Mayor Robert Kubert announced that Bayonne is hosting its seventh food truck festival on Saturday, May 9, from 12:00 noon to 7:00 p.m. Mayor Kubert said, “We look forward to welcoming both Bayonne residents and neighbors from other communities as we bring the food trucks to our city in 2026. The food truck festival will provide the opportunity to enjoy a variety of cuisines in our great community.” Mayor Kubert continued, “The City of Bayonne encourages visitors to arrive by Light Rail at the 22nd Street Station. It will be a convenient way to visit the festival and enjoy spending time with us in Bayonne.”

The food truck festival is sponsored by the Bayonne Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ). Bayonne UEZ Coordinator Jackie Farber said, “I would like to encourage our metropolitan area neighbors to come to town, support our local businesses, and enjoy the food truck festival. We hope you will come back to Bayonne again to shop, dine, and enjoy our growing community.”

The festival will take place on Avenue E between 22nd and 24th Streets. In order to accommodate the festival, portions of Avenue E will be closed to traffic. A variety of vendors will be selling food and other items out of food trucks, tents, and tables. The trucks and tents will offer a great assortment of foods and other items from a variety of cultures.

The participating food vendors will includes: Mozzarepas, Little Sicilian, Athens Delite, Chavas, Taste of Poland, House of Cupcakes, Cold Stone Creamery, Angry Archies, Bacon On A Stick, El Gallo de Oro, Shrimp Shack, Crape Suzette, El Chilango, Noodle Wala, The Nugget Spot, Mozzarella God, Stuf’d, Twisted Steak LLC, Waffles and Dinges, Just Delicious Kettlecorn, Carnival Concessions, Brooklyn Pizza , Jersey John’s House of Dogs, Rhythm & Ribs, Torta Truck, Mac Truck, Little Cafee, T-Berks , Ma & Pa’s Tex Mex BBQ , and Going Bananas. Other participating businesses will include UEZ Union Grounds Coffee House.

In addition to the food trucks and tents, the event will include children’s rides, live music, and a beer and wine garden for the adults. The children’s rides will be in Sister Miriam Teresa Park, which is located on Gregg Lane between 23rd and 24th Streets. The beer and wine garden will be located on 23rd Street towards Gregg Lane. 

Two bands will entertain visitors to the festival. The musical entertainment will feature concerts by Anna Felice Band, 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m., and Who Brought the Dog, 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. A stage for performances will be set up at 23rd Street and Avenue E. Admission to the festival is free. Members of the public will purchase their own choices of food, beverages, and children’s rides.

For safety reasons, several “Road Closed,” “Local Traffic Only,” and “No Parking” signs will be posted in and around the affected portions of the Avenue  E corridor. Variable message signs will also be used to announce information to motorists. Police and Fire Department vehicles will assist in creating safety perimeters for the event. Set-up for the event will begin at 7:00 a.m.

Parking lots will be available in several locations: Lots 6 and 7 – 23rd Street and Church Lane; Lots 8 and 9 – East 26th Street between Broadway and Avenue E; and the Barnabas Medical Center parking deck at 24th Street and DelMonte Drive. Public metered parking will also be available along the Broadway corridor. Pay station and parking meter enforcement will be in effect.

Rain date: Sunday, May 10, is the rain date for the food truck festival. If the rain date were needed, the same hours and other details announced for Saturday, May 9, would be in effect on Sunday, May 10. In the event of predictions of severely inclement weather for Saturday, May 9, a decision about using the rain date for the festival would be made by the day before.