Upcoming Irish Food Events & Festivals calendar
This is a growing list of key Irish food events and food festivals taking place across 2019.
Got an event ready for 2019 or an eye on 2020? 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, January 21, 2019January Food Events 2019
- January 11: Bord Bia Meat Markets Seminar, Naas
- January 14: Flavours of New Zealand Wine Event, Dublin
- January 22: Bord Bia Small Business Seminar, Portlaoise
- January 24-27: Vegan Foodie Festival 2, Dublin
February Food Events 2019
- February 1-17: Dublin Chinese New Year Festival, Dublin
- February 5: 2019 Checkout Conference, Dublin
- February 13: Northern Ireland Food & Drink Business Expo, Belfast
March Food Events 2019
- March 9: Northern Ireland Potato Festival, Antrim
- March 14-16: Alltech Craft Brews & Food, Dublin
- March TBC: Dublin Bay Prawn Festival, Howth
April Food Events 2019
- April 4: Irish Vegan Festival, Belfast
- April 12-13: Gin Experience Dublin 2019, Dublin
- April 26-28: West Waterford Food Festival, Dungarvan
- April 27: Cork Veg Fest, Cork
May Food Events 2019
- May 3-6: Riverfest Limerick, Limerick
- May 3-5: Connemara Mussel Festival, Galway
- May 10-12: Burren Slow Food Festival, Clare
- May 31 – 1 June: Belfast Craft Beer Festival
June Food Events 2019
- 30 May – 3 June: Bloom in the Park, Dublin
- June 7-9: Seafest, Cork
- June 7-10: Bushmills Salmon & Whiskey Festival, Antrim
- June 8: Irish Vegan Festival, Derry
- June 13-16: Taste of Dublin 2019
- June 14-16: Westport Food Festival, Mayo
- June 15-16: Irish Country Lifestyle Festival, Galway Racecourse
- June 16: Limerick Garden Festival
- June 21-23: Body and Soul, Ballinlough, Co. Westmeath
- June 29-30: Taste of Wicklow 2019, Wicklow
- June 29-30: Irish Game Fair, Shanes Castle, Antrim
July Food Events 2019
- July 18: Glas, Citywest, Dublin
- July TBC: Valentia Island King Scallop Festival
- July TBC: Wings Food Fest, Bray
- July TBC: Kilmore Quay Seafood Festival
- July TBC: Ballina Salmon Festival
August Food Events 2019
- August 2-5: Enniscorthy Rockin’ Food Festival, Wexford
- August 3-4: Beat Yard 2019, Dun Laoghaire
- August 2-4: All Together Now, Waterford
- August 15-18: The Big Grill Festival, Dublin
- August 23-25: A Taste of Donegal
- August 23-25: Dalkey Lobster Festival, Dublin
- August TBC: Taste of Cavan
September Food Events 2019
- September 5: Food, Retail & Hospitality Show, Dublin
- September 6-15: A Taste of West Cork
- September 7-8: Airfield Estate Festival of Food, Dublin
- September TBC: Galway International Oyster & Seafood Festival
- September TBC: Dublin Veg Fest
October Food Events 2019
- October 4-6: Dingle Food Festival, Kerry
- October 6: Irish Vegan Festival, Belfast
- October 7-8: 23rd International Conference on Food Technology and Processing, Dublin
- October 21-22: Food on the Edge, Galway
- October 24-28: Savour Kilkenny Food Festival
- October 27: Burren Food Fayre
- October TBC: Strandhill Food Festival, Sligo
- October TBC: DublinTown Food & Drink Festival
- October TBC: Kinsale Gourmet Festival
- October TBC: Ennis Food Festival, Clare
- October TBC: Cong Food Village
- October TBC: Clarenbridge Oyster Festival
November Food Events 2019
- November TBC: Whiskey Live (Dublin)
- November TBC: Listowel Food Fair
December Food Events 2019
- December TBC: Yulefest Kilkenny
Planning for 2019
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.