Food Service for Events
Featured Venues
Full-service catering is required at our featured venues:
This means that catering staff must provide all food and beverage (with the exception of dessert). They must also bring the food to the venue, stay on-site to manage and serve it, clear tables, manage trash and stay until food and beverage service ends.
Drop-off catering is not allowed.
Other Catering Information
- Available Amenities, Dietary Options & Services
View or download information about available amenities, dietary options and services offered through our approved caterers:
Approved Caterers—Amenities Available.pdf (553.31 KB)Approved Caterers—Available Services.pdf (413.14 KB)Approved Caterers—Dietary Options.pdf (379.31 KB)- Usage Fees
For events at featured venues, Three Rivers Park District assesses a 15% usage fee to each caterer.
This fee is the responsibility of the caterer, but you should expect it to be included in the overall bid you receive from them.
Other Reservation Sites & Facilities
Other reservation sites and facilities include:
- Picnic sites
- Picnic shelters
- Small pavilions
- Nature centers
- Visitors centers
- Group camps
At these sites, you are welcome to use a full-service approved caterer or food truck on our Approved Caterers list, bring your own food or have food delivered to your event.
If you do choose to have a business such as a restaurant, caterer or food truck serve food at your event, you must use one of the approved caterers or food trucks listed below.
Approved Caterers & Food Trucks
Browse all of our approved caterers and food trucks or narrow your search using the filters to find the option that best matches your needs and budget.
Acapulco Mexican Restaurant
B's on the River
Baba's Catering by the Mediterranean Cruise Cafe
Big Ten Catering
Brasa Catering
Butcher Salt
Charlie's on Prior/Waterstreet Restaurants Group, LLC.
aimee@charliesonprior.com | 952-226-5253
3950 Green Heights Trail SW
Prior Lake, MN 55372
B F G V $$$
Chef Jeff Catering
Chowgirls Catering
Classic Catering / Picnic Pleasers
Complete Beverage Services
CRAVE Catering
salesassistant@cravecatering.com | 952-562-5620
2100 Summer St NE, Suite #50
Minneapolis, MN 55413
B F O G V V+ $$$
D'Amico Catering
eventmanagers@damico.com | 612-238-4444
275 Market St, Suite #117
Minneapolis, MN 55405
B F G V V+ $$$$
Divine Swine Catering
Donatelli's
Eclectic Culinary Concepts Catering
Famous Dave's Catering
catering@famousdaves.com | 877-833-9335
12701 Whitewater Dr, Suite 100
Minnetonka, MN 55343
F G V V+ $$
Food Gallery Catering
Info@FoodGalleryCatering.com | 612-562-9840
2010 E Hennepin Ave, Building 7
Minneapolis, MN 55413
F G K V V+ $$$ – $$$$
Fork and Flair Catering and Events
Fusion Events
Gastrotruck
Green Mill Catering
Hire A Host
Hollywood Catering
Holy Land Brand Inc.
India Spice House
Kafe 421
Kowalski's Catering, LLC.
Lake Elmo Inn Event Center
Lookout Catering
Lunds & Byerlys Catering
Marna's Catering
Mintahoe Catering
Mr. Pig Stuff BBQ and Catering
Old Southern BBQ Smokehouse
Catering@OldSouthernBBQ.com | 612-240-1503
5255 Edina Industrial Blvd
Minneapolis, MN 55439
F G V V+ $$
Paella Depot
Sawatdee Thai Restaurants
Smoke
Sterling Catering
Stonehouse Catering
The Cocktail Collective
The Deco Catering
kaseyc@hightophospitality.com | 612-623-4477
886 N Syndicate St
Saint Paul, MN 55104
B F G K V V+ $$$
The Pork Chop Guys
This Little Piggy/Apples 2 Apples
Info@ThisLittlePiggyCatering.com | 612-339-0222
22280 Chippendale Ave W
Farmington, MN 55024
B F G K V V+ $
TRU Pizza
TST Creative Catering
We Cater To You
weddingbells@wecatertoyou-mn.com | 612-315-2981
4159 Thomas Ave N
Minneapolis, MN 55412
F T G V V+ $$$
With A Twist
Become an Approved Caterer or Food Truck
The application for applying to be an approved caterer for 2026–28 events is now closed.
No additional caterers will be added between 2026–28.
All Preferred Vendors
Three Rivers has a list of preferred vendors specializing in everything from floral arrangements to entertainment.
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