Join Us for the

8th Annual Great Food Truck Festival!

Saturday, September 20, 2025
11:00am - 6:00pm
Habitat ReStore Lot
371 Chatham Drive
Newport News, VA 23602

** $1.00 per ticket sale will be donated to Habitat for Humanity Peninsula & Greater Williamsburg **

General admission (12pm-6pm) is $7.00 ($7.75 including $0.75 transaction fee)

V.I.P. admission (11am-12pm) is $10.00 per person ($10.75 total including $0.75 transaction fee) and a raffle ticket for a chance to win one of three $100 cash prizes awarded at 12:05pm at the DJ Booth (must be present to collect cash).

Children ages 5 and under admitted FREE!

Bronze Level Sponsors

In Kind Sponsors

🏆 Sponsorship Referral Rewards Program 🏆

Help Us Grow — Get Rewarded!
Do you know a business that should sponsor the 8th Annual Great Food Truck Festival? Help us connect and get rewarded for every successful sponsor referral!

💼 Who Can Refer?
Anyone — past vendors, community partners, influencers, staff, and even sponsors can participate!

💰 How It Works:

Submit Your Referral
Use our online form to refer a potential sponsor.
We Reach Out
Our team will contact your referral and present our sponsorship packages.
Get Rewarded When They Sign On
You’ll earn cash or perks when your referral becomes an official, paid sponsor.

🎁 Referral Rewards:

🔗 Submit Your Referral Now: CLICK HERE
🎯 Deadline: August 15, 2025

The Great Food Truck Festival Will Feature:

Everything But Religion Media and Entertainment

Festival Food & Treats

An assortment of delicious cuisine, sweet treats, mouth watering beverages from Statewide Food Trucks & Tent Vendors.

Vendors

A variety of Retail Vendors selling merchandise, services, and more!

Exhibitors

Local businesses will be on hand exhibiting with information offering raffles & free promotional items.

Parking

Event Parking is FREE and located on-site. Please follow the Event Parking signs when arriving.

Restrooms

On-Site Portable Units will be available.

Appearances

TBA

Performances

TBA

Small Dogs

Permitted into the festival and must be on a leash at all times.

Bingo

We will be hosting a live BINGO Game every hour from 1:00pm-5:00pm.

Cost: $5.00 per BINGO Card

*Cash payment only* we can not guarantee change, please have exact funds when playing

We will be awarding two prizes each hour as detailed below:

* 1pm - Apple Air Tags and Apple Air Pods

* 2pm - Echo Show and Blink Video Doorbell Camera

* 3pm - $100 Door Dash Gift Card and $100 Uber Eats Gift Card

* 4pm - 65" Smart TV and Apple Watch

* 5pm - Outdoor 12" Wood Fire Pizza Oven and X Box Series S

Proceeds from BINGO will go to support the non-profit organization, G.R.O.W. Sis (Giving & Retaining Opportunities for Women) in Business.

Food Tasting Competition

Guest Judges, To Be Announced, each will be sampling items from each Food Vendor from 3:00pm - 3:30pm at the Red Tent by the DJ Tent/ Eating Area.

Guest Judges will determine which participating Food Vendor will receive the Best of 2025 Award!

Cash Prizes

We will be awarding three $100 cash prizes to V.I.P. Attendees.

** Cash Drawing will be at the DJ Tent/Eating Area at 12:05pm **

We will be awarding three $50 cash prizes for shopping with our vendors.

** Cash Drawing will be at the DJ Tent/Eating Area at 3:00pm, 4:00pm, and 5:00pm.

Cocktails For A Cause

For the first time ever, the Great Food Truck Festival will be serving Cocktails for a Cause!

All cocktail sales will benefit the non-profit G.R.O.W. Sis (Giving & Retaining Opportunities for Women in Business)—so you can sip and support an amazing cause!

Drink tickets are on sale from 08/14/2024-09/04/2024, but hurry—there will only be 100 tickets available on the day of the festival!

Don't miss your chance to drink for a great cause!

More Exhibitors and Retail Vendors To Be Announced Soon!

Check out photos from our previous Great Food Truck Festivals!

Press & Media Coverage

* Click here to view the article published by The Daily Press

* Click here to view the article published by WAVY TV 10.

* Click here to view the event coverage from WTKR News Channel 3.

* Click here to view our segment on Hampton Roads Show with Symone Davis.

* Click here to view our guest appearance on the HeART of Hampton Show.

* Click here to view event listing on The City of Newport News Tourism's Website.

* Click here to view event listing on Virginia.org's Website.

* Click here to view the article published by Best Things Virginia

* Click here to view our guest appearance on the noon segment of Channel 13 News

* Click here to view our Living Local Segment on Wavy TV 10.

Are you a baker, food vendor, food cart operator, chef, or caterer that wishes to participate?

Please click here to request a FOOD & BEVERAGE VENDOR application.

Interested In Participating?

Are you a retail vendor interested in selling your product or are you an exhibitor looking to market your services?

Please click here to request a RETAIL VENDOR-EXHIBITOR application.

🎉 CALLING ALL FOOD BLOGGERS & SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS! 🍔📸

Asian vlogger filming herself on the street

📣 ATTENTION FOOD BLOGGERS & INFLUENCERS!
Want to eat, post & WIN $500? 😋💵

We’re choosing influencers to attend as VIPs and compete for a $500 cash prize just for posting a short video within 24 hours of the event!

🔥 EXCLUSIVE PERKS FOR INFLUENCERS:
✅ Complimentary VIP Entry Ticket
– VIP Entry into the festival at 11AM
– Raffle ticket for 1 of 3 $100 cash prizes awarded at 12:05p at the DJ Tent

✅ 3 Complimentary Food Sampler Cards
– Try a Sample from 3 different food vendors for content

✅ Custom Branded Promo Graphic to announce to your followers
– Includes your photo + social handles as an Influencer

✅ Access to the VIP Tent
– Meet & mingle with other influencers

✅ 20% Discount Code off of VIP Admission Tickets
– A custom code for you to share with your followers to save on their tickets

✅ Support a Cause
– $1.00 from every ticket supports Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg

📍 LET’S WORK TOGETHER TO EAT, CREATE, & SHOWCASE!
🎉 Apply today: CLICK HERE

Performers Wanted!

Are you a talented performer looking for a stage to showcase your skills?

Lux Events LLC is excited to host the 8th Annual Great Food Truck Festival, and we're searching for dynamic performers to entertain our diverse crowd. Whether you're a band, singer, dancer, street performer, acrobat, fire breather, belly dancer, or have a unique act, this is your chance to shine. Join us and perform in front of thousands of attendees, making your mark on one of the year's most anticipated events.

Click the HERE to be part of an unforgettable experience!