Aerial view at dusk of a food truck rally with trucks circling a crowded park lawn

Tampa food truck catering & event planning

Tampa Bay · Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco & Polk. Full service catering, event planning, disaster response and branded promotions, with trucks we've eaten at ourselves.

Get in touch Events start at $1,450
40+Cuisines and dessert options
5,000Guests fed in 30 minutes at Raymond James Stadium
50 to 1,000sGuests per event

Why food truck catering for your Tampa event

Tampa Bay is not one market, it's four counties that happen to share a bay. A truck that's an easy book in Ybor or Channelside can be an hour and a toll road from your site in Pasco or Polk, and the Westshore business district runs on a lunch clock that doesn't wait. We plan the route, the power and the parking before anything rolls, whether it's forty people in an office park or the Raymond James Stadium service where we fed 5,000 in 30 minutes.

From BBQ to tacos, grilled cheese to ice cream, we serve fresh, hot meals from local favorites without the hassle of traditional catering. You share the details. We handle the rest, including helping you find a food truck friendly venue if you need one.

Events we cater in Tampa

In Tampa we're booked most often for corporate lunches, employee appreciation days and large-format stadium and festival service.

  • Corporate lunches and employee appreciation
  • Company picnics and team building
  • Grand openings and client appreciation days
  • Birthdays, graduations and retirements
  • Reunions and rehearsal dinners
  • Church, school and HOA events
  • Fundraisers and festivals
  • Apartment and community socials
  • Sporting events and tailgates
  • Holiday parties
  • Brand activations
  • Disaster and first-responder feeding

Where Tampa hosts food trucks

Tampa Bay has been food truck country since the city's first rally in 2011, and the downtown parks are still where the big ones land.

Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park

Downtown's riverfront lawn, and the default home for large festivals and truck rallies.

Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park

Across the river from Curtis Hixon, with open lawn and parking that suits a multi-truck setup.

The Tampa Riverwalk

Trucks work the length of it, and it connects most of the downtown event spaces.

Brewery yards in Ybor and Seminole Heights

Tampa's taprooms run trucks out front most weekends, which is how a lot of trucks build a following.

Community clubhouses and corporate parks

Westshore, New Tampa and the master-planned communities book trucks on a standing schedule.

Booking something private instead? We help you find a food truck friendly venue, and we handle the permits and site logistics once you have one.

How booking works

Tell us the basics

Date, time, headcount and any dietary needs or menu preferences. Two minutes on the form below, or call us.

We build the lineup

We match cuisines and trucks to your crowd and your budget from vendors we've personally vetted in the Tampa area.

Vendors arrive, we run it

Permits, logistics, staff and cleanup handled. You show up and eat.

What our customers say

Reviews from our Google Business Profile.

★★★★★
"TBFT did an amazing job at our event last week. Mr. Blasco and his team had excellent communication. The trucks were clean, on time, and ready to serve. The cleanup was breeze."
ASAnthony SGoogle review · 6 months ago
★★★★★
"The food received rave reviews from our attendees, and the portions were the perfect size for the event. Their team was also great about accommodating dietary restrictions and allergies. This was our second year using them."
KMKatie Mendicino-CoffeyGasparilla Invasion party, Junior League of Tampa · Google review

Reviews are from our Google Business Profile. See all reviews on Google.

Tell us about your Tampa event

Two minutes, one form, a real person on the other end. Not an auto-reply.

✓A real person replies during business hours.
✓No obligation, no spam, just a real quote.
✓Events start at $1,450.

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