Panama City Beach Food Truck Festival Is Coming Soon

Get ready to expand your waistlines when the second annual Panama City Beach Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival expands over two days from noon to 5 p.m. Feb. 16-17 at Aaron Bessant Park. Food Truck Festivals of America just released the initial lineup, which is always subject to change, and said more will be added. But go ahead and take a look at the food trucks’ menus and craft beer selections and start planning your attack.

Local food trucks include the Temperley’s British Eatery with fish and chips, gourmet burgers and English pasties; the Prime Rib Guy; Back Beach Barbecue; and Sandbar Seafood & BBQ Joint. I Roll Lumpia will have a variety of lumpia: Filipino Traditional Pork, Vegan, and Pepperoni and Cheese; Chicken Adobo; Pancit; Chicken on a Stick; Jasmine White rice; and seasoned Orange Rice; as well as dessert: Chocolate Lasagna, Banana Bread Pudding, and Pistachio Fluff.

The VIP Dessert Truck is NoBaked Cookie Dough, a franchise of Richmond, Virginia, with safe to eat cookie dough. The only other franchise is Tikiz of the Wiregrass of Florida with shaved ice and ice cream.

More food trucks:

 

    • SnoBar Southeast of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, with infused pops

 

    • Tropical Paradise of Columbia, South Carolina, with funnel cakes, lemonade and smoothies

 

    • Smokin on Wheels of Pensacola with pulled pork sandwich chicken on stick, hot dogs, hamburgers, turkey legs, chicken strips; fried Oreos, pickles, brownies, gizzards, peppers or squash; pork skins; fries; Polish sausage, loaded fries or nachos, nachos and cheese, pulled pork sundaes

 

    • 3-D Eats and Tea of Pensacola, serving American comfort foods

 

    • Pineapple Island of Columbia, South Carolina, with whole blooming pineapple drinks

 

    • Basil & Baxter’s of Niceville with chicken sandwiches

 

    • Gekko Sushi Hibachi Truck of Atlanta, Georgia, with hibachi poke bowl

 

    • Joe’s Caribe of Pensacola serving Caribbean Food

 

    • Ruck Up Cup of Crestview with coffee, lattes, mochas, smoothies

 

    • Semilla of Charleston, South Carolina, with Mexican Street Corn

 

    • Back Porch BBQ or Orlando with barbecue

 

    • Mempops of Memphis, Tennessee, with popsicles and lemon ice box pie

 

Craft Beer

Wash it all down with craft beer:

 

    • Grayton Beer Company of Santa Rosa Beach’s 30A Beach Blonde Ale, 30A Rose Gose

 

    • 3 Daughters Brewing of Petersburg’s Blonde Ale, Lime Seltzer, Orange Seltzer

 

    • Ace Premium Craft Cider of Sebastopol, Callifornia’s Perry Cider, Pineapple Cider, Rose Cider

 

    • Back Forty Beer Co. of Gadsden, Alabama’s Naked Pig Pale Ale, Truckstop Honey Brown Ale

 

    • Ballast Point Brewing, founded in San Diego, California’s Fathom IPA, Grapefruit Sculpin, Sculpin IPA

 

    • Big Top Brewing Co. of Sarasota’s Circus City IPA, Conch Republic Key Lime Wheat, Trapeze Monk Belgian Wit

 

    • Boulevard Brewing Co. of Kansas City, Missouri’s Jam Band Berry Ale, Tropical Pale Ale

 

    • Fairhope Brewing Co. of Fairhope, Alabama’s I Drink Therefore I Amber American Amber, (Take The) Causeway IPA, Cheap Sunglasses Kolsch

 

    • Founders Brewing Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan’s All Day IPA, Azacca IPA, Solid Gold Premium Lager

 

    • Funky Buddha Brewery of Oakland Park’s Floridian Hefeweizen, Hop Gun IPA, Pineapple Beach Blonde Ale

 

    • Goose Island Beer Company of Chicago’s IPA, Wheat

 

    • Karbach Brewing Co. of Houston’s Hopadillo IPA, Lemon & Ginger Radler, Love Street Kolsch Style Blonde

 

    • Kona Brewing Company of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii’s Big Wave Golden Ale, Hanalei Island IPA, Longboard Island Lager

 

    • Pensacola Bay Brewery of Pensacola’s Lighthouse Porter, Riptide Amber, Lil Napoleon IPA

 

    • Proof Brewing Co. of Tallahassee’s 8 5 0 American Pale Ale, Mango Wit Belgian Witbier,

 

    • Props Craft Brewery of Niceville’s Blonde Bomber Ale, Dos Pilotos Cerveza Pilsner Lager, Flying Coffin IPA

 

    • Southern Tier Brewing Co. of Lakewood, New York’s 8 Days Blonde Ale, Nu Skool IPA

 

    • Swamp Head Brewery of Gainesville’s Big Nose IPA, Stump Knocker Pale Ale, Wild Night Honey Cream Ale

 

    • Victory Brewing Company of Downingtown, Pennsylvania’s Golden Monkey Belgian Style Tripel, HopDevil IPA, Sour Monkey Pilsner

 

    • Wicked Weed Brewing of Asheville, North Carolina’s Burst (Passionfruit Lychee) Sour Ale, Pernicious IPA

 

New ticket packages are available with V.I.B. (for beer lovers) and V.I.P. tickets giving early access from 11 a.m. to noon both days. General admission starts at $5; ages 12 and younger as well as first responders and military are admitted free. (Food and drink sold separately from admission.) Gypsy Belle Photo Bus Pictures will capture the moment. For more information, tickets or to sign up, visit https://foodtruckfestivalsofamerica.com/panama-city-beach/