Taste the Island - A Celebration of Ireland's Food and Drink - 2019 Buyers Guide

Month Dates Festival Name Description Location Website August 9-10 August 2019 Taste of Cavan Taste of Cavan is more than just a food festival, with a wide variety of fun and exciting activities for all the family to enjoy, ensuring the little ones are entertained while the grown-ups sample the delights of Cavan food provenance. Taste of Cavan is the largest show of its kind in the region, attracting the very best chefs and food producers. Cavan Town Cavan www.tasteofcavan.ie August 15-18 August 2019 The Big Grill Festival The festival celebrates the art of cooking with fire and smoke bringing chefs, cooks and pitmasters from Ireland, UK and further afield with over 20,000 visitors to smell, taste, discover and learn about all kinds of barbecuing, grilling, smoking, vegetables, meats, delicacies and drinks. Herbert Park Dublin 4 www.biggrillfestival.com August 23-25 August 2019 A Taste of Donegal Food Festival The Biggest and Best Foodie Event in the NorthWest where taste buds are tantalised by 130 food exhibitors from Ireland and UK. Visitors are entertained by Celebrity Chiefs, master wine and beer classes, music and fieworks. Donegal Co Donegal www.atasteofdonegal.com September September 2019 Waterford Harvest Festival Waterford Harvest Festival has grown and developed over the past decade into an event described by John McKenna (renowned Irish Food writer) as a “Benchmark Irish Food Festival”. The festival honours the food, producers and chefs of the region who makeWaterford a truly unique food destination. Waterford City, Waterford www.waterfordharvestfestival.com 15 SECT ION 6 – FOOD & DR INK FEST IVALS