Barrio Cantina 2024 in Belgium

During the summer, a flock of food trucks moves from city to city to please locals with street food from around the world. The idea of the Barrio Cantina festival emerged in 2014 when the ever-growing hype around street food and food trucks became hard to ignore. Since its first edition in Gent (an hour's drive north-west of Brussels), the festival turned out to be a success and proved that Belgians were waiting for this kind of event.

Festival Highlights

Over 50 trucks stop across the Flanders region in cities like Oostende, Kortrijk, Aalst, and Brugge for several days. This year's edition will light up the favorite Koning Albertpark in Brugge on June 7, 8 and 9. Some of the trucks represent famous restaurants, while others only exist as food trucks. They serve a wide variety of food and drinks from all over the planet: Belgian specialties like waffles and fries, American burgers, Mexican food, Chinese and Thai cuisine, vegetarian dishes, fresh juices, homemade teas, etc.

Activities

Aside from the endless selection of delicacies, visitors may enjoy delicious cocktails served in bars on wheels and listen to live DJ sessions. There is also an area with playgrounds and jumping castles for children.

Entrance

The trucks occupy parks and vast green zones so that the area doesn't get overcrowded and visitors have enough space to eat and chill out. There are no entry tickets, so passersby may freely spend a few hours at Barrio Cantina.

Location

For nearly a century, the Koning Albertpark area was the main train entrance to the city. After the station moved from 't Zand Square to the city's outskirts, the old tracks were transformed into an undulating park, guiding visitors into the elegant heart of Bruges. Flanked by water features on both ends, it's a charming place to linger. The iconic Concertgebouw Brugge (Concert Hall) at the park's end serves as a striking landmark, effortlessly pointing the way.