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Food Festivals Ireland

Upcoming Food Festivals throughout Ireland : (last updated 18th May 2012)

For any suggested additions or corrections please leave a comment below.

(NB: would advise that exact festival location and date details are confirmed by checking the festival websites/organisers).

May 2012
So Sligo, 18 to 20th May 2012, (www.sosligo.com)
Inish Food (aka Foodies on Tour, Harry’s Bar & Restaurant, Inishowen, Co. Donegal, 18-20th May 2012.  (The first one took place in March 2011 and was a huge success)
Burren Slow Food Festival, Lisdoonvarna, 18-20 May 2012, www.slowfoodclare.com
Rathmore & Taste of Kerry Food Fair & Family Day, 20th May 2012, Air Ambulance Irl Fundraiser
Moira International Food Festival, 26th & 27th May 2012
Baltimore Seafood and Wooden Boat Festival, 25th to 27th May 2012 (www.baltimorewoodenboatfestival.com/)
Sheridans Irish Food Festival, Sheridans Cheesemongers Old Virginia Road, Co. Meath, 27th May 2012
Wexford Food and Wine Festival, 25 to 27th May 2012, http://visitwexford.wordpress.com
Taste of Carlingford, 26 to 27 May 2012, www.carlingford.ie
Second Annual National Chowder Cook-Off, Kinsale, 27th May 2012
Bloom, Dublin, 31st May to 4th  June 2012 (www.bloominthepark.com)

June 2012
Love Gourmet Week, Limerick/Shannon Region 1st – 10th June 2012
Tipperary Fayre, Source Thurles, 2nd June 2012
Bloom, Dublin, 31st May to 4th  June 2012 (www.bloominthepark.com)
Irish Coffee Festival Foynes Co. Limerick ??? June 2012, incorporating Powers Irish Coffee Making Championship ?? June (www.foynesfestival.com)
Taste of Dublin, Iveagh Gardens, 14th to 17th June 2012 (www.tasteofdublin.ie)
Cork Summer Show, Greenfields, Ballincollig, Co.Cork, 15th to 17th June 2012 (www.corksummershow.com)
Street Feast, organise your own or join in Nationwide, 17th June 2012, http://www.streetfeast.ie/
West Cork Food & Drink Festival, Manning’s Emporium, Bantry, 16th & 17th June 2012 www.manningsemporium.ie
The Queens go Wildside (at Body & Soul Festival), Ballinlough Castle, Co. Meath, ??June 2012 www.bodyandsoul.ie 
Mayo Alive Festival, DCC Amphitheatre, Dublin, ?? June 2012 (www.mayoalivefestival.com)
Dublin Docklands Summer Festival, ???th June 2012, International Food Markets Sat & Sun (www.docklandssummerfestival.com)
Asian Food Festival, RDS Dublin, ???? June 2012 (www.indiaclubireland.org)
Totally Tipperary, Cloughjordan, ???? June 2012 ???? (www.tipperaryfoodproducers.com)
Seomra Bia Blog, part of Totally Tipperary festival – see above

