Irish Food Events Calendar 2023: Food Festivals & Events in Ireland

This is a growing list of key Irish food events and food festivals taking place across 2023.

If you’ve got an event ready for summer / autumn / winter 2023 or planning something for 2024, don’t be left out – email details of your own event, festival or gathering to [email protected].

Note that events marked TBC have unconfirmed dates at time of writing.

Last updated: Tuesday, March 21, 2023

March Food Events 2023

March 16-18: Me Auld Flower Food & Drink Festival, Dublin

April Food Events 2023

April 1: Global Kitchen Kilkenny – Irish Café, Kilkenny
April 14-16: West Waterford Festival of Food, Waterford
April 16: Irish Vegan Festival, Belfast
April 22: Global Kitchen Kilkenny – Lebanese Café, Kilkenny

May Food Events 2023

May 5-7: Clare Food & Drink Fleadh, Clare
May 6: Taste of Monaghan, Monaghan
May 19-20: Whiskey Live, Dublin
May 19-21: Tralee Food Festival, Kerry
May 20-21: Burren Slow Food Festival, Clare
TBC: Cork Veg Fest, Cork

June Food Events 2023

June 15-18: Taste of Dublin, Dublin
June 25: Street Feast, Nationwide
TBC: Taste of Wicklow, Wicklow

July Food Events 2023

TBC: Flavours of Fingal, Dublin
TBC: LegenDerry Street Food Festival, Derry
TBC: Kilmore Quay Seafood Festival, Wexford

August Food Events 2023

August 4-7: Rockin’ Food & Fruit Festival, Wexford
August 11-13: Eatyard’s Wine & Cheese Festival, Dublin
August 17-20: The Big Grill Festival, Dublin
TBC: Dalkey Lobster Festival, Dublin

September Food Events 2023

September 7-10: Armagh Food & Cider Weekend, Armagh
September 8-10: Clarenbridge Oyster Festival, Galway
September 8-10: Cromane Seafest, Kerry
September 19-21: National Ploughing Championships, Laois
September 22-24: Galway International Oyster & Seafood Festival
TBC: Dublin Veg Fest, Dublin
TBC: Feast Cork, Cork
TBC: A Taste of West Cork, Cork
TBC: Waterford Harvest Festival, Waterford

October Food Events 2023

September 30 – 1 October: Dingle Food Festival, Kerry
October 5: Food Retail & Hospitality Expo, Dublin
October 14: Mad Hatter’s Taste of Kinsale, Cork
October 16-17: Food On The Edge, Galway
October bank holiday weekend: Savour Kilkenny Food Festival, Kilkenny
October bank holiday weekend: Listowel Food Fair, Kerry

November Food Events 2023

December Food Events 2023

Make sure to include your event, whatever it is, by emailing me today. Contact [email protected] or find me on Twitter with a DM to @kenonfood and let’s talk.