Food, vendors & entertainment at Volunteer Park in Plantation

If you're thinking about going out for dinner, perhaps you'll venture to a park.  Food truck fare is featured at Volunteer Park in Plantation. Food trucks are at the park 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, and usually include live entertainment or a DJ, activities and local artisan vendors if you'd like to do some shopping.

Food trucks at Volunteer Park in Plantation. Photo/The Greek, Alex Mentis

Select fare from your favorite vendor, or mix & match. Fees apply for food and beverages. Sometimes, events are postponed due to rainy weather.

Volunteer Park is at 12050 W. Sunrise Blvd., Plantation. Parking is free.

Other amenities at  Volunteer Park

While at Volunteer Park, perhaps you'll want to work up an appetite using other park amenities.

• Playground, fenced with Everglades theme and seven play areas
• Wetlands trail
• Basketball courts, tennis courts

For information about vendors and to verify the event is on the day you want to attend, check the Facebook events page.

Other events at Volunteer Park

Volunteer Park features Plantation farmers market, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays at Volunteer Park, 12050 W. Sunrise Blvd., Plantation, 954-452-2558, website. Lots of other farmers markets and vendor markets are in the region.

Other Food Truck events

• Food trucks and free concert, Royal Palm Beach
• Free Orange Blossom Festival with live bands, parade & petting farm in Davie
• RSVP for free Youth Music Festivals, Miami-Dade
• Vendors & food trucks at Equality Park in Wilton Manors
• Food, vendors & entertainment at Volunteer Park in Plantation
• Tunes ‘N Trucks offers live bands, food trucks & entry is free
• Butterfly Festival offers free rides & live bands in north Broward
• Food trucks in Dade, Broward and Palm Beach
• Dania Wine & Seafood Festival offers free entry
• Food Trucks at Tree Tops Park in Davie

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