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: Tuesday, October 16, 2018January 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 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
- September 28-29: Irish Craft Beer Festival, Dublin (Popup)
October Food Events 2018
- October 4-7: Clarenbridge Oyster Festival
- October 5-7: Carlow Rooster Festival, Oak Park Carlow
- October 5-7: Cong Food Village Festival
- October 6: The Gluten Free Living Show, Dublin
- October 6: Spud Fest, Newbridge House, Kildare
- October 6-7: Strandhill Food Festival, Sligo
- October 7: Irish Vegan Festival, Belfast
- October 5-17: Dingle Food Festival
- October 6: Blas na hEireann / Irish Food Awards Presentations
- October 11-14: Ennis Food Festival
- October 13: Northern Ireland Potato Festival, NI
- October 13-14: Kinsale Gourmet Festival
- October 13-20: Irish Cocktail Fest
- October 15-21: DublinTown Food & Drink Festival
- October 16: World Food Day 2018
- October 22-23: Food On The Edge
- October 23: Irish Curry Awards, Dublin
- October 25-29: Savour Kilkenny Food Festival
- October 28: Burren Food Fayre
November Food Events 2018
- November 2-4: Harbour Bar Toastie Festival, Bray
- November 8-11: Listowel Food Fair
- November 23-24: Whiskey Live
- November 23-25: Cork Chocolate Festival
- November TBC: Bord Bia Food and Drink Awards, RDS, Dublin
December Food Events 2018
- December TBC: Yulefest Kilkenny
- December 5-9: 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
- Until 22 December: Galway Continental Christmas Market