Spring Food Truck Festival in Connecticut

Connecticut’s spring food-truck circuit rolls into another busy weekend on April 25 and 26, with outdoor festivals scheduled in Colchester and Glastonbury. (ctvisit.com; ctcraftfairconnection.com) The Connecticut Office of Tourism’s weekend guide for April 25–27 says travelers can expect “outdoors, food, and fun” statewide, while the broader events calendar points visitors to town-by-town listings and festival pages. (ctvisit.com; ctvisit.com) In Colchester, the 2nd Annual Colchester Music & Food Truck Festival is set for April 25 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and April 26 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Priam Vineyards, 11 Shailor Hill Road. Admission is free, and the event listing says the weekend will include food trucks, specialty vendors, live bands, kids’ activities and wine from the vineyard. (ctvisit.com) In Glastonbury, a separate Food Truck Festival is scheduled for April 25–26 at the Glastonbury Elks Lodge, with hours listed as 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. The organizer’s event page says vendors and crafters will be part of the lineup. (ctcraftfairconnection.com) These spring events land as Connecticut tourism officials keep steering weekend travelers toward short, in-state trips built around seasonal festivals, gardens and food events. The state tourism site’s April features and weekend pages group food festivals with flower walks, farm outings and live performances. (ctvisit.com; ctvisit.com; ctvisit.com) Food-truck weekends have become a recurring format in Connecticut’s event calendar, not a one-off. CTvisit listed the 5th Annual Meriden Food Truck Festival on April 18–19 with 20 food trucks and free admission, and it is already promoting the three-day CT Food Truck Battles Festival in Wolcott for May 15–17 with 50 mobile food vendors. (ctvisit.com; ctvisit.com) That pattern helps explain why the state’s weekend guide now treats food-truck festivals as part of the regular spring travel pitch, alongside concerts, museums and outdoor events. For anyone planning a last-minute stop, the official tourism site is where Connecticut is aggregating the schedules, locations and changes from one weekend to the next. (ctvisit.com; ctvisit.com)