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IRELAND’S FOOD FESTIVALS
Ireland has seen an explosion of Food Festivals over the last few years. Foodies can celebrate
their love of food at some of the best food festivals in Ireland, many of which take place
around September and October.With local foods freshly harvested, it’s the perfect time
to sample this exquisite food culture.
IRELAND’S ANCIENT EAST – FOOD FESTIVALS 2017
Festival
County
Dates
Website
West Waterford Festival
of Food, Dungarvan
Waterford April 14th-16th
admin@waterfordfestival offood.com www.westwaterfordfestival offood.com/Wexford Food
&Wine Festival
Wexford
May 26th-28th
info@wexfordfoodfestival.ie www.wexfordfoodfestival.ieSheridan’s Cheesemongers
Food Fair
Meath
May
info@sheridans cheesemongers.com www.sheridans cheesemongers.comBallymaloe Litfest
Cork
May 19th-21st
books@litfest.ie www.litfest.ieStrawberry Food Fest
Wexford
End of June
info@strawberryfest.ie www.visitwexford.ieKilmore Quay Seafood
Festival
Wexford
July
info@visitkilmorequay.com www.kilmorequaysea foodfestival.comCarlingford Oyster Festival
Louth
Aug 4th-6th
info@carlingford.ie www.Carlingford.ieTaste of Cavan
Cavan
Aug 5th-7th
fun@thisiscavan.ie www.thisiscavan.ie/funWaterford Harvest Food Fest
Waterford Sept 9th-11th
Info@waterfordharvest festival.ie www.waterfordharvest festival.ieMidleton Food & Drink
Festival
Cork
Sept 10th-17th
info@midletonfoodfestival.ie www.midletonfoodfestival.ieAthlone River & Food Festival
Westmeath Sept 8th-10th
athloneriverfestival@ gmail.com www.athlone.ieTaste of Togher
Louth
Sept 23rd
tasteoftogher@gmail.com www.tasteoftogher.comTaste of Monaghan
Monaghan Sept 30th–
Oct 2nd
info@tasteofmonaghan.com www.tasteofmonaghan.comSavour Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Oct 28th-31st
info@savourkilkenny.com www.savourkilkenny.comVirgina Pumpkin Festival
Cavan
Oct 28th-31st
info@pumpkinfestival.ie www.pumpkinfestival.ieWild And Slow
Wicklow Nov 11th-12th
wildandslow@macreddin.ie www.wildandslow.com105
Johnnie Foxes Pub, Co. Dublin
People’s Market, Co. Dublin