This year, Balboa Park’s December Nights event will be Taste of December Nights with 20+ food trucks and vendors in a drive-thru setting. Customers must remain in their cars. Bikes, scooters or walk-ups will not be allowed. Everyone must wear a mask.
Date: Friday, December 4 to Sunday, December 6, 2020
Time: 11am-10pm
Location: Inspiration Point Way at Balboa Park
Lineup: TBA!
Date: December 26-30, 2019
Time: Noon – 7pm
Where: Plaza de Panama
For five days and evenings between Christmas and New Year’s Day, the annual Holiday Food Truck Festival hosts over a dozen food trucks, along with free live entertainment and fun activities for families. Food trucks open for business at 12 noon each day, with the first live performances beginning shortly thereafter
This fun, free family event brings 12+ gourmet food trucks to Plaza de Panama and El Prado walkway on a rotating basis every Friday!
There are musical performances or DJs each night. Various Balboa Park cultural institutions have booths with hands-on activities and crafts for kids. The San Diego Museum of Art offers $5 admission prices to all visitors after 5 pm.
When: Fridays, May 31 through Sept. 27, 2019.
Where: Balboa Park, Plaza de Panama and El Prado walkway
Time: 4-8:30pm
Date: Monday, April 15 – Friday, April 19, 2019
Time: Noon-7pm
Location: Plaza de Panama and El Prado walkway
Along with the food trucks, live bands and dancers will perform on the Plaza stage, and various park and community organizations will host free hands-on activities for kids. Food trucks will be in the park beginning at 12 noon, with live entertainment starting at 4:00 p.m. There will also be a rotating selection of games and activities on the Plaza.
| April 15 American Flavors Beachin’ Boba Born in Brooklyn Bosnian Grill Devil Dogs Goodness Cookie Co. Eat Your Heart Out Haad Sai Pierogi Truck Pomodoro Rosso Simply Fresh Tacos y Mariscos El Jefe Two for the Road |
April 16 Beachin’ Boba Cousins Maine Lobster Dang Brother Pizza El Hueco Lil’ Miss Shortcakes Marcel Belgium Waffles Mastiff Kitchen Monster Crafts Pierogi Truck Pomodoro Rosso Simply Fresh Super Q Sushi Uno Yo Yo Bento |
April 17 Born in Brooklyn Devil Dogs BBQ Eat Your Heart Out Goodness Cookie Co. Frida’s Cocina Mastiff Kitchen Monster Crafts Pomodoro Rosso Sushi Uno Tacos La Mezcla Two for the Road Yo Yo Bento |
| April 18 American Flavors Beachin’ Boba Cousins Maine Lobster Dang Brother Pizza El Hueco Frida’s Cocina Mangia Mangia Marcel Belgium Waffles Super Q Sushi Uno Tacos La Mezcla Tacos Y Mariscos El Jefe Yo Yo Bento |
April 19 Beachin’ Boba Bosnian Grill Cousins Maine Lobster Dang Brother Pizza El Hueco Haad Sai Lil’ Miss Shortcakes Mangia Mangia Marcel Belgium Waffles Mastiff Kitchen Monster Crafts Pierogi Truck Simply Fresh Super Q Tacos La Mezcla |
See the Balboa Park Conservancy event page for full details!
Date: December 26-30, 2018
Time: Noon – 7pm
Where: Plaza de Panama
The annual Holiday Food Truck Festival serves up gourmet food from over a dozen of San Diego’s top food trucks, along with free live entertainment and fun activities for families. Food trucks will be in the park beginning at noon, with live entertainment and other activities starting at 2:00pm. There will also be a rotating selection of games/activities on the Plaza, including giant checkers, hula hoops, bowling, cornhole, and giant tumbling blocks.
