Food Truck Fun Run Catering in Santa Barbara
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+
Santa Barbara Food Truck Catering for Large-Scale Events
From Summer Solstice on State Street to a packed concert at the Santa Barbara Bowl, large-scale events in our coastal city are all about sunshine, scenery, and seriously good eats. Traditional tent kitchens used to crowd Elings Park and Chase Palm Park, but they required extra permits, generators, and hours of set-up. Modern food trucks have changed the game. Their self-contained commercial kitchens roll right up, fire up, and start serving within minutes—exactly what your Santa Barbara crowd expects.
Best Food Trucks specializes in food truck catering for large events in Santa Barbara, giving planners instant access to a fleet of top local vendors. Need Baja-style tacos for 5,000 guests at Old Spanish Days Fiesta? We’ll book Tacos Pipeye or the always-popular Taqueria Mena. Want a Latin fusion twist for a UCSB commencement reception? Maravilla Latin Cuisine delivers empanadas and arroz con pollo that wow Isla Vista foodies. Craving comfort food for film-festival VIPs on lower State? Yummy Bird brings crispy fried chicken and vegan bites that keep everyone happy. And if you’re hosting a corporate retreat in the Funk Zone, Gloria’s Gourmet Kitchen can park curbside with craft-level street tacos.
No matter the venue—Santa Barbara City College’s Great Meadow, Pershing Park, or a private vineyard in the Santa Ynez foothills—our team coordinates multiple trucks, staggered service windows, and contactless payment to prevent long lines. Guests get the variety they love; you get turnkey service, health-department compliance, and a single point of contact. When you’re ready to elevate your next large-scale event, book Santa Barbara’s premier food truck catering with Best Food Trucks and serve tastes as unforgettable as our Pacific sunsets.
Skip the Line and Soak Up Santa Barbara’s Large-Scale Events
Why make guests stand around when they could be catching an ocean breeze at Cabrillo Boulevard or cheering a Gauchos game at Harder Stadium? Best Food Trucks brings Santa Barbara’s most advanced online ordering system straight to your large-scale event. Attendees pull out their phones, choose their favorite food truck—whether it’s wood-fired pizza on East Beach or tri-tip sliders up at Elings Park—and get a text the moment their food is ready. No crowded queues, no missed sunsets.
Planning the Summer Solstice Parade or a film premiere at the Arlington Theatre? Send a pre-order link ahead of time so guests can lock in a pickup window before the festivities even start. Our platform is built to handle the high-frequency ordering that comes with thousands of hungry locals and tourists. Pair Santa Barbara food truck catering with real-time mobile ordering and your large-scale event becomes pure coastal efficiency—great music, great views, and exceptional eats without the wait.
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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 (164,684 reviews)
Karen M.
29 July 2024
Great communication, service and food!
Deanna K.
19 July 2023
Process was super easy with the website. The food truck crew was friendly and efficient and the food was amazing!!!!! Would recommend 10/10.
Jake D.
31 December 2025
It was fresh and delicious and phenomenal value at $15. I'll definitely eat there again next time they're at Peabody.
Wendy G.
31 December 2025
. They are really good but I would suggest a better description of the size. We would have ordered a few more.
Tony F.
29 December 2025
Joann and her team with Senor Blues was a pleasure to work with for our company Xmas party. They showed up early and were ready to go when our party started and the food was delicious.
Gail M.
28 December 2025
Chris and his helper were fantastic!!! The food was delicious, hot and served with care!! I would definitely use them again and recommend them!!! Thank you Chris!!!!?
Jill Ann C.
22 December 2025
Candace was on time! food was great!
Laura F.
20 December 2025
The pizza taste great but the picture made them look bigger than the pie was and I didn't know I would have order a few more because they were small.
Nancy S.
18 December 2025
Nashville bourbon cheesesteak.. delicious only suggestion to put queso sauce in a separate container so the bread won't get soggy.
Alex F.
18 December 2025
. The boneless wings and fries were really good but the kids burger barely had a meat patty on it. It was almost eating just bread. I know it's a kids burger but it still costs like 9 dollars.
