The Spring Fling Food Truck Festival Is Back At Balboa Park

The Balboa Park Conservancy has launched the newest installment of its wildly popular food truck event series, the Spring Fling Food Truck Festival!

More than a dozen of San Diego’s most popular food trucks line the El Prado walkway for your dining pleasure!

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There’s also live bands and dancers performing on the Plaza de Panama stage, free hands-on activities for families, and a rotating selection of games and activities on the Plaza, including giant checkers, hula hoops, bowling, cornhole, and giant tumbling blocks!

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On all five days of the festival, the Balboa Park Visitors Center in the House of Hospitality building is holding prize drawings for a chance to win a Family 4-Pack of general admission tickets to various Balboa Park museums and attractions.

Visit the Balboa Conservancy site for a detailed line up of vendors and entertainment!

See you there!

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