Truck Festivals in California

From Monster Trucks to Touch a Truck events, girls and boys, big and small go wild for the amazing things that trucks can do and ways they change our lives - usually for the better.

Trucks brings us food to our home town, they bulldoze and help build houses, skyscrapers and universities, they put out fires, rush us to the hospital, deliver mail, our online orders, they  plant and harvest crops, and sometimes transform into mobile services like libraries on wheels. Let's not forget America's favorite truck service - the food truck business! It's no wonder the Grateful Dead wrote a song, Keep on Truckin'.

Touch a Truck Festivals

LAKESIDE: Touch a Truck March 1, 2026, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Lakeside Rodeo Grounds. Touch trucks, big vehicles and more. Fire trucks, police cars, farm equipment, construction vehicles, trash trucks, tow trucks, and other specialty vehicles will all be in one place for attendees to touch, sit in, and explore. Vehicle operators explain how everything works, Location: 12584 Mapleview, Lakeside, CA. $10, lakesidechamber.org/ touch-a-truck

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SEASIDE: Touch a Truck April 11, 2026 at General Stilwell Community Center. Fun-filled event for all ages to learn about vehicles of all shapes and sizes! Featured Trucks and Vehicles: Granite, UPS, Green Waste, Army Reserve, Monterey Salinas Transit, MPUSD (Monterey Peninsula School District), Seaside Police Department, CFL (Monterey County Free Libraries) Bookmobile, HSC 340th BSB Unit. Activities Include: Bounce houses, Sensory zone, Youth sports activities, Kinetic sand, Temporary Tattoos, Chubby vehicles and stamp art. Location: Parking Lot of General Stilwell Community Center. Location: 4260 Gigling Road Seaside, CA. Free, presidio.armymwr.com

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LOS ANGELES: April 19, 2026, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Westfield Fashion Square
14006 Riverside Drive
Sherman Oaks / Los Angeles, CA
$20-35, losangeles.jl.org
Food trucks on-site, 18 civic and commercial vehicles of all shapes and sizes while learning about the incredible people and machinery operating vehicles such as: Got-Junk Dump Truck, Concrete Mixer Truck, Security Patrol Vehicle, Ready Mix Concrete Truck, Music Truck, Fire Truck & Ambulance Rentals, Los Angeles County Lifeguards Patrol Truck, Los Angeles Fire Department, Los Angeles Police Department SUV, Picture Car Warehouse Vintage Limousine, The Mosquito S.W.A.T Lab, U.S. Forest Service Fire Truck & Patrol Truck, Waste Management Garbage Truck, Hospital & Medical Center Ambulance, Electric Step Van

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LONG BEACH: Long Beach Touch a Truck April 26, 2026, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at City Beach parking lot (Rosy's Dog Beach). Long Beach Touch-A-Truck Sun., April 26, 2026, at 100 large vehicles are expected to be stationed in the beachfront parking lot. Come climb aboard and explore. Some of previous years' vehicles included a street sweeper, garbage truck, cement mixers, a John Deere tractor, firetrucks, 18-wheelers, police cars, motorcycles, a city bus, cranes, forklift, and more. Location: 1 Granada Ave., Long Beach, CA. Free tickets: JustinRudd.com/truck

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SOLVANG: SYV (Santa Ynez Valley) Touch-A-Truck May 2, 2026, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Bethania Lutheran Church. Three parking lots showcase construction, safety, farming, and specialty trucks. Enjoy food concessions, face painting, and a raffle. "No Horn Hour" 9:30-10:30 a.m. Location: 611 Atterdag Rd., Solvang, CA. $7.50, givebutter.com/RtF06d

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DOWNEY: Touch-A-Truck May 23, 2026, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in Independence Park
See. Touch. Explore. Honk!
 What are trucks all about? Come find out and learn a whole lot more, like... Emergency Rescue Demonstrations, Public Works truck operations, Police Patrol vehicles, K-9 unit, Fire Engines, Construction Equipment & more. Schedule: 10-11 a.m. there will be no sirens, horns or lights; 11 a.m. Vehicle Extraction demonstration; 12 p.m. Vehicle Fire deomonstration. Location: 12334 Bellflower Blvd., Downey, CA. Free, downeyca.org

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REDLANDS: Rotary's 13th annual Touch A Truck June 13, 2026, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at University of Redlands Football Stadium. Location: 1200 E. Brockton Ave., Redlands, CA. $5 ticket, redlandstouchatruck.com | https://www.facebook.com/redlandsTATE

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THOUSAND OAKS: Touch a Truck June 20, 2026, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Thousand Oaks Community Park.
It's a day for kids to see and explore their favorite trucks such as Emergency vehicles, city trucks and more. Location: 2525 N. Moorpark Rd., Thousand Oaks, CA. Free, crpd.org/ 2026-06-20- touch-a-truck

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SALINAS: Touch-A-Truck Salinas September 13, 2026, 12-4 p.m. at Salinas Rodeo Grounds. Kids of ALL ages (including adults) can climb into a fire engine, explore a bulldozer and climb behind the wheel a big rig. They can learn about CPR, build a toy vehicle, play carnival games and buy tasty treats. Proceeds benefit Coastal Kids Home Care. Location: 1034 N. Main Street, Salinas, CA. $5, coastalkidshomecare.org

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PORT HUENEME: Touch a Truck October 10, 2026, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Hueneme Beach. Food trucks, crafts & activities and literally tons of trucks to explore for all ages! Free, and free parking in lots A, B, and along Surfside Drive, cityofporthueneme.org

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To be announced or determined

NEWPORT BEACH: Touch a Truck in Peninsula Park May 17, 2025. Explore heavy trucks & equipment, visit out learning booths, and meet Public Works & Utilities. Food trucks are joining the fun with food & beverages for purchase! Location: Newport Beach, California 92661 Free, newportbeachca.gov

SANTA CLARITA: Touch a Truck November 1, 2025, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in Central Park
27150 Bouquet Canyon Rd., Santa Clarita, CA
$, scveducationfoundation.org/ touchatruck-2025

 

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.