Engage your senses at Haute Wheels Food Truck Festival returns Friday, October 11 to Sunday, October 13, 2013 with three distinct days of entertainment surrounding the wares 35 gourmet food trucks from around Houston and beyond.
In addition to those 35 food trucks, the weekend event will have a beer and wine garden, live music and a vendor village.
Friday Night “Truck or Treat”
This year, in addition to the two weekend days, the festival is debuting Truck or Treat, a special Friday night event to kick off the festival. Restricted to adults 21 and over, this Halloween-inspired event will feature an outdoor showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show on a 40-foot movie screen, thriller music and a costume contest.
Food Trucks
There will be 35 food trucks on hand, with 30 old festival favorites returning: Angie’s Cake, Bare Bowls, Bernie’s Burger Bus,Coreanos, Custom Confections, Chi’lantro BBQ, Chocolat d’arte, Fork in the Road, Frosted Betty, Firehouse Tacos, Fraiche, Golden Grill, Good Dog Hot Dogs, Happy Endings, H-town StrEats, It’s a Wrap, LadyBird, The Lunch Bag, Kurbside Eatz, Monster PBJ, MuSubi Houston, Pi Pizza, Pocket to Me, Porch Swing Desserts, Soul Cat Cuisine, St. John’s Fire, The Waffle Bus, Tila’s, Third Coast Sandwiches, and Zeapod Cakery. This year, five newcomers are joinging the Haute Wheels festival: Flippin Patties, Koagie Hots, Muiishi Makirritos, Nom Mi and Speer’s Rolling Bistro.
Live Music on Saturday and Sunday
On Saturday and Sunday, all ages are welcome and live music serves as the primary entertainment.
Music Lineup on Saturday, October 12
- Journey Agents – 12:30pm
- Electric Attitude – 2pm
- Craig Kinsey – 3:30pm
Music Lineup on Sunday, October 13
- Ancient Cat Society – 12:30pm
- The Suffers – 2pm
- New York City Queens – 3:30pm
The festival benefits the Houston Community College Foundation.
Haute Wheels Houston Food Truck Festival
- Dates: Friday, October 11 to Sunday, October 13, 2013
- Times: Friday 6pm to 10pm; Saturday and Sunday noon to 5pm
- Location: HCC Southwest West Loop Campus, 5601 West Loop South Freeway, Houston, TX 77081
- Admission: Tickets start at $16 including $5 worth of beverage coupons and $1 donation to the HCC Foundation. Kids 12 and under are free on Saturday and Sunday. Click here to order tickets.
Photo credit: Haute Wheels Houston Food Truck Festival
