Matt Boyle

Well, last year you could say was a breakout year for Matt Boyle's food truck festival. Even though it was only a little over a year ago that vendors lined Galena Street for the inaugural event, it was a such a success that Boyle scheduled the second one only a few months later. That one was even bigger. And it is in that spirit that Boyle is hitting 2024 running with the "Munchies Off Main" food truck festival planned for April 20th on Galena Street outside of Boyle's other venture, Collective Elevation.

If you're part of an event here in town that draws a crowd or if you're still in the planning stages, the Butte Tourism Improvement District has grant money available and the application deadline has been extended to 5pm this Thursday, February 15. Hard copies will be accepted at the Butte Chamber of Commerce at 1000 George Street.

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If anything, Matt Boyle likes to dream big. Many of us do. What sets Matt apart, however, is that he chases his dreams. Relentlessly. And he usually catches them. Matt's latest big event was the Butte Food Truck Festival and Block Party held last Saturday on East Galena between Main and Arizona. The festival filled two full blocks with food trucks and vendors on either side of the street with an incredible stage bordering Main Street. And it fed and entertained the masses.

The 2023 edition of the parade is being planned as we speak with Matt Boyle and the Butte America Foundation in charge and is scheduled for a 10am start time from the Butte Civic Center parking lot and again will head south on Harrison to Elizabeth Warren where disassembly may begin. Entry deadline is 11:59 PM, June 27th, 2023.

Butte's food truck festival is scheduled to run from 11 to 8 on Saturday, April 22 at Collective Elevation at 34 E. Galena and it's looking like it's going to be huge. Already signed up are Wicked Que BBQ, Sweet Petites, Papa Tom's Kettle Corn, Big Bird's Kitchen and SKC Teriyaki for starters.