Palmyra’s 10th annual Truck Trek brings food and art to Lebanon County

The 10th annual Truck Trek: The Central PA Food Truck and Arts Fest hit West Cherry Street in front of the Palmyra Area Middle School on Saturday.

Thousands of visitors came by throughout the day to buy food from the 25 food trucks and check out local vendors. Organizer Kristine Warner said the event was great and had steady crowds throughout the day.

According to Warner, $2,500 of event proceeds went toward the Caring Cupboard, which also had raffle items people could buy tickets for.

Darian Blauch manned The Chubby Unicorn food truck throughout the event with his wife and kids.

Although they’re based in Palmyra, this was their first time participating in Truck Trek. He said they’re interested in coming back for future events, especially considering how much they sold.

He said they sold over 120 burgers and made about 200 separate sales.

“It was a really good event. The organizers are awesome, and they do a great job. I’m glad we were able to do it,” Blauch said. “It was pretty cool to do a local event we haven’t done before.”

Mary Bowman stood by the booth for her business, Confectionary Imaging, selling alcohol-infused cupcakes. She said they traveled from Schuylkill County to sell their baked goods, and the trip was worth it.

“We’ve done [Truck Trek] for years. It’s one of our favorites and one of our best,” Bowman said. “It draws a good crowd.”

She said Confectionary Imaging typically has an event every weekend during the spring and summer months. Bowman said the interesting thing about Truck Trek is how many people stop by and how steady the interest is throughout the day. There is a rush around lunch and dinner, but there are always people milling around the tables and trucks.

“I think it’s amazing how many people will fill the street. Like, by noon, this street is full,” she said. “It’s amazing. I’m impressed how they explore it.”

Like Confectionary Imaging, some visitors also traveled from other counties. Christian Barzaga and Providencia Espinal sat at a table enjoying ice cream and mac and cheese. They said they came from Mechanicsburg.

“It looked like something to do. It’s nice out,” Barzaga said. “We’ve never really been to a place like this, just came to check it out, and so far, it was good.”

Espinal said the food was good, and they were going to do some shopping up the other side of the street after they finished eating.