THE inaugural Gippsland Food Truck Carnival is coming to Lardner Park this week, serving up tasty treats from Melbourne’s finest food trucks for the local community to enjoy, all while raising funds to help sick children in need.
Running from Friday 9 December to Sunday 11 December, the three-day carnival will offer a selection of mouth-watering international dishes as well as a range of entertainment options to help raise funds for the Monash Children’s Hospital.
Although entry to the carnival is free, funds from various components will be donated to the hospital, including children’s rides, face painting, roaming entertainment and parking.
Event organiser Danny Grant said the Gippsland Food Truck Carnival was part of a dozen Food Truck Carnivals being held across suburban Melbourne over the summer which aim to raise $150,000 to $200,000 for the hospital.
“It’s great to be able to support such a wonderful cause across our 2016/17 Summer Carnival Tour,” he said
“We attracted 50,000 people to our inaugural Food Truck Carnival in Berwick in March and thought it would be awesome to be able to use these large crowds to help a worthy cause.
“At the same time, we are giving families in regional areas like Gippsland the opportunity to enjoy Melbourne’s premium offering of food trucks and carnival entertainment that aren’t normally available in the city’s outskirts.
“We are trying to build a breathtaking carnival atmosphere for people of all ages to enjoy.
“People can sit back and enjoy their delicious food with an ice-cold beer, jump on one of the rides or maybe watch some balloon twisters and stilt walkers with the kids.”
Visitors will be able to take their taste buds on a trip around the world with a range of cuisines to choose from including Indian, Spanish, Taiwanese, Greek, Italian, Korean and Brazilian.
The Gippsland Food Truck Carnival will be open from noon to 10pm each event day.
