Upcoming Irish Food Events & Festivals

This is a growing list of key Irish food events and food festivals taking place across 2018.

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, August 1, 2018

January Food Events 2018

• January 13: The Magic of Fermented Foods, Kilkenny
• January 19-21: Vegan Foodie Festival, Dublin
• January 22-28: BurgerFest 2018, Nationwide
• January 23: Bord Bia’s Small Business Open Day, Enfield Co. Meath

February Food Events 2018

• February 6-7: Food & Bev Live, Citywest, Dublin
• February 6-7: Global Hospitality Tech Summit, Dublin
• February 16 – March 4: Dublin Chinese New Year Festival

March Food Events 2018

• March 8-10: Alltech Craft Brews & Food Fair, Dublin
• March 13: FSAI Shellfish Information Event, Cork
• March 14: FSAI Shellfish Information Event, Wexford
• March 17-19: Dublin Bay Prawn Festival
• March 20-22: IFEX 2018, Belfast
• March 22: Georgina Campbell Irish Breakfast Awards in association with Failte Ireland
• March 23-25: Eatyard Wine & Cheese Festival
• March 23-25: BelFeast, Belfast NI
• March 29: Gourmet Galway
• March 29 – 2 April: Galway Food Festival

April Food Events 2018

• April 8: Irish Vegan Festival, Belfast
• April 8-15: Bay Coast Wild Atlantic Way Food Festival, Galway
• April 6-7: Gin Experience Dublin
• April 13: Kylemore Abbey Food Village, Galway
• April 16: The Magic of Fermentation 2 (Biabeag), Kilkenny
• April 20-22: West Waterford Festival of Food
• April 22-29: High Spirits Festival (Nationwide)
• April 28: Amateur BBQ Competition, Limerick
• April 28-29: Irish Sugarcraft Show

May Food Events 2018

• May 4-6: Connemara Mussel Festival
• May 5: North Galway Food & Craft Fair
• May 11-13: Burren Slow Food Festival
• May 12: Cork Vegfest
• May 16-19: Balmoral Show, Lisburn, NI
• May 29-30: Dublin Gastronomy Sypmosium

June Food Events 2018

• 31 May – 3 June: Ginfusion 2018, The Dublin Gin Festival
• 31 May – 4 June: Bloom In The Park, Dublin
• 31 May – 4 June: Limerick Food Truck Festival
• June 1-2: Belfast Craft Beer Festival
• June 9: Pizza & Prosecco Festival, Dubln
• June 9-10: Salmon & Whiskey Festival, NI
• June 14-17: The Eatyard Crisp Festival, Dublin
• June 15-18: Taste Dublin
• June 15-17: Bia Lover Festival of Food
• June 17: Limerick Garden Festival
• June 22-24: Westport Food Festival (TBC)
• June 22-24: Body & Soul
• June 22 – 1 July: Indie Beer Week
• June 23-24: Irish Game & Country Fair, NI
• June 25-30: Irish Gin & Tonic Fest
• June 29 – 1 July: Seafest, Galway

July Food Events 2018

• July 7-8: Groove 2018, Wicklow
• July 8-15: Ballina Salmon Festival, Mayo
• July 11-15: Kilmore Quay Seafood Festival, Wexford
• July 18 – 8 August: A Taste of Waterford
• July 20-22: Wings Food Fest, Bray
• July 21-22: Valencia Island King Scallop Festival

August Food Events 2018

• August 3-6: Enniscorthy Rockin’ Food Festival, Wexford
• August 3-5: All Together Now, Waterford
• August 4-5: Beat Yard 2018, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin
• August 8: A Taste of Waterford (trail event)
• August 10-11: Taste of Cavan
• August 16-19: The Big Grill Festival
• August 19: Taste of Kildare
• August 24: International Mojito Festival, Dublin
• August 24-26: Dalkey Lobster Festival
• August 24-26: A Taste of Donegal
• August 25-26: Irish Game & Country Fair, Offaly
• August 31-2 September: Theatre of Food at Electric Picnic, Laois

September Food Events 2018

• September 6-8: Irish Craft Beer Festival, Dublin (TBC)
• September 7-16: A Taste of West Cork Food Festival
• September 7-9: Waterford Harvest Festival
• September 20: Yotam Ottolenghi: Off The Page
• September 22-23: Dublin Vegfest
• September 26: Food, Retail & Hospitality Expo 2018, Dublin
• September 28-30: Galway International Oyster & Seafood Festival

October Food Events 2018

• October 4-7: Clarenbridge Oyster Festival
• October 6: The Gluten Free Living Show, Dublin
• October 7: Irish Vegan Festival, Belfast
• October 5-17: Dingle Food Festival
• October 6: Blas na hEireann / Irish Food Awards Presentations
• October 13: Northern Ireland Potato Festival, NI
• October 13-14: Kinsale Gourmet Festival
• October 15-20: Irish Cocktail Fest
• October 22-23: Food On The Edge
• October 25-29: Savour Kilkenny Food Festival
• October 26-28: Cong Food Village
• October 27-28: Burren Food Fayre (TBC)
• October TBC: Taste Cork Week
• October TBC: Oktoberfest Beag Limerick

November Food Events 2018

• November TBC: Listowel Food Fair
• November 23-24: Whiskey Live
• November TBC: Cork Chocolate Festival & Baking World
• November TBC: Bord Bia Food and Drink Awards, RDS, Dublin

December Food Events 2018

• December TBC: Yulefest Kilkenny
• December TBC: Gifted: The Contemporary Craft & Design Fair
• December TBC: Carlow’s Culinary Christmas, Carlow
• December TBC: A Taste of Cavan Christmas
• December TBC: Spirit Of Dublin – Christmas Craft Fair
• December TBC: Galway Continental Christmas Market