Summer fun at Funtown Chowdown Food Truck Festival - August 8
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FRANKENMUTH, Mich. - Michimich -- Celebrate the dog days of summer at the Frankenmuth Funtown Chowdown Food Truck, returning August 8 to Frankenmuth River Place Shops with approximately 20 food trucks from across Michigan and family-friendly activities including inflatables.

The food truck festival is from 2 to 9 PM on Thursday, August 8 at Frankenmuth River Place Shops, 925 S. Main St. in Michigan's Little Bavaria. Festival admission and parking is free. The last event date of the season is September 12.

Each food truck festival will showcase special activities and entertainment along with a variety of food. This month, we're celebrating the impending arrival of the Bavarian Blast waterpark at the Bavarian Inn Lodge with a Bavarian Blast theme. Each event also features approximately 20 food trucks from across Michigan, music entertainment, and a beer tent. There will also be plenty of shaded seating, and additional activities for families like face painting and inflatables. The event is pet-friendly; animals must be on a 6-foot leash at all times.

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The food truck festivals take place on the east side of River Place Shops, Frankenmuth's German-themed outdoor shopping complex with more than 40 shops and attractions. Each event features a variety of cuisine available for purchase. Food trucks accept both cash and credit or debit cards; an ATM is also available onsite.

"We are excited to continue to offer a family-friendly environment and a community dinner like no other," said Michael Keller Zehnder, owner of Frankenmuth Bavarian Inn Inc., which owns and operates River Place Shops.

The August 8 food truck lineup includes:

• The Cheese Trap
• Bavarian Inn Cluck Truck
• Bell Bottom Grill
• Crazy Asian Yum Yum
• D&W's Street Eatery
• Kona Ice of Saginaw
• Nom Nom Ninja
• SugarHigh Bakery
• The Fry Guy
• Sweet Shine BBQ
• Phat Matts
• Hallboy BBQ
• Makin' Bacon
• Savage Burger
• Silver Star Care Airborne Burritos
• Twisted Burger
• Un Poco Loco Taco
• Deutschtroit
• Olvera's BBQ
• Bad Wolf BBQ
• Dairy Firm