to 8PM - Party Band Bad boys! The dance floor will be opened!
Who has been rocking the hottest clubs in CT, RI, MA and NY for as long as you remember? Darik And The Funbags is a very high energy party band that will have you out of your seat and dancing all night long! You know all the hits and will be singing along!
Sunday 12PM to 4PM - The Party Continues! The Zoo never disapoints!
Saturday 5PM to 8PM - Party Band Bad boys! The dance floor will be opened!
Sunday 12PM to 4PM - The Party Continues! The Zoo never disapoints!
You can't sit down when these guys are on stage! This powerhouse band has been headlining all of the A clubs from Baltimore to Maine!
Rock to Dance and every song you know by heart will be played at max volume!
What is Food Truck Battles? ...Its 3 days of family fun
Lots of Amazing Food Trucks battling to see who is the best!
Lots of Amazing Food Trucks battling to see who is the best!
Lots of Amazing Food Trucks battling to see who is the best!
Connecticuts largest Spring Food Festival Event
Food Truck Battles - Each food truck will be judged by YOU! Good news is that they are all pretty darn amazing and you get to try them all out if your belly can take it! Who will you personally pick as the winner of each category and over all winner?
Dont forget the Food Eating Battle th
Connecticuts largest Spring Food Festival Event
Food Truck Battles - Each food truck will be judged by YOU! Good news is that they are all pretty darn amazing and you get to try them all out if your belly can take it! Who will you personally pick as the winner of each category and over all winner?
Dont forget the Food Eating Battle that takes place on the main stage multiple times a day. Think you got what it takes to be the Food Festival winner? Come sign up on the day of the food festival event.
Tentative schedule:
Fri, Sat & Sun - May 17, 18 & 19, 2024
Friday 4pm to 8pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am - 7PM
Food Eating Battles Stage!
Lots of Amazing Food Trucks battling to see who is the best!
Lots of Amazing Food Trucks battling to see who is the best!
Watch and/or join in on a food eating battle on our main stage! There will be all kinds of food categories you can compete in! Bucket of Mac-n-cheese, Spicy Pepper Showdown, Sausage on a string, No Handed Pork Pull and so many more! Its all hosted by professional Comedian Dave Reilly & friends so there will be lots of laughs while its
Watch and/or join in on a food eating battle on our main stage! There will be all kinds of food categories you can compete in! Bucket of Mac-n-cheese, Spicy Pepper Showdown, Sausage on a string, No Handed Pork Pull and so many more! Its all hosted by professional Comedian Dave Reilly & friends so there will be lots of laughs while its going down! We will have both adult and kids eating battles!
Live bands & ACOUSTIC performers all 3 days!
Lots of Amazing Food Trucks battling to see who is the best!
Live bands & ACOUSTIC performers all 3 days!
Headline bands and performers for 2024!
Friday May 17
Reggae Steel Drum Sounds of
4pm to 8pm - TAMBULAYTAY
4pm to 8pm - Rob Hamm
Saturday May 18
DOUBLE HEADLINE BANDS!
12pm to 4pm - Zep & Co.
5pm to 8pm - Darik & The Fun Bags
11am to 8pm - Rob Hamm
Sunday May 19
12pm to 4pm - The ZOO!
11am to 7pm - Rob Hamm
Rides, Games and prizes!
Vendors Village will be offering a shop til ya drop selection of treasures!
Live bands & ACOUSTIC performers all 3 days!
Spin, flip and RIDE all day long! Your kids will have a blast and so will all the cool parents who like to have fun!
Step right up!! Take a shot at winning a prize and add one more stuffed animal to your bed top!
Vendors Village will be offering a shop til ya drop selection of treasures!
Vendors Village will be offering a shop til ya drop selection of treasures!
Vendors Village will be offering a shop til ya drop selection of treasures!
Clothes, jewelry, hats, toys, tools and more will be on hand for you to browse and buy!
One of a kind handmade crafters will also be selling amazing products and art work!
Craft beer and wine will be available to the 21 and over crowd.
Vendors Village will be offering a shop til ya drop selection of treasures!
Vendors Village will be offering a shop til ya drop selection of treasures!
Sample some of the local flavors and relax under the bandstand tent and enjoy the live entertainment on the main stage with a nice cold beverage! Must have valid ID.
Bring a group of friends and hang out for the day!
Yukatan Lickor Stand RUMM PUNCH & Hard wine slush plus craft beer and wine
Yukatan Lickor Stand RUMM PUNCH & Hard wine slush plus craft beer and wine
Yukatan Lickor Stand RUMM PUNCH & Hard wine slush plus craft beer and wine
RUMM Punch & Fruit flavored wine slush with alcohol and only for the 21 and over crowd! These tasty treats are a fair favorite every year and you can pick your favorite flavor!
Bring a group of friends and hang out for the day enjoying these delicious wine slush cocktails!
Bring a chair and spend the day!
Yukatan Lickor Stand RUMM PUNCH & Hard wine slush plus craft beer and wine
Yukatan Lickor Stand RUMM PUNCH & Hard wine slush plus craft beer and wine
Lots of room in the spectator field to set up a blanket or chair to watch all of the free entertainment happening on the Main Stage from open to close every day!
Bands, Comedy, Eating Contests, Ventriloquism and Illusions!
Family Comedy Club with professional comedians!
