Gunbarrel Commons

05/25/2022

I stopped producing the food truck parties after 2019...after I moved out of Gunbarrel and when Covid began. Another group started up their own. For info on their food truck parties, please check the below link. Bon Appetit!
https://www.facebook.com/GunbarrelCommonsFoodTruckParty/

The Gunbarrel Commons Park Food Truck Party will operate every other Wednesday, May-September!

Please note this page is for information purposes only.

08/25/2021

TONIGHT
Cuban Fusion
Rolling Bones BBQ - Stick Around - Dog Treat Truck
5-8pm
I plan to join you all, so hopefully I'll see some old faces.
ENJOY!

08/22/2021

Remember.
This Wed. Aug 25.
5-8pm
I don't have any more details about the number of trucks or who. Sorry, it wasn't given to me. But I did just want to remind you guys and help the Truckies.
I hope to join you all, so hopefully I'll see some old faces.
ENJOY!

08/16/2021

YES!
It's true! (Here's your second reminder.)
Food truck party at Gunbarrel Commons Park
Wednesday, August 25
5:00-8:00pm
(Note: I'm not the host, but will post more info here as I get it. So far, I don't know how many trucks or which ones, but there will be "several". They will use my old signs that say 5:30, but trucks should be ready to go by 5:00. I'm not sure who is spearheading this, but know the board has approved it. I hope to attend and see you there.)

08/10/2021

YES!
It's true!
Food truck party at Gunbarrel Commons Park
Wednesday, August 25
5:00-8:00pm

(Note: I'm not the host, but will post more info here as I get it. So far, I don't know how many trucks or which ones, but there will be "several". They will use my old signs that say 5:30, but trucks should be ready to go by 5:00. I'm not sure who is spearheading this, but know the board has approved it. I hope to attend and see you there.)

03/28/2021

I have some bad news.

I won’t be doing the Gunbarrel Commons Food Truck Parties any longer. There are a number of reasons for this below, and I apologize.

If anyone would like to take over, please let me know and I will train you. (I believe you have to own property at the five complexes that pay dues to the park, but let's chat regardless.) I have trucks lined up so if you jump on quickly before they rebook those dates, you’ll be well on your way.

Take care everyone and here's to a better 2021.

• My father is not doing well and I need to be available on a moment’s notice to fly home. I don’t have the emotional bandwidth to deal with the parties. I am very close to and adore my father, so I will be a mess when he’s gone.
• The decisions around Covid are just more than I want to deal with for another year: Deciding on a month-to-month basis whether it’s safe and appropriate to have the event; The idea of having to play mask-police and pi***ng people off or the guilt if the parties contribute to spread.
• I’ve been hosting the parties since 2011 (for free). It began when I lived in Powderhorn and had plenty of friends in the neighborhood to sit and visit with during the events. In 2016, I moved to Niwot (still own a Powderhorn rental) but continued to do the parties because I enjoyed seeing my friends (and Truckies), and I knew how much the community loved it and didn’t want to let anyone down. But now most of my friends have moved. During the last season of FTPs, I often felt alone in a crowd as none of my friends were there to sit with.

01/04/2021

GOOD (hopeful) NEWS!
The 2019 trucks are on board for 2021 (if Covid allows): Cuban Fusion, Sweet Cow, With Love Ivan, La Rue Bayou, WaffleCakes, Holy Crepe, Rollin’ Bones.

I will plan the season and cancel one at a time if the Covid-world isn't ready yet. 📅 May 19, June 16, July 21, August 18, September 15, October 20

That said, the last thing I want to do is play anti-masker cop or set myself up for abuse during these spiteful times. So if things aren't very settled, I will err on the side of caution regarding cancellations.

10/01/2020

I'm so sorry guys.
The October party is canceled as well so that makes it the end of the line for the Gunbarrel Commons Food Truck Parties for 2020.

Fingers crossed for 2021. Really...it can only get better, can't it?

09/02/2020

I'm sorry to say, there will be no Food Truck Party in September either.

On the one hand, I can’t meet the Colorado guidelines (even though they don’t seem to address our type of event, there are so many guidelines I can’t meet…I usually have about 200 or so guests).

On the other hand, having been accosted by a dozen anti-maskers in Grand Lake, and I don't want to deal with guests who might act the same way nor police the crowd.

Someday!

08/02/2020

Sorry guys, the bad new continues for August.
Stay healthy out there.
Mask up.