This is a growing list of key Irish food events and food festivals taking place across 2020.
Got an event ready for 2020 or planning something for later this year? Don’t be left out – email details of your own event, festival or gathering to ken@kenonfood.com.
Note that events marker TBC have unconfirmed dates at time of writing.
Last updated: Wednesday, February 19, 2020January Food Events 2020
- January 10: Bord Bia Meat Marketing Seminar, Naas
- January 13: New Zealand In A Glass, Dublin
- January 22: Bord Bia Small Business Seminar, Kilkenny
- January 25: The Magic of Fermentation 3, Kilkenny
- January 30: Cask & Strange Brew Festival, Franciscan Well, Cork
- January 30: Teagasc National Sheep Conference, Kilkenny
- January 30-2 February: Vegan Foodie Festival 3, Dublin
February Food Events 2020
- January 24-10 February: Dublin Chinese New Year Festival, Dublin
- February 4: 2020 Checkout Conference, Dublin
- February 4-5: Food & Bev Live, Dublin
- February 4: Irish Barista Championship 2020, Dublin
- February 4: National Pizza Championships, Dublin
- February 8: Chinnery Gin Chinese New Year Cocktail Evening @ The Little Pig (secret venue) Dublin
- February 15: FitYard Festival, Dublin
- February 22: The Irish Sugarcraft Show, Dublin
- February 25-26: Hospitality Expo 2020, RDS, Dublin
- February 24-1 March: Kinsale Restaurant Week, Cork
- February 27: Northern Ireland Food & Drink Business Expo, Belfast
March Food Events 2020
- March 4: Farm to Fork, Springhill Hotel, Kilkenny
- March 11: Women & Whiskey: Volume 2, Cafe en Seine, Dublin
- March 26: Future In Food 2020, Dublin
April Food Events 2020
- April 5: Irish Vegan Festival 2020, Belfast
- TBC: All Ireland Chowder Cook-off, Kinsale
- April 17-18: Dublin Drinks Mixer Dublin
- April 17-19: West Waterford Food Festival, Dungarvan
- April 20-24: All Ireland Tapas Championships, Kerry/Dublin
- April 25: Cork Veg Fest 2020, Cork
May Food Events 2020
- May 1-4: Tralee Food Festival 2020
- May 1-4: Riverfest Limerick, Limerick
- May 1-3: Connemara Mussel Festival, Galway
- May 3: Street Feast 2020 (National Events)
- May 15-17: Dublin Bay Prawn Festival, Howth
- May 15-17: Seafest, Cork
- May 22-24: Baltimore Seafood Festival, Cork
- May 28 – 1 June: Bloom in the Park, Dublin
- TBC: Belfast Craft Beer Festival
- TBC: Wexford Food & Wine Festival
- TBC: Burren Slow Food Festival, Clare
June Food Events 2020
- June 11-14: Taste of Dublin 2020
- June 14-16: Westport Food Festival (cancelled for 2019)
- June 13-14: Irish Country Lifestyle Festival, Galway Racecourse
- June 19-21: Body and Soul, Ballinlough, Co. Westmeath
- June 20: Irish Vegan Festival, Derry
- June 20-21: BiaLover, Athenry
- TBC: Flavours of South Dublin
- TBC: Taste of Wicklow 2020, Wicklow
- TBC: Stoneybatter Festival, Dublin
- TBC: Limerick Garden Festival
July Food Events 2020
- July 8-12: Kilmore Quay Seafood Festival, Wexford
- July 16: Glas, Citywest, Dublin
- July 24-25: Hagstravaganza 2020, Ballymote
- July 25-2 August: Foyle Maritime Festival 2020, Derry
- TBC: Wings Food Fest, Bray
- TBC : Valentia Island King Scallop Festival
- TBC: Off The Street Food Festival, Letterkenny
- TBC: Galway International Food & Craft Festival, Salthill
- TBC: Ballina Salmon Festival, Mayo* Cancelled for 2019
- TBC: Connemara Oyster Festival, Galway
August Food Events 2020
- Jul 31 – 3 August: Enniscorthy Rockin’ Food Festival, Wexford
- August 1-2: Beat Yard 2019, Dublin
- August 13-16: The Big Grill Festival 2020, Dublin
- August 15-16: Wexford Harvest Festival, Tagoat
- TBC: All Together Now, Waterford
- TBC: Eatyard Wine & Cheese Festival, Dublin
- TBC: Carlingford Oyster Festival, Louth
- TBC: Taste of Cavan
- TBC: A Taste of Donegal
- TBC: Dalkey Lobster Festival, Dublin
September Food Events 2020
- September 4-6: Electric Picnic, Stradbally (Theatre of Food)
- September 4-13: A Taste of West Cork
- September 10: Food, Retail & Hospitality Show, Dublin
- September 10: National Food & Drink Business Conference, Dublin
- September 11-13: Waterford Harvest Festival
- September 15-17: National Ploughing Championships, Carlow
- September 25-27:Galway International Oyster & Seafood Festival
- TBC: Hooked Seafood Festival, Killybegs
- TBC: Airfield Estate Festival of Food, Dublin
- TBC: Clarenbridge Oyster Festival, Galway
- TBC: Cong Food Village Festival
- TBC: Cork Oyster & Seafood Festival 2019
- TBC: Taste of Togher, Louth
- TBC: Ennis Food Festival, Clare
- TBC: Dublin Veg Fest
- TBC: fEast Cork / East Cork Food & Drink Festival
October Food Events 2020
- October 2-4: Dingle Food Festival, Kerry
- October 19-20: Food on the Edge 2020, Galway
- October 20-26: Savour Kilkenny Food Festival
- TBC: Kinsale Gourmet Festival, Cork
- TBC: Burren Food Fayre, Clare
- TBC: DublinTown Food & Drink Festival
- TBC Sligo Food Trail Harvest Feast, Sligo
- TBC: Leitrim Boxty Festival, Leitrim
- TBC: Slow Food Festival, Derry
November Food Events 2020
- November 27-28: Whiskey Live (Dublin)
- TBC Listowel Food Fair, Kerry
- TBC: Taste of Dublin, Festive Edition, RDS, Dublin
December Food Events 2020
- December TBC: Yulefest Kilkenny
Planning for 2020
Make sure to include your event, whatever it is, by emailing me today. Contact ken@kenonfood.com or find me on Twitter with a DM to @kenonfood and let’s talk.