Yukatan Lickor Stand RUMM PUNCH & Hard wine slush plus craft beer and wine
Family Comedy Club with professional comedians!
Ventriloquism and Illusions with professional comedian GEMINI & Friends!
As seen in Atlantic City & Las Vegas, this show will have your family in stitches!!
Comedian Larry Stevens from Baltimore will be performing as well with his digital ventriloquism and Illusions!
Family Comedy Club with professional comedians!
Comedian AJ Man from 99.1 WPLR "Chaz & AJ" Morning Show ANd Comedian Dave Reilly
Family Comedy Club with professional comedians!
Join the hunt that takes place right in your seat! Artie DB the comical Host from Funny Guy Productions will be hosting the Gemini Comedy show and opening with his world famous comedy scavenger hunt!
Make sure you pockets or pocketbooks are full of miscalanious goods. Because Artie will be looking for your treasures in return for a sweet prize!
All ages show!
Comedian AJ Man from 99.1 WPLR "Chaz & AJ" Morning Show ANd Comedian Dave Reilly
Comedian AJ Man from 99.1 WPLR "Chaz & AJ" Morning Show ANd Comedian Dave Reilly
Comedian AJ Man from 99.1 WPLR "Chaz & AJ" Morning Show ANd Comedian Dave Reilly
Food Battles continues for its 3rd year at Food Truck Battles!
Come watch the mayhem unfold as AJ Man and Comedian Dave Reilly host these very messy challenges!
Sign ups are on the day of the events so if ya wanna be a challenger then just show up and be hungry!
Under 18 and you must have a parent sign a waiver to participate.
Beer Garden and seltzer bar!
Comedian AJ Man from 99.1 WPLR "Chaz & AJ" Morning Show ANd Comedian Dave Reilly
Comedian AJ Man from 99.1 WPLR "Chaz & AJ" Morning Show ANd Comedian Dave Reilly
Beer, wine and seltzers will be flowing at the Rolling saloon!
Draft and craft beers or perhaps a glass of wine?
Just make sure you have a valid state ID and you must be 21 and over to purchase alcohol.
Meet the contenders!
Sweet
Sugar and spice and everything nice will surely satisfy your desires!
Blue Chip Creamery
Ice Cream Sandwiches
Mango Jacks
Create your own SLUSH FACTORY
Extreme Fried Dough
Fried Dough with dessert toppings
Tiki Sweets & Treats
Kettle Corn
Cotton Candy
Cotton Candy and Candy apples
Brians Fabulous
Mardi Gras Beignets
Pinku
Mochi Donut Cafe
Dippin Dots Ice cream
Specialty ice cream beads
Steves Lemonades!
When life hands you lemons, you squeeze the hell out of them and make lemonade!
Deep-fried Everything Bar CAFE
Is it sweet and delicious? Then you will find it on this truck!
Sippin Bubbles!
Bubble Teas in all flavors!
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Healthy gourmet items down to good old fashioned deep fried heart stopper specials!
Holy Smokes BBQ
Old school cooked fresh BBQ!
Gonzalez Food Truck
Taco and Burritos
Polish Plate Food Trailer
Pierogi / Kielbasa / Stuffed Cabbage
Villa of Lebanon
Traditional Lebanese Food
Bri Fri
Chicken Strips and fries for those kids that just won't eat anything else! LOL
Poutine Gourmet!
Poutine made fresh with Fries, Gravy and cheese curd! A Canadian Delight!
Macken Sliders
World famous sliders!
Flavors
Caribbean Food like no other! These guys are a 5 STAR TRUCK! Highly recomended!
Heavenly Mac-N-cheese CONES
EXPERIENCE a festival favorite! Mac n cheese, chicken nuggets & Tots - Loaded with your choice of sauce!
We are donating
La Pizza Nova
Pizza Giant Slices
Paradise Island Food truck
Latin Food for days! All cooked fresh! Bring your appetite cuz they aint playin on their portions!
Thai Kitchen
Garlic Chicken on a stick - Thai iced coffee or tea
Villa Kebab
Mediterranean food made fresh and delicious - kebabs and more!
California Curly Fries
Fresh Cut fries twisted and deep fried to perfection! Mozzarella stix and chicken!
Rustic Fision Mobile Cafe
Cousins Maine Lobster
Do we really need to explain what they sell! mmmm good lobster!
Scatz Twisted Phillys
A new twist on an old favorite of a Philly Cheese Steak
I know a Guy Deli Truck
Grinders / Paninis / Chopped Salads!
Taste House Food Truck
As seen on TV! Authentic Latin Creations!
Tots Brats and Hots Food Truck
El Bori Food Truck
Puerto Rican Food
Los Parrilleros
Ecuadorian food created by an amazing chef!
Palm Panada Island
Empanadas!
Tex Mex Fusion
Tacos and more!
5 Bears Kitchen
Jerk Chicken and more!
Bruisers BBQ
BBQ Brisket and ribs
Slush Factory for kids
Slush!
HARD WINE Slush Factory for 21 and over!
Slush!
Add a footnote if this applies to your business
Dessert Trucks too!!
Even the sweetest of teeth will be biting into deliciousness! Come and judge for yourself what sweet treat you think deserves a trophy! ...or maybe sign up for a food eating challenge on the main stage to win cash and prizes!!