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Food Truck Rally Set for This Friday, Aug. 2

A last-minute decision was made to host a food truck rally in the parking lot of Harbor Hall this Friday, Aug. 2, which is where Palm Harbor's cancelled First Friday celebration was to have been held.

We have good news for fans of Palm Harbor's monthly First Friday celebration. 

CSA Palm Harbor Director Erica Lynford has stepped in and given approval for the Tampa Bay Food Truck Rally (TBFTR) to bring food trucks to the parking lot of Palm Harbor's Harbor Hall this Friday, Aug. 2, 2013. The food truck rally was a popular feature of the family friendly First Friday celebrations. The August First Friday was recently cancelled.

"Palm Harbor has a great community filled with lovers of delicious food. Tampa Bay Food Truck Rally is excited and thankful to Erica Lynford and the Palm Harbor Community Services Agency for keeping the Palm Harbor Food Truck Rally alive," said Ty Gordon, Director of Operations for the Tampa Bay Food Truck Rally.

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August's First Friday celebration was cancelled by the event's organizers, Old Palm Harbor Main Street (OPHMS) because the organization is undergoing a transition that includes relinquishing management responsibilities of Harbor Hall and the White Chapel (read the details). OPHMS has not said when the First Friday celebrations will return.

When a staffer with Tampa Bay Food Truck Rally called Erica Lynford about the cancellation of First Friday, she decided to step in and help out. Lynford said she felt sorry for food truck operators and members of the community, who were caught in the middle of the recent management transition. 

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"They were caught between a truck and a hard place," said Lynford. "The community loves the food truck rally," she added.

Gordon is looking forward to the food truck rally. 

"At Palm Harbor and any of our rallies we always try to give fans a great variety of flavors and trucks to try. Every Tampa Bay Food Truck Rally event has a different lineup of trucks so there will always be some familiar favorites with a healthy mix of the new and maybe unfamiliar flavors for your taste buds to enjoy. No two events are exactly alike," said Gordon.

Here are the details for Friday's Food Truck Rally-

  • What: Palm Harbor Food Truck Rally 
  • When: Friday, Aug. 2, 2013
  • Where: Harbor Hall parking lot, 1190 Georgia Ave, Palm Harbor
  • Time: 5 to 9 p.m.

Food Trucks Participating Include-

  • Rollin Zoinks
  • Lucia's Gelato
  • Whatever Pops
  • Dude and His Food
  • Nate Paul's Q4U
  • Tasty Stacy
  • Hott Mess
  • Alaska Mike's Yukon Fry Bread

    Related: No First Friday in August

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