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Food Truck Marathon Catering in Gainesville

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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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 Gainesville, Florida

Whether you’re packing the lawn at Depot Park, filling the stands for a UF Gators tailgate, or drawing a crowd to Bo Diddley Plaza, every large event in Gainesville needs two things: exciting entertainment and unforgettable food. Modern food trucks deliver both. Instead of wrestling with old-school tent kitchens, additional permits, and hours of set-up, Gainesville event planners can roll in fully self-contained food trucks and start serving within minutes.

Best Food Trucks specializes in coordinating multiple food trucks for festivals, homecoming parades, concerts at the Swamp, and corporate gatherings at Celebration Pointe. With on-board commercial kitchens and built-in power, trucks serve fresh meals fast—no external generators, no messy tear-downs, and no long lines. Your guests enjoy hot, made-to-order dishes while you enjoy worry-free logistics and the best caterers for large events in Gainesville.

Diverse local flavors are what make Gainesville’s food scene shine, and our lineup proves it. Craving competition-quality barbecue? Invite Blueline Q to smoke brisket and ribs right on site. Looking for down-home favorites like fried chicken sandwiches and mac ‘n’ cheese? Book Rancho Luna Food Truck for American comfort classics. For Southern cooking with a creative twist, Tommyknockers Mobile Kitchen never disappoints. Add global flair with the rich spices of A — Authentic African Cuisine, or bring island vibes to your festival with jerk chicken and plantains from Impact Island Cafe Food Truck.

From the Downtown Arts Festival to graduation celebrations, trust Best Food Trucks to curate the perfect mix of local Gainesville food trucks for your large-scale event. Your attendees will talk about the food long after the final song, play, or speech ends—and you’ll appreciate the seamless service that keeps Gainesville coming back for more.

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Skip the Line at Gainesville’s Biggest Events

Game-day crowds outside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, art lovers strolling the Downtown Festival & Art Show, and families dancing at Heartwood Soundstage all have one thing in common: nobody wants to miss the action while standing in a food line. Best Food Trucks solves that problem with a Gainesville-ready online ordering system built for large-scale events.

Your guests simply scan a QR code, choose from our roster of Gainesville food trucks, and pay right from their phones. When their tacos, barbecue, or vegan bowls are hot and ready, they get a text message—no shouting over live music, no weaving through lines. Pre-event planning is just as easy: send a custom preorder link so alumni can lock in a pickup time before the tailgate kicks off or vendors can grab lunch between sales at the Alachua County Fairgrounds.

The platform is engineered for high-frequency ordering, so even a sell-out crowd at the Swamp won’t bog it down. Pairing food truck catering for large-scale events in Gainesville with real-time mobile ordering keeps attention where it belongs—on your performers, your speakers, your team, and your community. Exceptional eats, zero hassle. That’s how Gainesville does it.

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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

4.64 (161,594 reviews)

Kyle R.

15 September 2025

Be attentive to ordering apps, so that food is ready in a fair amount of time. And, have To-Go packaging ready for safe transport.

Anthony P.

15 September 2025

The variety of item choices and quality of the food was great. All participants of our event praised the food. Definitely a good choice.

Sara B.

15 September 2025

They were fabulous!! Sandwiches and customer service were amazing. We strongly recommend them for your next event.

Maggie J.

15 September 2025

The food was fantastic and HUGE! It was a big hit. Excellent communication from the trunk owner. Small hiccups that were professional handled.

Maria P.

12 September 2025

Fresher ingredients. The tomatoes was kinda not fresh - like the skin was separating from the flesh. Maybe more veggies, as well. Overall it was good.

Liz W.

12 September 2025

Hot Off the Press is amazing!!!! We tried 3 different things and all of it was great! Definitely look forward to trying other menu items.

Trish D.

12 September 2025

There's no sauce listed on salmon burger description. Said they put it on the side but they didn't. Too spicy for me

Joe M.

12 September 2025

Ease of ordering on line and no waiting around for it to be picked up, also great taste and quality of ingredients.

William G.

12 September 2025

The flavors in the mac and cheese really pop. The chicken in it is good. The heat is correctly advertised and enjoyable.

Mara M.

12 September 2025

Really enjoyed my delicious burger. Nicely seasoned, bbq sauce was great. I was craving a charcooked burger and this hit the spot! Thank you!

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