Trumbull Mall To Host Food Truck Festival This Weekend

TRUMBULL, CT — Trumbull Mall is celebrating the start of sales tax-free week by hosting the Connecticut State Food Truck Festival this weekend.

According to a news release provided on behalf of the mall, the festival will be held Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

In addition to nearly 30 confirmed food trucks, festival-goers will find a DJ, bounce houses and other children’s activities, 25 additional small businesses and vendors, as well as several food eating competitions.

The Semi Finals for the Connecticut Food Eating Wars will be held Saturday at 12 p.m., and the finals will be held Sunday at 1 p.m., the winner of which will receive a $2,500 prize.

Admission is free, as is parking anywhere on Trumbull Mall property.

Confirmed food trucks include: Mooriah's Ice Cream, Paradise Island, Tino's Wings, Steak Tips, Low N Slow Catering, Jayy's, J's Crabshack, Poutine Supreme, Sultankebab, Amy's Sweet Treats, Cone Head Heaven, Chris's Concessions, Chompers, Cricket, Hot Chix Chicken, Scatz Twisted Phillyz, Food Truck Cinco De Mayo, TACOS LOS MIACHOCANOS, Mexican Street Corn, Fried Dough Nation, Smashpad, The Rolling Roti Food Truck, Makin Bacon Heaven, Come Ahead Heaven, Tater Tot Heaven, Meat Eater Heaven and Lemonade Grenade.

Tax-free shopping will begin Sunday and run through Aug. 24, just in time for back-to-school. All week long, retail purchases of most clothing and footwear items priced under $100 are exempt from the Connecticut sales and use tax.

The exemption during sales tax-free week applies to each eligible item costing under $100, regardless of how many of those items are sold on the same invoice.

"We've already seen business picking up as we near the end of the summer," Trumbull Mall General Manager Chris Powers said in a news release, "and look forward to the additional foot traffic that both the food truck festival and sales tax-free week will bring through."

For shoppers who aren't able to make it out during sales tax-free week, the mall will be open on Labor Day, Sept. 2, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Department store and restaurant hours may vary.