Taste The Island Buyers Guide

Selection of our Food & Drink Festivals Month Dates Festival Name Description Location Website April 12-13 April 2019 Gin Experience Dublin Sip and sample gins of every kind with bespoke serves, explore food pairings that are unique with gin, attend a masterclass or foraging lesson with Ireland’s leading ambassadors or try a gin cocktail from some of Ireland’s most esteemed bars and restaurants. Printworks, Dublin Castle, Dublin 2 www.ginexperiencedublin.com April 26-28 April 2019 West Waterford Festival of Food West Waterford Festival of Food is recognised for fabulous food, fantastic family events and lots of fun. As a showcase for regional foods, it hosts top chefs, fresh flavours, interesting influences and creative ideas. Programme includes foraging trails, bus tours, cooking demos and dining experiences from high end to casual, as well as renowned seafood market on the quayside on Thursday, and the famed Festival Market of >100 stalls on Sunday, bringing together the best of local and Irish artisan food. Dungarvan Waterford www.westwaterfordfestivaloffood.com May 10-12 May 2019 Burren Slow Food Festival Celebrating Irish Food and showcasing The Burren Food Trail with food products and producers, talented chefs and restaurants from the Burren and Ireland. Food Stalls, Demo’s and Talks, Foraging Walks and delicious local, artisan and wild food. Lisdoonvarna Co Clare www.clare.ie/event/burren-slow-food- festival-2019 May 17-19 May 2019 Dublin Bay Prawn Festival Whatever way you like your prawns – barbecued, whole, shelled, fried, skewered, marinated, sauced – Howth’s many award-winning restaurants will not disappoint on this not to be missed weekend in one of Dublin’s prettiest coastal villages. Howth Co Dublin www.dublinbayprawnfestival.ie 13 SECT ION 6 – FOOD & DR INK FEST IVALS