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Crowds walk by food trucks parked in front of the Grand Rapids Art Museum during ArtPrize Eight in Grand Rapids on Friday, Sept. 23, 2016. (Neil Blake | MLive.com)

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Food truck season officially starts Tuesday in Grand Rapids.

This spring and summer season will be the first time food trucks are operating under a new pilot program in Grand Rapids, which expands the areas where they can operate in the city and adds inspection requirements.

Here's where food trucks can be found in downtown Grand Rapids this summer:

Tuesdays

Starting May 2, as many as seven food trucks will be parked along Ottawa Avenue next to Calder Plaza from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for Truckin' Tuesdays. The trucks will be parked there every Tuesday this season as part of the city's attempt to revitalize Calder Plaza.

Thursdays

Grab a bite and enjoy a free concert every Thursday starting at noon May 4 at Rosa Parks Circle.

It's the third annual weekly lunchtime concert series: Relax at Rosa. Food trucks will be parked in front of the Grand Rapids Art Museum.

From noon to 1:30 p.m. May 4, Avalon Cutts-Jones Music will be performing and Patty Matters, Gettin' Fresh, Blue Spoon Catering, What the Truck, the Maine Dish, A Moveable Feast, Two Scotts and Daddy Pete's will be serving up lunch.

Fridays

The Grand Rapids Food Truck Association is launching another new event this year - Friday Night Food Fight.

May 12 will be the first Friday rally of the season at "the Wedge lot" - a surface parking lot 22 Ottawa Ave. NE. From 6 p.m. to 11:45 p.m., food trucks will battle weekly to see who has the best-tasting food.

Four to seven trucks will be parked in the lot.

In addition to the weekly food truck rallies, there will be a celebration May 21 of the city's new food truck law. The Roll'n Out Food Truck Fest from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, May 21, will feature about two dozen trucks, an artisan market and food-themed movies.

Food trucks in Grand Rapids are operating under the city's new pilot program, which will be tested out this season. The ordinance allows mobile food vendors to operate in specific downtown zones from 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., designated parks across the city from dawn to dusk and in specific industrial zones.

Food trucks have to request that meters be hooded in areas where they want to park.

To operate, they must register with the city clerk's office and obtain a license.

Before obtaining a license from the city, food trucks must obtain food permits through the Kent County Health Department. Vendors must also have their trucks inspected by the Grand Rapids Fire Department, and attend a fire safety training class.