Food Truck Music Festivals & Arena Concerts Catering in Des Moines

Food trucks are a popular sight at music festivals and concerts. Hosting your next big event? Best Food Truck offers a wide range of appetizing food options for multiple-day festivals. So, ditch the old style of catering for your next event and book the best food trucks for music and arena concerts instead.

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Best Catering Expertise

By managing food truck daily life from event booking, to online ordering and catering we have cultivated an intimate relationship with great vendors throughout the country and know exactly which truck(s) will suit your needs, from a small neighborhood party to massive corporate events.

Cities: 1900+
Caterings: 2,000+
Attendees: 300,000+
Cuisines: 80+

Food Truck Catering for Large-Scale Events in Des Moines

Whether you’re packing Cowles Commons for the Des Moines Arts Festival or turning Water Works Park into the city’s biggest tailgate before a Cyclones game, amazing food is what turns a good gathering into an unforgettable Des Moines memory. Modern food truck catering is the easiest way to serve thousands without the headaches that used to come with pop-up tents, temporary kitchens, and endless extension cords. Today’s food trucks roll in with fully self-contained commercial kitchens, health permits in place, and the flexibility to feed every taste bud in Polk County.

Best Food Trucks specializes in food truck catering for large-scale events in Des Moines. We coordinate parking, power, menu variety, and point-of-sale technology so you can focus on the music, the 5K, or the fireworks over the Des Moines River. From 500 to 50,000 guests, our curated roster of local favorites keeps lines short and appetites happy.

Looking to spice things up with authentic Mexican fare? Invite Des Moines’ most talked-about taco trucks to your next event:

El Taco Guapo – famous for al pastor fresh off the trompo.
Tacos Degollado – crowd-pleasing carne asada and house-made salsas.
Tacos La Barca D.C. – birria tacos that belong on every Instagram story.
Ninas Tacos – bold flavors and vegetarian-friendly options.
Taqueria La Esperanza – authentic street-style tacos and elotes that rival the Iowa State Fair.

From the Downtown Farmers’ Market on Court Avenue to summer concerts at Jasper Winery, Best Food Trucks delivers seamless food truck catering for large-scale events in Des Moines. Let us handle the logistics, the permits, and the diverse menus, while you enjoy a smooth-running event that tastes just like the heart of Iowa.

Music Festivals & Arena Concerts catering

Skip the Line and Soak Up the Des Moines Vibe

Best Food Trucks’ online ordering platform keeps the crowd moving at large-scale events in Des Moines. Whether you’re cheering on the Bulldogs during the Drake Relays, catching a free movie night at Pappajohn Sculpture Park, or dancing through 80/35, nobody wants to stand in a food line while the action rolls on. Our mobile site lets guests browse menus, pay securely, and pick a pickup time right from their phones. The moment the order is hot and ready, a text message pings them—no shouting names over a roaring stage.

Planning an all-day festival at Principal Park or a corporate outing at the Iowa State Fairgrounds? Send attendees a pre-order link in advance so the lunchtime rush never feels like a rush at all. The Best Food Trucks system is built for high-frequency, high-volume service—ten orders a minute or a hundred orders a minute, it still hums along like traffic on Locust Street at 5 p.m.

Pair Des Moines’ favorite food trucks with our frictionless ordering and you get the most efficient large-scale event catering in Central Iowa. More time enjoying the music, the 5K, or the fireworks over the Des Moines River; less time waiting in line. That’s the Best Food Trucks promise.

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Food truck catering cuisines

We have 80+ cuisines, here's just a few:

American Bistro

American Comfort

Asian

Barbecue

Cajun

Caribbean

Chicken

Coffee

Cuban

Deli

Grilled Cheese

Hamburgers

Our features

Streamlined Requests

With our quick and simple online catering form, you can request food trucks for your next event in a matter of minutes, specifying your guest count, budget and dates.

Choose Your Favorites

After you submit a catering request to us, our team will check availability for you and send over a list of amazing food truck menus to browse through (try not to drool).

Simplified Payments

Once you've decided on which truck you'd like to book, confirming them is as easy as clicking a button. All payments are handled securely on our website for ease of booking.

Pre-Ordering

If your meal time is limited, our staff will work with you to coordinate an online pre-order system where meals are predetermined and handed out hot during service.

Support Team

Our dedicated support team will be with you every step of the way from planning to organizing to grubbing your little heart out. With every event you'll have a dedicated member of our team available in case anything should arise.

Corporate Portal

With customizable features, executives can set up their own account, add a credit card and let their employees order as they want from the food truck or set spending limits.

They talk about us

The burger and onion rings were great, and I loved the alert of when my food was ready so I didn't have to wait in line when I came down to get it!

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Large Scale Events

Large-scale events have their own kind of challenges, only magnified by the service of not just hundreds of attendees but often thousands. Whether you're looking for complete service options or complementary ones to your established catering contract, Best Food Trucks has every option available in catering for big groups to help you pull off your sure-to-please large scale event!

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Fun Run

The success and staying power of a well-organized Fun Run is predicated on an enjoyable, festive atmosphere at the finish line, as well as enjoyable amenities along the way and there is no better option for gourmet food than food trucks that can easily move to different areas along your course with ease. So partner with Best Food Trucks, the industry leader in food trucks for fun runs. We’ll make it easy to ditch the old style of catering for your next Fun Run and turn the fun up to 11.

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Marathon

The success and staying power of a well-organized Marathon is predicated on an enjoyable, festive atmosphere at the finish line and there's no better option for gourmet food than mobile food vendors that can easily move to where you need them. So partner with Best Food Trucks, the industry leader in food trucks for marathons. We’ll make it easy to ditch the old style of catering for your next Marathon and show your runners, supporters, and event staff that you mean business and are offering them the best food around with the easiest way possible to order it!

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National Event Series

The reality is, if you're running a national event series, no matter what kind of event it is, mobile food truck vendors are your best bet for crowd-sourced and tested cuisine. By partnering with the industry leaders in mobile food catering for national event series, Best Food Trucks gives you an advantage over traditional catering that allows you to both wow your guests alongside a streamlined, mobile, self-contained food delivery system. So ditch the old, antiquated style and step into the future now with Best Food Trucks’ best catering for national event series!

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Sporting Event

Sporting events have their own kind of challenges, only magnified by the service of not just hundreds of attendees but often thousands. Whether you're looking for complete service options or complimentary ones to your established catering contract, Best Food Trucks has every option available to help you pull off your sure-to-please outdoor event with its delicious and nutritious food trucks for sporting events!

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Swap Meet

You've got a lot of people coming looking for sweet deals and something good to eat! Wow your attendees and show vendors with some of the best food in the four-county area! Ditch the lines and give everyone on-site the ability to get excellent food with our best food trucks for swap meets.

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