Crowds lined up for the amazing grub offered from the local food trucks. Credit Chris Sanchez

The organizers behind the SoWa market have been busy this winter. The 2013 SoWa Open Marketwill feature its usual open market, vintage market and farmer’s market, and this year, will include an expanded lineup of food trucks, featuring more than 35 different food vendors and restaurants on wheels.

The open market, which will be celebrating its ten year annivesary this year, is open every Sunday from May through October from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with several different locations up and down Harrison Avenue in the South End’s SoWa district. The 2013 season will begin on May 5.

Vendor scholarships offered

New this year to the market is a scholarship program for new and up-and-coming Open Market vendors.

“Many of you started out at SoWa and had wonderful, sharing neighbors that not only gave you helpful feedback, but also become good friends,” the market announced on Facebook. “We’d like to give that same opportunity to up-and-coming makers in the form of a SoWa Open Market scholarship.”

The idea is to give those who have been in business for three years or less, and who never had the opportunity to have a booth at SoWa a chance.

The scholarship consists of one free booth per month at the SoWa Open Market for a total of 6 markets (a $600 value). The recipient will also get advice from market mentors. Applications are due by March 10.

Food truck lineup

And now for the moment you’ve all been waiting for. The following is a full list of all the food trucks who will be stationed at SoWa from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. on Sundays:

• Area Four Food Truck
• Away Cafe
• Baja Taco Company
• Benny’s Crepe Cafe
• Big Moe’s M & M Ribs
• Biryani Park
• Bon Me
• Boston Italian Ice
• Boston Shuckin Truck
• Boston Super Dog
• Boston’s Baddest Burger
• Clover Fast Food
• Del’s Lemonade
• Frozen Hoagies
• Fugu Truck
• Go Fish
• LOBSTA LOVE
• Mei Mei Street Kitchen
• Momogoose
• Mother Juice
• Culinary Cruisers
• Paris Creperie
• Roxy’s Grilled Cheese
• South End Chef
• Swirled – Gourmet Soft Serve Truck
• Taco Party
• Tenoch Mexican
• The Bacon Truck
• The Chicken and Rice Guys
• The Chubby Chickpea
• The Coffee Trike
• The Cookie Monstah
• The Dining Car
• The Froyo Truck
• The Taco Truck Boston
• The Whoo(pie) Wagon
• Trolley Dogs
• VESTA Moblie Wood-Fired Pizza

More on the market

The farmer’s market is located at 500 Harrison Avenue and features produce from local farmers and specialty food vendors. The open market, at 460 Harrison Ave. features work by local artists and crafters who sell unique gift items like jewelry, clothing, toys, pottery and more. The third part of the market is a large, year-round vintage market that features furniture and clothing. The vintage market is open every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., not just during the summer. And for those with a hankering for a freshly cooked meal, there’s the food truck area in the Trolly Building  at 540 Harrison Ave.

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By STAFF | Patriot-Bridge

The New England food festival scene is heating up just like the weather! Food Truck Festivals of New England present the Charlestown Food Truck Festival at the Pier 4 (1 First Avenue) on Saturday, June 16, with a portion of the net proceeds to benefit the Courageous Sailing Program. There are 11 festivals in total spanning from June through October, launching on June 10th with the Boston Food Truck Festival at UMass Boston Campus Center (rescheduled and at a new location within the campus) and ending in Newport. All festivals will take place from noon to 4 p.m., with a special VIP Preview hour from 11am – noon. Tickets are on sale now! Tickets can be purchased online at www.foodtruckfestivalsofne.com.  Over 50 trucks from all over New England will be participating on a rotating basis; some will be at all, others in select communities. Participating trucks include Roxy’s Grilled Cheese, Bon Me, Staff Meal, Woodman’s of Essex, and Kickass Cupcakes.  A complete list of up-to-date participating trucks can be found online at www.foodtruckfestivalsofne.com/the-trucks.

TICKET PRICES:

•VIP Tickets, $40/each (limited quantity)

•General Admission, $30/each ($35 day of)

•Foodie Four Pack, $25/each with the purchase of four tickets ($100 for four pack)

•Children 6 -12, $10/each

•Children 5 and under are free

Each ticket allows one serving from each of the 20 to 30 participating food trucks and does not include beverages. NOTE: There are a limited number of tickets for each festival, based on the capacity of the venue. We will post on the festival site as to availability of tickets the day of the festival.

2012 Planned Festival Schedule

•June 10 – The Boston Food Truck Festival at UMass Boston Campus Center, Dorchester

•June 16 – The Charlestown Food Truck Festival at Pier 4, Charlestown

•June 30 – The New Hampshire Food Truck Festival at Rockingham Park, Salem, NH

•July 14 – The Worcester Food Truck Festival at Elm Park, Worcester

•July 28 – The Charles River Food Truck Festival at DCR’s Artesani Herter Park, Brighton

•August 25 – The Cape Cod Food Truck Festival at Barnstable Fairgrounds, Falmouth

•September 8 – The Lowell Food Truck Festival at the Tsongas Center, Lowell

•September 22 – The Suffolk Downs Food Truck Festival, Eastie/Revere

•September 29 – The Shipyard Food Truck Festival, Hingham (Shipyard)

•October 6 – The Framingham Food Truck Festival at Shoppers World, Framingham

•October 20 – The Newport Food Truck Festival at the Newport Yachting Center, Newport, RI

For the very latest news on the 2012 Food Truck Festival Season, the most up-to-date list of participating trucks and news on the availability of tickets, please follow @foodtruckfestofne on twitter and “like” us on facebook.com/foodtruckfestivalsofne