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Three-Day Food Truck Festival Starts Saturday; Tickets For The Grade 1 NYRA Bets Haskell On July 18 Go On Sale The Same Day
May 20, 2026
A variety of promotional events will highlight Monmouth Park’s live racing over the Memorial Day weekend, topped by the three-day Jersey Shore Food Truck Festival that gets underway on Saturday and the sale of tickets for the Grade 1 NYRA Bets Haskell Invitational that day as well.
In addition, Survival at the Shore, Monmouth Park’s free online handicapping contest, will begin Saturday.
A total of 32 food trucks will be offering culinary delights Saturday through Monday, complemented all three days by live music.
The food trucks in attendance will be Angry Archie’s; Ann’s Catering; Bella Ciao Pizza; Chimney Cake; Cousins Maine Lobster; Dellano’s Food Service; El Lechon de Negron; Empanada Beast; Empanada Guy; Enzo’s; Five Sisters; Four Boys Concessions; House of Cupcakes; Joe Smoke Bar-B-Que; Kee-O-Kee Pierogies; L’Acquario Seafood Italiano; Little Sicilian; Lolas; Ma & Pa’s Tex Mex BBQ; Magic Mike’s Smoked Meats; Mexiboys; Mozzarepas; NYC Mac Truck; Ohana Food Truck; Sherri’s Crab Cakes; Star of the Sea Seafood; Tacoholoics; The Baked Bear; Tony’s Italian Sausage; Twelve Truck; Twisted Steaks and Wild Bill’s.
On Saturday, WKMK-FM “Thunder” 106.3/106.5 will broadcast live adjacent to the bandstand. The band Ready Cassette Go will also perform from noon to 4 p.m. On the Green.
On Sunday, 1:07.1 FM The Boss will broadcast live from noon to 2 p.m. Pez Head will perform from noon to 4 p.m. On the Green.
Memorial Day will see B98.5 FM broadcast live from noon to 2 p.m. while Chris Morrisy will be the featured band On the Green from noon to 4 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday will also be Family Fun Days, with free clowns, face painters, pony rides, a bounce house and music for kids.
Tickets for the July 18 NYRA Haskell Stakes will go on sale starting at 11 a.m. Saturday. Tickets are available at seatgeek.com/Monmouth or at the reserved ticket booth on the second floor of the clubhouse.
Tickets may also be purchased by calling 732-571-5563.
In addition, fans interested in playing Survival at the Shore, Monmouth’s free online handicapping contest, must be registered by 11 a.m. on Saturday.
Contestants pick three races per day and remain in the contest as long as one of those selections finishes on the board.
Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three finishers at the end of the meet.