July 2012
Lobsters & Lettuce Festival, Bundoran, 6th – 8th July 2012
Irish Examiner Food Festival, 19 - 22 July 2012, Fitzgerald Park, Cork
Mount Juliet Food & Craft Fair, Kilkenny, ??? July 2012 (www.facebook.com/MountJuliet)
Kells Market Day part of Kells Heritage Festival,??? July 2012 (www.kellsmarketday.com)
Great Northern Irish Beer & Cider Festival, John Hewitt Pub, Belfast, ?? July 2012 (for this & other beer festivals check out www.beoir.org)
Kilmore Quay Seafood Festival, Co. Wexford, 05 to 08 July 2012 (www.kilmorequayseafoodfestival.com/)
Kenmare Food Carnival, 13th – 15th July 2012, http://www.facebook.com/kenmarefood
Medieval Festival & Irish Country Fair, ?? July 2012, Barryscourt Castle, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork (www.carrigfest.com)
Kinsale Arts Week Market, Short Quay, Kinsale, Co. Cork ???July 2012 (www.kinsaleartsweek.com)
Valentia Island King Scallop Festival, ??? July 2012 (www.visitvalentiaisland.ie/)
Achill Island Seafood Festival / Feile Bia Na Mara, ?? July 2012 (www.feilebianamara.ie) (www.achilltourism.com/seafood.html)
Dunbrody Seafood Festival, usually July, dates later
Doonbeg Seafood Festival, ??July 2012, (www.doonbegseafoodfestival.com)
Clogherhead Prawn Festival, Port Oriel, Co. Louth July ?? 2012, (http://www.prawnfestival.com/)
Schull Country Market at Schull Show, Sunday ?? July 2012
Food & Craft Fair at Ardmore Pattern Festival, ??? July 2012 www.ardmorepatternfestival.ie
Cork Gourmet Trail, 30th July 2011 (www.corkgourmettrail.com)
Good Food Ireland Market at Summertime Festival @Kildare Village, ???weekends in July 2012, (www.kildarevillage.com)
Taste of Killarney, ??? July 2012, (www.facebook.com/tasteofkillarney)
Waterfront Festival, Clonakilty, Co. Cork, ?? July 2012 (www.clonfest.ie) (Flavours of West Cork on Thursday (ticketed) & farmers market on Sunday)
Annascaul Beer Festival, Annascaul Co. Kerry, ??? July 2012 (for this and other beer festivals check out www.beoir.org)
Hog Roast at Muc Fair, Geashill, Co Offaly, ??? July 2012  (www.facebook.com/GeashillTidyTowns)
Westport Food Festival, 31st July to 2nd August 2012, (www.destinationwestport.com)

August 2012
eatCORK! Festival, ??? August 2012 (http://facebook.com/eatcork)
Belfast Taste and Music Fest, ?? August 2012 (http://www.belfasttasteandmusicfest.com/)
Ballylongford Oyster Festival, ?? August 2012
Annalong FishFest and Harbour Hooley, ?? August 2012, Co. Down, (www.whatsonni.com)
The Village GreenGrocer & Foodhall Food Festival, Castlemartyr, ?? August 2012 (facebook/pages/the-village-greengrocer-foodhall)
Carlingford Oyster Festival, Co. Louth, ?? August 2012 (www.carlingford.ie/index.php/events)
Drogheda Food Festival, Co. Louth, ?? August 2012 (www.drogheda.ie)
Tullamore Show, 12th August 2012 (www.tullamoreshow.com)
Tipperary Fayre, ?? August 2012 (www.tipperaryfayre.com)
Tipperary Food Producers Long Table Dinner, ??August 2012, (www.jameswhelanbutchers.com/info)
Bridgestone Balbriggan Food Festival, ?? August 2012 ( http://www.balbrigganfoodfest.com )
Dublin Bay Taste & Music Festival, People’s Park, Dunlaoighre, ??? August 2012
Kilkeel FishFest (& Gourmet Seafood Trail), ?? August 2012, Co. Down, (www.whatsonni.com)
Feile Bia Food Festival, Loughrea, Co. Galway ??August 2012 (www.loughreaonline.com)
Mitchelstown Artisan Food Festival & Food Awards, ???August 2012 (www.mitchelstownfoodfestival.com )
Kilcullen River Festival,  Kilcullen, Co. Kildare, ??? August 2012, (www.kilcullenbridge.blogspot.com)
A Taste of Carlow, ??? August 2012 (www.carlowtourism.com)
Taste of Donegal Food Festival, Donegal, 24th to 26th August 2012 (www.atasteofdonegal.com)
Auld Lammas Fair, Ballycastle, Co. Antrim, ??? August 2012 (www.discovernorthernireland.com)

