The Charleston Food Truck Festival is going on it's 12th year of Food Truck shenanigans! This family-friendly fest continues to bring in over 20,000 people and over 40 trucks to fulfill your culinary wants and needs. As we always lovingly say - please come hungry and with your best pair of stretchy pants! CFTF has also continued to grow it's reach with amazing local artisan and craft vendors which include a retail row, artists, music and games.
As our festival grows, it has always been important to us to support local small businesses. Throughout the years we have been lucky enough to meet not only incredible business owners, but also some of the best guests in the world like yourselves, who have made this festival the highlight that it is!
CFTF is the original food truck festival of South Carolina and even more specifically remains the largest and most local in the Charleston metro area. We cannot thank all of you enough for the continued support over the last twelve plus years! This fest was created by food truck owners, for food trucks, and with the focus on showcasing all the amazing mobile culinary delights in our region. We take pride in sharing the same values of building each other up and helping our neighbors whenever possible.
Our 2025 dates of March 1st and 2nd were hand selected to drive some revenue to small business owners in the Lowcountry during the off season. The winter is tough for most, especially in F&B, and our hope with these dates is that this festivals continues to be one of the first events to help kick off the festival season in Charleston!
We couldn’t be more excited for our new home in the Navy Yard at 2301 Noisette Blvd, North Charleston SC 29405, with our new partners, Building 64 and The Livity Foundation. We look forward to celebrating the culinary adventures with you March 1st and 2nd from 11am-8pm! 

CHS Food Truck Festival offers a wide variety of street food options, including ramen, lumpia, bbq, soul food, Asian-fusion, gyros, ice cream, boozy pops, tacos, burgers, hot dogs, kebabs, pizza, and more. We also have vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options available.

In addition to the food vendors, CHS Food Truck Festival also features live music, local craft and artisan vendors, games, and activities for all ages.

ENTRY AT THE FESTIVAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN, AND CONTINUES TO BE FREE!!! THERE ARE NO TICKETS FOR GENERAL ADMISSION. 

YES! We still love cash and so do most of the food vendors. If you have direct questions for specific trucks and retail vendors though, please reach out to them directly! 

There are many parking spaces in the Navy Yard available for our guests however we do not have control over the lot. This means, there are some free places to park, some spots that the Navy Yard will be charging for and once it;s full you will have to find safe off site parking. All parking is first come first serve. With the crowds getting larger in the afternoon we highly recommend ride share, taxi, biking and or walking when possible or coming very early to secure a space. There is ample parking in and around the area and it is not a bad walk at all from all the bars and restaurants in Park Circle. 

FOOD VENDORS: 

Food Vendor application is CLOSED for 2025! Thank you to everyone who submitted applications, you will be notified soon! To everyone else, we look forward to the potential of working with you next year! 

RETAIL VENDORS:

https://chsfoodtruckfestival.wufoo.com/forms/w1wjouze0ic0fgl/

Please note that completely the application does not mean you are accepted to the festival! We will be sending out acceptance letters this week and hope to announce full line up to the public by January 20th!