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. – 9 p.m. Wednesdays, and usually include live entertainment or a DJ, activities and games for youngsters and local artisan vendors if you'd like to do some shopping. Events often include DJ Scuba Steve.

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, tap 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
- Live band & food trucks at Groove on the Grass in Tamarac with free entry
- Free Night Market: Features music, food & vendors, Boca Raton
- Free entry for Rock the Park in Plantation
- Free music, food trucks & Lakeside Market, Amphitheater in Wellington
- Free First Friday @ 5 concerts also have marketplace & food trucks
- Free ‘Untapped' events in Pompano with fire fountain, vendors & rock entertainment
- Earth Day events in Broward, plenty are free
- Tunes ‘N Trucks offers live bands, food trucks & entry is free
- Vendors & food trucks at Equality Park in Broward
- Food, vendors & entertainment at Volunteer Park in Plantation
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Volunteer Park Plantation
12050 W. Sunrise Blvd.
Plantation , FL 33324
954--452-2558