Six weekly food truck events in Buffalo to try this summer

Food trucks offering a sampling of cuisine from around the world park at various locations throughout the Buffalo area almost every day of the week, often accompanied by live musicians.

Whether you’re in the mood to sample a few different food trucks — maybe try a dark purple lavender lemonade from Tiny Thai to go with Islands Hawaiian BBQ’s Kalua pork nachos — or grab a family dinner at a mobile restaurant, food truck events satisfy many appetites.

Most of the weekly food truck roundups are back this year (with the exception of Canalside’s food truck lunch series). Food Truck Thursdays at the Northland Workforce Training Center, a newer rodeo, will return for its second year.

Here are some weekly food truck events to try this season.

Food Truck Tuesdays at Larkin Square. Twenty food trucks park at Larkin Square (745 Seneca St.) from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. through August 27. The food trucks rotate weekly from a larger roster of 38 trucks. Six new food trucks, including Big Papa’s Creamery (which sells made-from-scratch ice cream) and Cousins ​​Maine Lobster (lobster rolls and other seafood), joined the lineup this year. Live bands play every week under the pavilion.

Food Truck Wednesdays at the Garden. From 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. until August 28. Food trucks gather at Samuel’s Grand Manor (8750 Main St.). Admission is $5 and includes access to food trucks, restrooms, a cash bar and entertainment. Free for children 12 and under. Bring cash for entry and the bar as there is no ATM on site. The rotating lineup of food trucks includes World of Desserts (a new food truck that makes international desserts), Islands Hawaiian BBQ (Hawaiian and Japanese comfort food), and vegan/vegetarian food truck Edgy Vegy.

Food Truck Thursdays at Niagara Square. From 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. until October 17 (except July 4) at Niagara Square (224 Niagara Street). Rotating food trucks include Breezy Bowls (nutritious acai bowls, smoothies and avocado toast), Fat Bob’s Smokehouse (barbecue), KT Caribbean Cuisine (food from Trinidad and Tobago) and Sun Roll (rice sushi black and Asian fusion cuisine from Sun Cuisines).

Food Truck Thursdays at Gateway Harbor. 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. through September 19 at Gateway Harbor (Broad Street, Tonawanda). Up to 12 food trucks rotate each week, including KCafe (a Korean food truck that makes Gangnam burgers topped with kimchi) and Falafel Bar (Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine). Live music is from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Food Truck Thursdays at the Northland Workforce Training Center. From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. from August 8 to 29. Food trucks, musicians and craft vendors will be located outside the Northland Workforce Training Center (683 Northland Ave.). The food trucks vary each week and the range includes Cuban cuisine from Gabriela’s Kitchen (Cuban dishes such as fried plantains and pork), Caribbean Flava (Jamaican) and The Great Aussie Bite (Australian). Entertainment will also include live jazz and poetry readings.

The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus offers food trucks from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Friday through the end of September at Pocket Park (589 Ellicott St.). A rotating selection of two to four food trucks includes Tiny Thai (Thai classics such as pad Thai and drunken noodles) and Lloyd (tacos and burritos).