More than a dozen food trucks are rolling into downtown Crabapple on Thursday for the first night of Milton's new Wanderlust Food Truck Fest, a free four-hour gathering running from 4 to 8 p.m. that kicks off a five-date series stretching into December. The lineup of specific vendors and menus has not yet been finalized, but organizers are promising a wide range of cuisines to sample across two sites in the Crabapple area.
The debut event will spread trucks across two locations, though sources differ on which side is which. According to northatlantastar.com, trucks will gather in the parking lot at Market District Crabapple, designated the festival's west side, while the gravel area behind Crabapple Market is designated the east side. Appen Media, however, reports the opposite arrangement, placing the east side at the Market District Crabapple parking lot and the west side in the gravel area behind Crabapple Market near the Green.
What to Expect on Opening Night
Per Appen Media's reporting, the west side will include cornhole for visitors looking to pass time between food orders, while the east side features live music. Admission to the festival is free, with visitors expected to pay vendors directly for their orders rather than through any ticketed entry system.
Organizers are banking on a broad mix of food options for the opening night, even as the full roster of trucks remains in flux. The same northatlantastar.com report notes that more than a dozen food options are expected for the first evening, though the truck lineup is still being finalized, and specific vendors and menus have not yet been announced.
Four More Dates Planned Through December
Thursday's gathering is just the start of a five-date series that will continue through December, with vendors rotating between editions so attendees see a different mix of trucks each time they return, according to the same source. Additional Wanderlust evenings are planned at the same two Crabapple locations on Oct. 29, Nov. 12, Dec. 3 and Dec. 10.
The rotating truck selection is intended to bring different food options to each gathering, giving Milton residents a reason to check back throughout the fall and early winter rather than treating Thursday's debut as a one-off. With five dates on the calendar and two sites already mapped out in downtown Crabapple, the festival gives the area a recurring evening draw as the Wanderlust series settles into its first season.