September 2012
Belfast Bred, Gourmet Walking Trail, every Fri & Sat?????? from ??? June to??? September 2012 – booking advisable (www.greatbelfastfood.com)
Hillsborough Oyster Festival, ??? September 2012 (http://www.hillsboroughoysterfestival
Waterford Harvest Food Festival, 10th to 16th September 2012 (http://www.waterfordharvestfestival.ie)
GIY Gathering, Waterford 15th to 16th September 2012
Clarenbridge Osyter Festival, Clarenbridge, Galway, 7-9th September 2012 (www.clarenbridge.com)
Midleton Food Festival, ?? September 2012, (http://www.midletonfoodfestival.ie/)
Taste of Northern Ireland, Belfast Custom House, ??? September 2012, Taste of Northern Ireland
.com)
Fifty Mile Harvest Festival – Sheridan’s Cheesemongers, ??? September 2012 (www.sheridanscheesemongers.com)
Taste of West Cork, Skibbereen, 10-16th September 2012 (http://atasteofwestcork.com)
National Organic Week, ???? September 2012, National Organic Week Events Listing,
Blas an Fhomhair, Nenagh, community harvest lunch, ???? September 2012
Galway International Oyster Festival, 28th to 30th September 2012 (www.galwayoysterfest.com)
Leenane Autumnal Festival, Leenane, Co. Galway, 29th to 30th September 2012 (http://www.leenanevillage.com)
All Ireland Craft BeefFest, RDS Dublin, ??? September 2012 (www.beoir.org)
Cork Folk and Food Market, ??? September –  October 2012???, Grand Parade Cork (as part of Cork Folk Festival www.corkfolkfestival.com )
OktoberBeerFest, Dublin Docklands, ?? Sept – ??? October 2012 (www.oktoberfest-dublin.de or www.dublindocklands.ie)

October 2012

Dingle Food and Wine Festival incorporating Blas na hEireann Awards - Irish Food Awards, 5th to 7th October 2012 (http://www.dinglefood.com) and (http://www.irishfoodawards.com)
Note: entries to Blas na hEireann 2012 by August – see website for entry details
Blog Awards Ireland 2012, 13th October 2012, Osprey Hotel, Naas, Co.Kildare
Ballinasloe Country Fair Day, ?? October  2012 (includes Ballinsloe Bakery Competitions)http://www.ballinasloeoctoberfair.com
Kinsale Gourmet Festival,  12th to 14th October 2012 (www.kinsalerestaurants.com/autumn.php)
Feasta Bia, 5 food trails organised by Atlantic Way across Clare, Galway, Kerry, Limerick & Mayo, ?? October 2012 (www.feastabia.com)
Apple Day at The Ballance House, ?? October 2012, Glenavy, Co. Antrim
Autumn Pumpkinfest and Craft Fair, Strangford, Downpatrick, ?? October 2012(www.discovernorthernireland.com)
October 2012 Belling West Cork Artisan Food Awards, ???? Shortlist October, Award Dec 2012 (www.westcorkfood.com)
Dine in Dublin, restaurant week ??? 2012 www.dineindublin.ie
Savour Kilkenny Food Festival,   25th to 29th October 2012 (www.savourkilkenny.com/web/)
Halloween Food & Craft Market, Sage & Stone, Duleek, Co. Meath, ??? October 2012(www.sageandstone.com)
Virginia Pumpkin Festival,Co. Cavan ??? October 2012 (http://www.pumpkinfestival.ie)
Hallowe’en Craft & Food Fair at Dunboyne Castle Hotel, Co. Meath, ??? October 2012,www.craftersireland.ie
Halloween Apple Cart Festival, Orchard Acre Farm, Co Fermanagh ??? October 2012

November 2012
Listowel Food Fair, ??? November 2012,  www.listowelfoodfair.com
Carlow Christmas Food & Craft Fair, Carlow, ?? November 2012
Wild and Slow, ??? November 2012,  numerous events organised by Slow Food Ireland see www.wildandslow.com
Taste of Louth, ??? November 2012, (http://www.tasteoflouth.ie)
Bord Bia Food & Drink Awards 2012, ??? November 2012 www.bordbia.ie
Good Food Ireland Conference and Awards 2012, ??? November 2012 (www.goodfoodireland.ie)
Food & Wine Magazine Christmas Show, ??? November/December 2012 (http://www.foodandwineshow.ie/)
Taste of Christmas, ???Convention Centre, ??? November/December 2012 (http://www.tasteofchristmas.ie)
National Crafts & Design Fair, RDS ?? November - December 2012 (www.nationalcraftsfair.ie)

