Irish Food Events Calendar 2018: Food Festivals & Events in Ireland

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

Got an event ready for 2019? 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: Monday, November 5, 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

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 5: Spain Gourmet 2018 Food Exhibition, Dublin
November 6: ICBI Craft Drinks Symposium, Dublin
November 8-11: Listowel Food Fair
November 22: Whiskey Magazine Awards, Dublin
November 23-24: Whiskey Live
November 23-25: Cork Chocolate Festival
November 25: Irish Craft Cocktail Awards, Dublin
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 6-8: 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

Planning for 2019

I’ll shortly be updating this list to reflect events and festivals in Ireland for 2019 – and there’ll be plenty of them! 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.