If you know your flat whites from your filters, then check out this weekend, bringing together coffee lovers for tastings, demos, workshops, and a deep dive into all things speciality coffee and community.
There’s plenty to discover on the grounds of Newbridge House. Visit the food tent to meet local producers, explore the Farmers’ Field with its pigs, sheep, alpacas and farm machinery, and enjoy live cooking demos from the Fingal Food Circle. You’ll also find food trucks, music, sports, games and a traditional crafts area.
Now in its 41st year, this festival celebrates all things seafood as Kilmore Quay comes alive with events, dining and plenty of coastal charm. Expect chowder, oysters, local fish and lots more, along with cooking demos, music, dancing and family fun.
This annual beachside battle of the spuds, better known as “An Spud-Off Mór”, invites Kerry farmers and growers to compete with their potatoes to be crowned the best. Judges taste the potatoes blind, cheered on by an enthusiastic crowd.
It’s the 12th year for Hagstravaganza, Ireland’s biggest international beer festival. The White Hag Brewery is transformed into a festival hub, with more than 60 beers on tap, from hop-forward IPAs, lager and bold stouts to sour beers. There’ll be plenty of food and music too.
This citywide festival celebrates the best of Cork’s food-and-drink culture, from spiced beef and seafood to artisan cheese and drisheen. With more than 100 events, it features unique dining pop-ups, cooking demos, talks, tastings, workshops and family-friendly food fun.
Over four fire-filled days, Irish and international chefs, restaurants, and barbecue pros come together for a feast of a festival where everything is cooked over live fire. Expect incredible food, plenty to learn, great drinks and the legendary chilli-eating competition you definitely don’t want to miss.
This locally focused food festival gathers Kildare chefs, cooks, restaurants and food-and-drink producers for a fun weekend of restaurant pop-ups, a big producer showcase, cooking demos and family entertainment.
Hosted by Brilliant Ballybunion (a creative climate action project) and artist Lisa Fingleton, and set on a beautiful farm, this festival celebrates the humble bean, growing, feeding, science and soil through conversations, music, creativity and food.
Now in its 10th year, the festival celebrates the best of the west’s brewing scene. Dr Kathleen Lynn Lane fills with beer taps for one day only, turning into a buzzing festival hub of local brewers, food stalls and live music.
The Orchard County hosts a fun weekend of food and drink, from pop-up dining experiences and farm-to-fork feasts to culinary trails and orchard tours, and there’ll be plenty of family-friendly events.
The team that runs Fairmental cafe in Grand Canal will host their second festival focused on celebrating the connections between gut health, mental wellbeing, food, science and community. You’ll find approachable expert advice and plenty of tasty food.
It’s harvest time, and Midleton marks the occasion with a food-focused festival that brings together the very best of the area. Expect conversations, dinners, markets, foraging, mixology and local produce and producers, as well as celebrations of landscape, heritage and storytelling.
A hop-fuelled weekend celebrating Ireland’s brewing heritage, with Irish and visiting craft brewers sharing their stories, pouring their best beers, alongside food, live music and goo…