DETROIT, MICH (WXYZ) — The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy will host the Detroit Harvest Fest & Food Truck Rally on Saturday, October 1 and Sunday, October 2 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., along the Dequindre Cut Greenway.
The event will be one of the largest food truck rallies in Michigan with over 50 trucks, six stages of music, inflatable fun, free pumpkins and even trick or treating.
Admission to the event is $5 per person. Children under 3, seniors 65 and older, active duty military and veterans are admitted free. The Dequindre cut is located between Orleans Street and St. Aubin and runs from Mack Avenue to Atwater Street. The event footprint runs from Woodbridge Street to Wilkins Street at the Dequindre Cut. Entrances to the Cut are located in Mack, Wilkins, Gratiot, Lafayette, Woodbridge, Franklin and Atwater.
Food trucks stretch a full mile from Wilkins Street Plaza near Eastern Market to Jefferson Avenue near the riverfront, featuring dishes inspired by Mediterranean, Italian, Mexican, vegetarian, soul , gourmet and more. Some of the popular food trucks that will be at the event include Big Bo’s, Galindo’s, Drunken Rooster, Fork in Nigeria, Cajun Soul Sistas, Real Taco Express and Cousins Maine Lobster.
Hands-on activities in the Kids Tent area include mask making with Arts N Scraps, Halloween glitter tattoos, and a Huron-Clinton Metroparks mobile exploration van. There will also be an inflatables area for kids that includes bounce houses, an obstacle course, quarterback challenge, ax throwing and Skeeball.
At the popular “Pick and Take” pumpkin patch, kids 17 and under can pick their own pumpkin to take home for free. The festival will also feature a pumpkin decorating station where kids can customize their own pumpkin with paint and stickers. New this year is a petting zoo which will be open from 11am to 6pm both days and includes an alpaca, donkey, goats, sheep, ducks, chickens and bunnies. All activities are included in the price of the ticket.
Other highlights of the Harvest Fest Detroit & Food Truck Rally include Halloween-themed photo opportunity vignettes set up along the greenway. There’s also a cart hunt with five locations along the greenway set up with a QR code to scan. After successfully visiting all five stations, participants will be asked to enter a prize competition.
For more information about the Detroit Harvest Fest & Food Truck Rally or the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy’s riverfront revitalization efforts, visit detroitriverfront.org.
