Promenade Park — Attraction in Toledo

Went to my first concert at the new Promenade Park last night. Gin Blossoms were the headliner and the music was great. The whole park itself is very well kept, clean, and spacious. My problem comes down to the terrible food and bathroom situation. There were I think 5 food trucks at the show, two of which were dessert related. I went to get food before the final act started and I didn't actually get fed until the last song of their set. I waited an entire hour to eat and missed the whole concert because there was only one food truck, JoJo's, that didn't run out of food and obviously everyone was at that truck. The Displaced Chef ran out of food completely and the other hot dog truck was only serving plain hot dogs with no toppings. What pisses me off is that not only should you know how many people will be attending these events, buy food trucks are mobile vehicles. If one of then runs out of food then get them the hell out of there and bring in a different truck who can actually serve people. This whole situation completely ruined the concert for me and is honestly inexcusable. This was only made worse by the fact that if I wanted to pee I had to stand in a separate 30 minute line.

Thankfully I didn't really care about the bands playing because if I did I probably wouldn't go to this venue again. Or at least I...

In general I always have an amazing time at Promedica concert events, however, this time wasn’t as pleasant. The concert was amazing, it featured 4 local artist who went on to have successful careers. Lyfe Jennings, Shirley Murdock, Jay Rush, and distant cousins. Zapp the main headliner, but got cut short because of a late thunderstorm.

All the performances were amazing! It did rain for a bit which was unfortunate, but we still got to see some performances.

What I took issue with was the no umbrella, or outside food or drinks.

It was literally 75 degrees, then it rained and got hotter and muggy.

People were in the food truck lines for 2plus hours. The food trucks ran out of food, and water. People had small children and should be permitted to bring in small snacks and water. Especially if everything is so over priced,-$3.00 for a can of pop, and 3.00 for bottle of water.

That’s pure greed! These events are meant to be fun, and family friendly but it’s hard to have a great time when...

The New Promenade Park located at 400 Water St in downtown Toledo, Ohio. The park was recently renovated after Promedica purchased the old Toledo Edition Steam Plant. There was a lot of controversy over the purchase and the plans to include a parking garage with the newly renovated Steam Plant. After all was said and done it turned out beautiful,. I've had the opportunity to visit twice and I have to say; it looks better than it did before. It's a park, concert venue, or a nice place to have lunch. Next summer promises to be even better. To the critics; your concerns were without merit, if fact years ago there was a huge federal building that sat there before and took up all of the green space. I personally welcome Promedica to downtown, they have done wonders for the entire riverfront. Kudos to you Promedica, great job. Disclaimer; I am not a Promedica employee, nor do I have any interest in...