The Chester Food Truck and Music Festival includes food trucks, live music, kids activities and a benefit for the Chester First Aid Squad.

Food truck and music festival with food trucks, music, family activities and community fundraising.

The Chester Food Truck and Music Festival is scheduled for Saturday, August 8, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Municipal Field, 134 Main Street, in Chester.

The event is organized through Just Jersey Fest and includes food trucks, live music, children’s activities and drink vendors. Just Jersey Fest says its food truck and music festivals generally include more than 20 gourmet food trucks, kids activities, craft beer, sangria and margarita bars, and either a band or DJ.

Admission is listed at $5, with children under 5 admitted without charge. Dogs are listed as welcome for the Chester event. The event benefits the Chester First Aid Squad.

Just Jersey Fest asks attendees to bring blankets and chairs because seating is not provided, and says outside food, drinks and coolers are not allowed. The organizer also asks attendees to bring a nonperishable canned or boxed food item to support a food pantry.

For local readers, the event provides a Saturday food truck and music option in Chester, with a community fundraising component and family activities.