Food Truck Fridays organizer — a new event tradition kicks off tonight in downtown Galesburg

Food Truck Fridays kicks off tonight in downtown Galesburg — and organizer Liv Bundy joined Galesburg’s Morning News Friday morning to talk about what she’s built and why.

Bundy, owner of the Lemon Lounge, joined Galesburg’s Morning News on Friday, May 8. Listen to the full interview above.

Topics covered in this interview:

  • How Liv got the idea for Food Truck Fridays and what she hopes it becomes
  • The months-long process of working with the city to get approval
  • Why free admission and $1 kids games were intentional design choices
  • Tonight’s vendor lineup and the Family Night carnival theme
  • The toilet toss and duck pond kids games
  • How vendors were recruited — and how the rotating model will work
  • How to apply to be a vendor or sponsor

 

Food Truck Fridays runs every second Friday of the month, May through September, at Parking Lot H, 235 E. Simmons St. in downtown Galesburg, 5 to 8 p.m. Free admission.

Find Food Truck Fridays on Facebook or email foodtrucknightsgalesburg@gmail.com.

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