Black Food Truck Festival in South Carolina Announces Music, Entertainment Lineup

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The Black Food Truck Festival returns this spring celebrating Black businesses and culture with food, music, family friendly activities, and entertainment. Tickets are on sale now for the two-day festival on Apr. 22-23 at the Exchange Park Fairgrounds in Ladson.

The annual Black Food Truck Festival has a greater mission of making an economic and social impact on the community by showcasing and investing in Black-owned businesses.

The Black Food Truck Festival has brought bands from across the Southeast to perform at the festival each season. As they represent different genres from funk/soul to jazz, each band has given a musical experience you can dance and sing to.

Slated to perform:

Saturday
Mike Stone – 12:30 p.m.
The Black Diamond Band – 2:30 p.m.
MVP Band – 4:30 p.m.
DJ Illadel vs. DJ Honcho (DJ Battle) – 6:00 p.m.
Live Performance by Artist Kolpeace During DJ Battle

Sunday
Trap Jazz All Stars – 12:30 p.m.
Stout – 2:30 p.m.
The Red Sample – 4:30 p.m.
DJ Rubin vs. DJ Kub (DJ Battle) – 6:00 p.m.

In addition to all the food trucks and musical entertainment, festival attendees will have a wide range of family friendly activities to partake in including games, face painting, game trucks, and a mobile bowling alley.
VIP tickets are now on sale for $125 or $225 for a two-day ticket. VIP extras include a swag bag, access to the VIP container bar, access to the VIP exclusive pavilion area that includes complimentary drinks, and no wait at entry into the festival.

Festival times are 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. for general admission and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. for VIP. The Exchange Park Fairgrounds is located at 9850 Highway 78 in Ladson, S.C. Admission is $25, or purchase a two-day ticket for $45. Ticket prices increase on April 1. Tickets do not include food. Children age 12 and under are admitted for free. No pets allowed. Parking is free. Purchase tickets at www.blackfoodtruckfestival.com.