The Falls Township Parks and Recreation Department is gearing up for a weekend of family-friendly fun with the annual Food Truck Festival and Touch a Truck/Family Festival.
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The two-day event kicks off on Friday, September 20 with the Food Truck Festival from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Falls Township Community Park.
On Friday, those who attend can enjoy a variety of food truck options, live music by House Party, and children’s activities.
A portion of the proceeds from adult alcohol sales will benefit the Fairless Hills Fire Company.
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Fireworks will cap off the Friday evening festivities.
On Saturday, September 21, the Touch a Truck/Family Festival returns to Falls Township Community Park from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The popular event features dozens of large trucks, excavators, and other heavy machinery for children to explore. Other activities include balloon artistry, bounce houses, giveaways, and vendors.
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A sensory-friendly quiet hour will be held from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. for those with sensory sensitivities.
Touch a Truck will feature police and fire vehicles, two school buses, a tanker from the Township of Falls Authority, and Falls Township mowers and trucks. Event sponsors who will be bringing additional trucks and machinery include, Trash Daddy, Waste Management, Yard Truck Specialists, Crozier Contractors, SKD Tryon’s Emergency Vehicle Upfitting, IBEW Local 269, KPK Development, Premium Excavating, Grace Construction, United Inspection Agency, B. Blair Corp, Armour & Sons, Carr & Duff, Red Box Dumpsters, Fred Beans, Victory Gardens Inc., Family Fuel, Britton Industries, and Just Stumps. Rudolph Clarke LLC, Jones Engineering Associates, Remington and Vernick Engineers, Barry Isett & Associates Inc., Bayard Pump and US Municipal are also sponsoring the event.
On Saturday, proceeds from food and drink sales by Levittown Fire Company No. 1 will benefit the fire company.
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Proceeds from the Touch a Truck event will benefit Bucks County-based The Goofy Gators, which provides services to children with autism and other special needs, and The Barkann Family Healing Hearts Foundation, which provides financial aid to families in need.
The Touch a Truck event is sponsored by local businesses and organizations, including Trash Daddy, Waste Management, and Crozier Contractors.
NBC Sports Philadelphia host Michael Barkann, founder of The Barkann Family Healing Hearts Foundation, will make a special appearance at the event and will raffle off a pair of Eagles-Cowboys tickets for the December 29 game.
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