Swansboro Touch-a-Truck
- Swansboro Parks and Recreation is holding its 11th Annual Touch-a-Truck on Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Swansboro Municipal Park, a free family event built around climb-in vehicles. - Event listings say children and adults can explore specialty trucks, heavy equipment and service vehicles, with vendors added this year as organizers pitch a bigger setup than past editions. - The event extends a spring community calendar in Swansboro that also includes PirateFest in May and the Arts by the Sea Festival in June. (onlyinonslow.com)
Swansboro’s 11th Annual Touch-a-Truck is set for Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Swansboro Municipal Park. (happeningnext.com) The event is organized by the Swansboro Parks and Recreation Department and is listed at 830 Main Street Extension in Swansboro. (happeningnext.com) (mccmeetingspublic.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net) Event descriptions say visitors will be able to explore, climb on and learn about trucks and other vehicles used in the community. The listings describe it as open to “young and young at heart.” (happeningnext.com) (stayhappening.com) Third-party listings also say this year’s setup includes vendors, adding to the vehicle displays and hands-on format. A local television write-up said the Swansboro event was returning with more vehicles and vendors. (newsbreak.com) (stayhappening.com) The event fits a format Swansboro has used for years: a daytime, drop-in community gathering centered on public-service and work vehicles. A 2025 report on the prior edition said families could get close to the equipment used by fire, police, public works and emergency crews. (wcti12.com) That earlier coverage named participants including the Swansboro Fire Department, Swansboro Police Department, Swansboro Public Works, Onslow County Emergency Services, Onslow County Medical Services, Emerald Isle Police Department and the U.S. Coast Guard in Emerald Isle. No comparable 2026 participant roster was available in the sources reviewed. (wcti12.com) Town materials place Touch-a-Truck inside a broader spring schedule from Parks and Recreation, with registration and event information routed through the town’s recreation system. The town’s April 2026 activity guide directs residents to that system and lists the recreation center’s contact number as 910-326-2600. (mccmeetingspublic.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net) Regional event calendars show Swansboro moving from Touch-a-Truck on April 25 to PirateFest on May 9 and the Arts by the Sea Festival on June 13. That keeps the truck event in the middle of a busy tourism and community-events stretch on the Crystal Coast. (onlyinonslow.com) (emeraldislerealty.com) For Saturday, the key facts are straightforward: April 25, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Swansboro Municipal Park, free admission, and a chance to get inside the kinds of vehicles children usually only see from the curb. (happeningnext.com) (stayhappening.com)
