Friday Night Bites is listed for November 6, with food trucks among the draws. The recurring event is listed at The Mercantile Lot, 3350 Main Street at Norcross Lane.
The city and organizer list different venue details for Nov. 6: Oakley’s calendar places the event at Civic Center Park, 3231 Main St., from 5 to 9 p.m., while Foodie Crew lists The Mercantile Lot, 3350 Main St. at Norcross Lane. The listings agree on the date and event, but not the location, so attendees may want to confirm the site before heading out.
The gathering is hosted by The Foodie Crew, a Contra Costa County-based food truck event and catering company that the company says was founded in the spring of 2017, according to its own website.
The Oakley series grew out of a broader East Contra Costa food-truck effort. In June 2017, Antioch city staff said local food-truck owner Adam Gross approached the city with a proposal for a community event and worked with staff on logistics. The city identified the event as Food Truck Thursdays, presented by The Foodie Crew and Gross’ United Bites Food Truck, linking the company’s early history to a city-partnered regional model.
A Monthly Tradition With a Shifting Vendor Count
Friday Night Bites has built a reputation as a recurring fixture in Oakley, with Contra Costa Live listing the series as occurring on the first Friday of each month year-round and describing it as one of the area's free events. Exactly how many trucks show up each month isn't entirely settled across sources: the City of Oakley's own calendar listing for the series describes a typical gathering as offering games for all ages alongside eight food trucks and dessert options, while Contra Costa News describes the usual turnout as 8 to 10 food trucks offering a wide range of savory dishes and desserts.
The Foodie Crew notes on its website that food truck lineups are subject to change and that its events generally happen rain or shine unless stated otherwise. That flexibility helps explain why vendor counts can vary slightly from one write-up to the next, even for the same recurring series.
Friday Night Bites is one part of Foodie Crew’s wider regional circuit: the company lists free weekly markets in Antioch and Brentwood alongside its monthly Oakley event. Its network includes more than 75 independently owned food trucks from the Bay Area, Sacramento and San Joaquin County. That scale helps explain how a recurring market can offer rotating vendors, though the company notes that truck availability can change.
Music Has Popped Up on Select Nights
Friday Night Bites hasn't always been just food and beer. Contra Costa News reports that live music has been offered on select dates in May, June, August, September and October in partnership with the City of Oakley.
