Louisiana Food Truck Festival

09/18/2026

🎉 We have a winner! 🎉

Congratulations to Karen McClain, our Family 4-Pack winner for the Community Chili Challenge!

Karen, we'll be sending you a message to get your tickets to you. Thanks to everyone who entered, and we hope to see you all on Thursday, October 1 for a night of great chili and community spirit!

🌶️ Grab your own tickets: harborcenter.org/chilichallenge

09/09/2026

🌶️ WIN A FAMILY 4-PACK to the Community Chili Challenge! 🌶️
We're giving one lucky family the chance to taste-test the best chili in the Northshore, all for free. This pack includes 2 adult + 2 kid tickets, plus 4 drink tickets.

To enter:
✅ Like this post
✅ Tag a friend or family member you'd bring
✅ Bonus entry when you sign up for emails at https://bit.ly/3SYNYeS

Winner announced at noon on Friday, September 18. Good luck, and may the best chili win!

Don’t miss the Cook-off on Thursday, October 1 from 5-8 PM at The Harbor Center. Tickets on sale now at harborcenter.org/chilichallenge

08/06/2026

MARK YOUR CALENDARS -- The Friends of The Harbor Center (501c3), the organization that hosts the Louisiana Food Truck Festival, has a brand new event! We'd love to see some familiar LA FTF faces at the Community Chili Challenge on October 1!

🌶️ THE COMMUNITY CHILI CHALLENGE IS COMING! 🌶️

Mark your calendars for Thursday, October 1, 2026 from 5:00-8:00 PM, The Harbor Center is heating up for our inaugural Community Chili Challenge, presented by Friends of the Harbor Center!

Now registering Taste Makers cooking teams! 🍲 Think your chili recipe can take the crown 👑? Enter your team for $75 and compete for the title (and bragging rights that'll last all year).

Come hungry, come ready to vote, and come support a great cause!

📍 The Harbor Center
🗓️ Thursday, October 1, 2026 | 5-8 PM
👉 Register your team and view the rules at HarborCenter.org/ChiliChallenge

05/19/2026

🌶️ SAVE THE DATE! 🌶️

Our FIRST EVER Community Chili Challenge is coming Thursday, October 1 at The Harbor Center and you won't want to miss it!

🍲 Taste chili from DOZENS of teams and vote for your favorite!
🎟️ Adults: $10 | Kids: $5 (seriously, you can't even get fast food for that!)

Think YOU make the best chili in your family? Do you make okay chili but to promote your business while supporting a great cause? Enter a team for just $75!

All proceeds benefit Friends of the Harbor Center events, including our Senior Citizen Appreciation Luncheon and the USMC Reserve Band Holiday Concert. 🎶

👉 Tickets, team registration & sponsorship info: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/community-challenge-chili-cook-off

See you there! 🔥
Edit: There will not be outside vendor spaces available at this event.

04/06/2026

Update: Boy, ya'll are really ready to participate! We have SOLD OUT all of the 35 food truck spaces for 2027. If you would like to be considered for the waitlist, please email the menu.

Marketplace Vendors: We do still have spots! Email your items to be reviewed.

🚚🎉 TODAY IS THE DAY — Vendor applications are NOW OPEN for the Louisiana Food Truck Festival on March 20, 2027!

Want to be part of the fun? Here's how to apply:
📧 Email your proposed menu to [email protected]
🚫 Please do NOT reach out via messenger — emails only!
👀 Watch out for scammers in the comments and only email The Harbor Center directly.

A few things to keep in mind:
✅ Vendors are limited to ensure a variety of offerings
❌ We already have a lemonade and snoball vendor — those will not be accepted
📋 Submissions are reviewed on a first come, first served basis

⏰ Don't wait — spots WILL sell out! Send that email today and secure your place at the festival! 🍴🎶

03/14/2026

⚓ Anchored in Community

Our 501c3 non-profit, Friends of the Harbor Center, is proud to bring people together through events that celebrate the spirit of St. Tammany Parish. From this beloved Louisiana Food Truck Festival to other community gatherings throughout the year, these events create opportunities for neighbors, families, and local businesses to connect and enjoy time together.

Through our Anchored in Community Annual Giving Campaign, we’re inviting those who love these events to help support the mission of Friends of the Harbor Center and the community programming we’re proud to host.

If you’ve attended one of our events, volunteered, or simply believe in bringing people together, we invite you to learn more and consider supporting our efforts.

⚓ Together, we’re keeping our community connected.

Learn more or donate here:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/anchored-in-community-the-friends-of-the-harbor-center-annual-giving-campaign



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03/09/2026

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! 🎉 WOW. You all absolutely showed up and showed OUT for the 2026 Louisiana Food Truck Festival — and we are still smiling! 😭🙌

We are thrilled to announce that this year was our BIGGEST FESTIVAL EVER with a record-breaking 50% increase in attendance over last year! To every single person who came out, waited in those lines, and cheered on our incredible vendors — THANK YOU. ❤️

We know some of you were left wanting more when trucks sold out early (we felt that too! 😅), but every vendor in every truck, trailer, and tent gave it absolutely everything they had.

📣 NOW WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We're already starting on 2027 and YOUR feedback is how we make it even better. Take our quick 5-minute survey and tell us what you want to see!

👉 https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sv/fG8SXcq

03/09/2026

🚨 NEW VENDOR APPLICATIONS OPEN APRIL 6! 🚨

Still buzzing from Saturday — THANK YOU to everyone who came out! 🙌 Mark your calendars now and the next Festival is March 20, 2027.

We've been flooded with vendor inquiries, so here's the scoop:

🕒 Current vendors have until April 5 to confirm their spot.
🌟 New vendor registration opens Monday, April 6!

Note: We limit vendors by food type to keep things fresh and varied for attendees, so the sooner you register, the better!

⭐ FOLLOW OUR PAGE and check back April 6 to grab your spot!

💬 Questions? Send us a message!