The South Euclid Food Truck Park, Ohio’s only publicly-owned food truck park, 4477 Rushton Road, will kick off its fourth season of fun al fresco on Friday, June 5 and Saturday, June 6, with live music, dancing, and drinks every Friday and Saturday night, all summer long through Saturday, Aug. 30. City officials released the entire music and food truck schedule yesterday, Wednesday, May 20.

The 2026 South Euclid Food Truck Park lineup.The music and dancing on June 5 start at 6 p.m. with the high-energy sounds of the Perfect Choice Band. Always a favorite, Perfect Choice has 10 band members who carry a diverse portfolio of songs for nearly every taste.

The opening night food will be provided by food trucks The Urban Wrap Co. and Grippy’s Sauce Co., which South Euclid resident Khalid Ali and partner Gregory McCoy opened in 2020.

Grippy’s gained attention when they went down to New Orleans in 2024 to compete in the National Fried Chicken Festival and Ali and McCoy became finalists in the national competitive event.

"Grippy's continues to have some of the best chicken in the city," Subwick says. After four years in business and participating in food truck rodeos across multiple cities, "The South Euclid Food Truck Park is definitely on their radar now."

On Saturday, June 6, the popular Hubb's Groove, which is celebrating its 20^th anniversary this year, will perform a mix of jazz, soul, gospel, classical, and R&B.

"Hubb's Groove always brings in a huge following," South Euclid parks and recreation director Daniel Subwick notes.

Additionally, the iconic Euclid Beach Rocket Car will be giving neighborhood tours, and there will be a community 50/50 raffle.

Better than ever
Over the winter, the Food Truck Park has seen significant improvements, says Daniel Subwick—improvements that transform the downtown venue from a simple parking lot into a true community gathering space.

"The park is looking better than ever," says Subwick, who notes that South Euclid has invested heavily in the park, with total improvements "probably getting close to $400,000 or $450,000 [thousand dollars] at this point."

Major infrastructure upgrades over the winter have transformed the park—including the replacement of the parking lot with permeable pavers. Subwick says the City of South Euclid worked with the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) and its cost-sharing and reduction programs for stormwater management.

"The paver project alone cost a few hundred thousand dollars,” Subwick explains, adding that the project involved digging the property to a certain depth, adding drain tiles, piping and catch basins, and then filling the space with varying sizes of stone before installing top paver stones.

"It feels like a park instead of a parking lot now," Subwick observes. "This is the last time—knock on wood—that we have to put the Food Truck Park back together."

The Perfect Choice Band opens this year's South Euclid Food Truck Park season.Great music mix and other fun plans
Subwick says the musical programming strategy for 2026 focuses on "singer-songwriters on Friday nights, and larger bands on Saturday nights," he says, “creating a really great mix of music—especially female fronted bands."

Subwick and other South Euclid officials have expanded the city’s partnership with Cleveland Rocks Past, Present, Future, the nonprofit spearheaded by Beachland Ballroom owner Cindy Barber.

"This year we expanded it even more,” Subwick says of Cleveland Rocks. “They booked the majority of the artists who are going to perform at the Food Truck Park.”

Several special events are planned throughout the season, including the city’s sixth annual Juneteenth celebration on Friday, June 19.

"We will have inflatables, different vendors, artisan vendors, and music from Forecast—a great R&B jazz, instrumental band," says Subwick. “Food options will include some great barbecue and vegan options with Squash the Beef."

A viral good cause
The Cleveland Microwave that went viral in December, will return this summer—this time at the Food Truck Park for the "Xmas in July" event on Saturday, July 25.

The microwave became an internet sensation last winter when people began leaving gifts around the abandoned appliance and making donations to the Greater Cleveland Food Bank.

"It hit at a really good time in the winter when there's a season of giving," Subwick explains, adding that South Euclid will again partner with the Food Bank—offering specially designed t-shirts in exchange for donations.

A growing Rock the Block
The Food Truck Park season culminates with the 12^th year of the popular Rock the Block on August 21 and 22. The two-day music fest has grown significantly, Subwick says, since moving to the Food Truck Park.

Ruth Helen's Smokin' Flavors will be at the South Euclid Food Truck Park this year."We have now 17 performances scheduled on three stages in August," Subwick shares. "As far as music concerts, that's the most bands performing over two days that I'm aware of in the Greater Cleveland area."

Similar to the setup last year, Rock the Block will provide "non-stop music," with roads closed to accommodate the expanded format.

One South Euclid partnership
The Food Truck Park operates in partnership with One South Euclid Community Development Corporation (CDC), which gets a grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture to help offset the cost of the artists," Subwick explains.

He says One South Euclid plans to host several Thursday takeover events at the Food Truck Park throughout the season.

"Every Saturday we're going to donate 90% of the beverage sales to a different nonprofit that either operates in South Euclid or serves South Euclid residents,” Subwick promises.

Growth and goals
In addition to being a popular summer destination for residents, South Euclid planning and development director Michael Love stresses the Food Truck Park's role in broader economic development efforts.

"The entire goal of creating the Food Truck Park was bringing people to South Euclid’s downtown district to show everything that it has to offer," he explains.

Erin Neal"The intent of the food truck park is not only to be a great gathering space or third space for the community,” he continues, “it is also intended to showcase everything downtown South Euclid has to offer and, hopefully, be a catalyst to bringing new businesses into the district as well.”

The park continues to attract diverse food vendors. Subwick noted that South Euclid "remains with the only publicly-owned food truck park in Ohio"—and, he says “It’s the only one on the near east side, after the Beechwood park closed."

The South Euclid Food Truck Park operates on Friday and Saturday nights from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.—offering what Subwick describes as “a third space, where everyone is welcome and is very accessible”

“You can come to enjoy great music, some great food, and connect with neighbors, family, friends,” he says.

The South Euclid Food Truck Park is located at 4477 Rushton Road, South Euclid, 44121. On Fridays and Saturdays, from June 5 through Aug. 29, the venue hosts live music, food trucks, and neighborhood conversations across picnic tables. The complete schedule can be found on the South Euclid Food Truck Park page.