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Food Truck Marathon Catering in Richmond

The success and staying power of a well-organized Marathon is predicated on an enjoyable, festive atmosphere at the finish line and there's no better option for gourmet food than mobile food vendors that can easily move to where you need them. So partner with Best Food Trucks, the industry leader in food trucks for marathons. We’ll make it easy to ditch the old style of catering for your next Marathon and show your runners, supporters, and event staff that you mean business and are offering them the best food around with the easiest way possible to order it!
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Best Catering Expertise

By managing food truck daily life from event booking, to online ordering and catering we have cultivated an intimate relationship with great vendors throughout the country and know exactly which truck(s) will suit your needs, from a small neighborhood party to massive corporate events.

Cities
1900+
Caterings
2,000+
Attendees
300,000+
Cuisines
80+

Food Truck Catering for Large-Scale Events in Richmond, VA

From the Richmond Folk Festival on the downtown riverfront to a packed Saturday night at The Diamond, RVA knows how to throw a party—and nothing keeps the crowds happy like great eats on wheels. Modern food truck catering brings fully self-contained commercial kitchens right to your venue, eliminating the fire-permit headaches, generators, and long set-up times that old-school tent vendors required.

Whether you are hosting 500 runners at the Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k, tailgating outside Richmond Raceway, or filling Brown’s Island for Friday Cheers, Best Food Trucks coordinates the perfect mix of local rigs to match your vibe. Large scale food truck catering in Richmond gives guests far more variety than a single buffet line ever could—think sizzling smash burgers, bao buns bursting with flavor, and island-style jerk all served at once.

Here are a few crowd-pleasers that regularly roll with us:

  • Fantabulous Chef Service LLC – Southern-inspired American comfort food that feels right at home under the oak trees in Byrd Park.
  • Curbside Creations – Classic Richmond comfort staples, perfect for feeding employees during a corporate field day at Innsbrook.
  • Shakedown Eats – Farm-to-truck sandwiches and loaded fries that keep VCU Rams fans fueled on Broad Street.
  • Noahsrockinbuns – Hand-crafted bao buns and innovative Asian fusion dishes that turn any Scott’s Addition brewery lot into a culinary hot spot.
  • Latin Quarter – Caribbean flavors with enough spice to match a summer concert at Maymont.

Booking multiple trucks with Best Food Trucks is simple: tell us the headcount, location, and event time, and our Richmond event specialists handle the scheduling, parking logistics, and point-of-sale coordination. Guests love the shorter lines, organizers love the single invoice, and everyone leaves talking about the food.

Make your next festival, sporting event, or corporate picnic unforgettable with the top choice for food truck catering for large-scale events in Richmond. Reach out today and let’s get those engines—and appetites—roaring!

Marathon catering

Skip the Line and Soak Up More of Your Richmond Event

Best Food Trucks’ online ordering platform was designed for food truck catering for large-scale events in Richmond. From a sold-out night at The National to a sun-splashed Saturday on Brown’s Island, RVA crowds would rather watch the show than shuffle through a food queue. A quick QR scan lets guests browse every truck, pay on their phones, and receive a text the second their order is ready—no yelling over the band and no fumbling for cash.

Planning something massive like the Richmond Marathon Expo or a weekend tournament at River City Sportsplex? Turn on our pre-order feature and send a custom link in advance. Attendees lock in a precise pickup time, trucks prep with zero guesswork, and service moves slicker than traffic on I-195 at dawn. Built to handle thousands of simultaneous orders, the system keeps pace even when the James River swells with festival-goers.

Combine that speed with our curated fleet and you get the ultimate win: large-scale food truck catering in Richmond that lets people focus on the art, the music, or the game while still devouring smash burgers, bao, and Carolina-style ‘cue. Less waiting, more celebrating—exactly how RVA likes it.

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Our features

Streamlined Requests

With our quick and simple online catering form, you can request food trucks for your next event in a matter of minutes, specifying your guest count, budget and dates.

Choose Your Favorites

After you submit a catering request to us, our team will check availability for you and send over a list of amazing food truck menus to browse through (try not to drool).

Simplified Payments

Once you've decided on which truck you'd like to book, confirming them is as easy as clicking a button. All payments are handled securely on our website for ease of booking.

Pre-Ordering

If your meal time is limited, our staff will work with you to coordinate an online pre-order system where meals are predetermined and handed out hot during service.

Support Team

Our dedicated support team will be with you every step of the way from planning to organizing to grubbing your little heart out. With every event you'll have a dedicated member of our team available in case anything should arise.

Corporate Portal

With customizable features, executives can set up their own account, add a credit card and let their employees order as they want from the food truck or set spending limits.

They talk about us

4.64 (160,542 reviews)

Alex H.

15 August 2025

Great customer service and delicious food. Thanks for taking the time to make sure my order was correct. I appreciate you!

Karen R.

15 August 2025

Delicious!!! Rangoon‘s were a bit on the cool side, but still delicious. Everything else was hot and steamy. Can’t wait till you come back to Raintree again.

Shannon N.

15 August 2025

More than 5! They worked their butts off to get the food out. All of it was delicious! Probably the best burger meat I've ever had, melted in my mouth!

Amy S.

15 August 2025

Food was great and she was very pleasant. She was by herself when I went down there but she had a great system and stayed positive during a hectic time. I loved being able to pre-order and that they texted me when my food was ready.

Jim H.

15 August 2025

The food was incredibly tasty and the portions were large - enough left over for lunch tomorrow. There aren't many creole trucks out there so knocking it out of the park flavor-wise was great!

Allan Y.

14 August 2025

Delicious food, ready for pickup exactly when promised, and friendly, welcoming folks running the operation. I hope they return to Greyhawk Landing.

Melody F.

14 August 2025

Food was delicious but I have a feeling I got someone else's order. Be careful with your online orders.

Lesley I.

14 August 2025

Everything was great but no one knew they could get a cookie, the sign for the type of pizza's and the cookie was not very visible. The team did a great job, food was hot and delicious (salad very good). We had some happy campers.

Beth M.

13 August 2025

The catfish was very fresh and delicious--melts in your mouth and no fishy taste! The crispy Brussel sprouts were awesome too!

Kristen C.

13 August 2025

Have the pick-up window labeled so people who pre-order can go straight up to the window instead of being overlooked as someone who hasn't ordered yet or someone who is waiting for their food order.

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