Friday, May 3 | Aurora Food Truck Festival Returns To First Fridays

This Friday, May 3, Aurora’s First Fridays brings nearly 30 food trucks to downtown Aurora.

Held by the Aurora Downtown group, the Food Truck Festival will fill Benton Street from River Street to Broadway with a wide variety of food vendors from 5 to 9pm. 

This will be the sixth time the organization will host the event with vendors offering food ranging from soul food from Aunt Tina’s Sound Bites to dumplings from Yum Dum. A few local favorites include Grumpy Gaucho, The Happy, Lobster and Strawberries BBQ. Chicagoland and regional trucks also travel to downtown Aurora for the event. 

This year’s event also includes an after-party at BallyDoyle Aurora (28 W. New York Street) from 9pm-2am.  

The festival coincides with the group’s monthly First Fridays event which opens up about two dozen venues throughout downtown with art shows, live music, and more. 

The festival originated on Downer Place and then moved to Benton Street. due to its “perfect” layout. About a dozen food trucks will be staged on each bridge. 

The event is free to enter. DJ Pena will be spinning tunes.

For more information, visit www.auroradowntown.org.