Five Points Night Market Returns With Food Trucks, Vendors, Live Music, Games, and Family Fun
Five Points Night Market Returns With Food Trucks, Vendors, Live Music, Games, and Family Fun
The Five Points Night Market returns on Wednesday, June 24, bringing dozens of food vendors, live music, family activities, and local businesses to the intersection of Cottman and Rising Sun Avenues.
Taking place from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., the free community event will transform the Five Points district into a lively outdoor gathering featuring some of the region’s favorite food trucks, live performances, games, and activities for all ages.
The Five Points Night Market celebrates the diversity and energy of Northeast Philadelphia while showcasing local businesses, artists, and community organizations.
Visitors can stroll through the event while sampling food from more than a dozen vendors, enjoying live entertainment, shopping local, and connecting with neighbors in one of the city’s most historic commercial corridors.
The evening will feature live performances by:
- LeCompt
- Laura Cheadle + The Girls
- Re-mus
- Sterotytans
Keeping the energy high throughout the night will be Mr. Hollywood DJ, while Q102 personality Buster will serve as a special guest host.
One of the biggest attractions of the night market is its impressive lineup of food trucks and mobile vendors serving everything from lobster rolls and cheesesteaks to dumplings, barbecue, and desserts.
Participating food vendors include:
- Innovative Catering (Gyros, Sausage & Peppers)
- Bacon on a Stick
- Mike’s BBQ
- Cousins Maine Lobster
- Humpty’s Dumplings
- Brotherly Love Cheesesteaks
- Mama’s Smoothies
- Kielbasa N More
- Philip’s Steaks
- Li Ping Corn
- Moocheeze
- John Wright Restaurant
- Cheesecake Remix
- The Greedy Fork
- Headbangin BBQ
With such a wide variety of cuisines represented, attendees can easily turn the evening into their own culinary tour of Philadelphia.
In addition to food and music, the Five Points Night Market offers a wide range of family-friendly attractions designed to entertain visitors of all ages.
Guests can enjoy:
- A rock climbing wall
- Video game truck
- Face painting
- Body airbrush art
- Caricature artists
- Outdoor games
- Community vendors
- Local resource tables
The event is designed to be a welcoming and interactive experience where families can spend an entire evening enjoying entertainment and activities together.
Adding a competitive twist to the festivities will be the event’s Food Truck Royalty Competition, where participating vendors will compete for bragging rights and recognition from a panel of local celebrity judges.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to take part in unique photo opportunities, including the event’s popular Food Magazine-themed activation.