December 2012
Belling West Cork Artisan Food Awards, West Cork Hotel Skibbereen, ?? Dec 2012 (www.westcorkfood.com)
Tipperary Food Extravaganza, ?? December 2012
Terre Madre Day,  ?? December 2012
Indoor Christmas Craft and Food Fair, Old FAS building, Sullivans Quay Cork, ?? December 2012
Christmas Fair Huntington Castle, Clonegal, ?? December 2012
Multyfarnham Christmas Market, Mornington House, ?? December 2012
A Christmas Market at The Lodge, Doonbeg, Clare, ?? December 2012
Duckett’s Grove, Christmas Craft & Food Fair, Carlow, ?? December 2012
Ballincollig Christmas Market, Ballincollig Shopping Centre, ??? December 2012
Rathmore Food Festival, Rathmore County Kerry ??? December 2012
Limerick Christmas Market, at the Milk Market, ??? November & December 2012
Galway Continental Christmas Market, Eyre Square, Nov/Dec?? 2012 (www.GalwayChristmasMarket.ie)
Christmas in Cobh, Food Fair etc., www.christmasincobh.com ??? December 2012
A Christmas Celebration, on the Grand Parade, Cork City, ??? Nov/Dec 2012 weekends
Continental Market at Belfast City Hall, ??? December 2012 (www.discovernorthernireland.com)
Dublin Christmas Market at The Square Town Centre, ???????? December 2012 (www.dublinchristmasmarket.com)
Christmas Craft Fair, Waterford, (www.ChristmasinWaterford.ie)
Kilkenny Christmas Markets, (www.kilkennychristmasmarket.com)
St Georges Christmas Fair and Market (www.discovernorthernireland.com),
The 12 Days of Christmas Market, Dublin Docklands ??? December 2012 (http://www.ddda.ie/12daysofchristmas/)
Dun Laoghaire Christmas Market, ?? December 2012 to January www.dunlaoghaire.ie

2013
February 2013
Food & Bev Live,  CityWest Hotel Dublin, ???? February 2013 http://foodandbev.ie/
Foodie Forum, GMIT Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, ???? February 2013
Marketplace International 2013???,  (Trade) February ??? 2013, http://www.marketplaceinternational.eu/
Growing Together, Cloughjordan, Tipperary, All-Ireland conference on Community Supported Agriculture, ???? February 2013

March 2013
Irish Craft Beer Festival, George’s Dock IFSC Dublin, ???? March 2013, http://www.irishcraftbeerfestival.com/
Barry’s Tea Market, Grand Parade and Boardwalk South Mall Cork, ??? March 2013, (www.corkstpatricksfestival.ie)

April 2013
Sugar Craft Show, ??, Cork, ?? April 2013 , venue and dates later – held every 2 years(www.corksugarcraft.com)

Galway Food Festival, ??? April 2013, http://www.galwayfoodfestival.com/
Artisan Food Markets at Trim Hot Air Balloon Fiesta (also easter egg hunts, craft village) ??? April 2013 http://www.trimfiesta.com/
Easter Chocolate Hunt, Fota Wildlife Park, Little Island, Cork, Easter Weekend, April 2012 (fotawildlife.ie)
Mount Juliet Food and Craft Market, Easter ??? April 2013,
Easter Bunny & Secret House, Grove Gardens & Open Farm, Fordstown, Kells, Co. Meath, Easter Weekend ??? April 2013 (http://www.grovegardensandopenfarm.com/eventsgrove.htm)
Easter Egg Hunt, Belvedere House, Co. Westmeath, Easter Sunday & Monday, ??? April 2013 (www.belvedere-house.ie)

Easter Treasure Hunts, Westport House, Co. Mayo, ??? April 2013, (www.westporthouse.ie)
Food & Craft Fair – Mallow, Easter Sunday ??? April 2013, part of Racing Home for Easter Festival (www.racinghomeforeaster.com)
Franciscan Well Beer Festival, Easter Weekend 2012 https://www.facebook.com/franciscan.well
Easter Egg Hunt, The Donkey Sanctuary, Liscarroll, Mallow, Co. Cork – Daily Easter Egg Hunt until ???April 2013 yet (www.thedonkeysanctuary.ie)

April 2013 Waterford Festival of Food, Dungarvan,???  April 2013 (www.waterfordfestivaloffood.com/)

Grandmother’s Day, ??? April 2013, (www.slowfoodireland.com)
Dublin Bay Prawn Festival,  Howth ??? April 2013, (www.dublinbayprawnfestival.com)

Limerick RiverFest, ??? May 2013, incorporating The Great Limerick BBQ www.riverfest.ie

Connemara Mussel Festival on the Renvyle Peninsula,  ???  May 2013,

http://www.connemaraireland.com/events/connemaramusselfestival
Gourmet Greystones, Greystones, Co. Wicklow, ??? May 2013