Food and Drink Festivals Ireland 2024

(Originally published Jan 2024. Updated May 2024)

So here’s an idea for a new show – me, yes me, and my family, in a campervan – you know one of those massive luxury ones, with room for a pony kind of thing, but sustainable, because that’s very important. Anyhoo me and my family,… EATING and DRINKING our way around the Food and Drink Festivals in Ireland 2024, for the year like!

Although we might need to pre-pack some food for the spring and winter months because as I’ve said in the past, there’s a gap in the market for great ‘Spring Food & Drink Festivals’ and ‘Winter Food Festivals! – seasonal eating!

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Inspired by this Food Festivals in Ireland 2024 article and looking for more festival inspiration? – see our: ‘

• The Ultimate Guide to Art and Culture Festivals Ireland 2024
• The Ultimate Guide to Music Festivals in Ireland 2024

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The Ultimate Guide to Food and Drink Festivals Ireland 2024

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Food and Drink Festivals Ireland 2024 – January

• No dedicated ‘Food and Drink Festival’ scheduled for the month of January.

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Food and Drink Festivals Ireland 2024 – February

• Love LegenDerry Food Festival | Derry City | Feb 9 – 25 | legenderryfood.com

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Food and Drink Festivals Ireland 2024 – March

• Me Auld Flower Food & Drink Festival | Dublin 7 | Mar TBC | meauldflower.com

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Food and Drink Festivals Ireland 2024 – April

• West Waterford Festival of Food | Dungarvan | Apr 19 -21 | westwaterfordfestival
• Irish Vegan Festival | Belfast | Apr 21 | irishveganfestival.com

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Food and Drink Festivals Ireland 2024 – May

• The Rockin’ Food Festival | Wexford | May 3 – 5 | rockinfoodandfruitfestival
• Happy Days Beer & Food Festival | Dublin | May 4 – 5 | eventbrite.ie
• Clare Food & Drink Fleadh | Ennis | May 10 -12 | clarefooddrinkfleadh.ie
• The Balmoral Show | Lisburn | May 15 – 18 | balmoralshow.co.uk
• Whiskey Live | Dublin | May 17 – 18 | whiskeylivedublin.com
• Kilkenny Beer Festival | Kilkenny | May 17 – 18 | sullivanstaproom.com
• Tralee Food Festival | Kerry | May 17 – 19 | traleefoodfestival.com
• Ballymaloe Festival of Food | Cork | May 17 – 19 | ballymaloegrainstore.com
• Burren Slow Food Festival | Lisdoonvarna, Clare | May 19 | slowfoodclare.com
• Street Feast Ireland | Nationwide | May 25 – 26 | streetfeast.ie
• Wigwam Rumbullion Festival | Dublin | May 31 – Jun 2 | eventbrite.ie
• ‘Home to Mayo’ Marquee | Ballina | May TBC | facebook.com/foodfleadhballina
• Monaghan Street Food Festival | Monaghan | May TBC | tasteofmonaghan.com
• Cork Veg Fest | Cork City | May TBC | corkvegfest.com
• Old Butter Roads Food Festival | Cork | May TBC | oldbutterroads.ie

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Food and Drink Festivals Ireland 2024 – June

• Loud Sunset Food Festival | Wexford | Jun 8 | eventbrite.ie
• Taste of Dublin | Iveagh Gardens, Dublin | Jun 13 -16 | tasteofdublin.ie
• Limerick Garden Festival | Limerick | Jun 16 | limerickgardenfestival.com
• Comber Earlies Food Festival | Comber | Jun 21 – 22 | visitardsandnorthdown
• Flavours of Fingal County Show | Swords | Jun 29 – Jun 30 | flavoursoffingal.ie
• Taste of Wicklow | Wicklow Town | Jun TBC | tasteofwicklow.ie

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Food and Drink Festivals Ireland 2024 – July

• Kilmore Quay Seafood Festival | Wexford | Jul TBC | kilmorequayseafoodfest
• Beach BBQ Festival | Bray, Wicklow | Jul TBC | bbq.bray.ie
• Fidelity Beer Festival | Dublin | Jul TBC | fidelity.beer
• Connemara Oyster Festival | Galway | Jul TBC | facebook.com/Connemara
• Galway International Food & Craft Festival | Jul TBC | galwayfoodandcraft
• Valentia Island King Scallop Festival | Kerry| Jul TBC |facebook.com/Valentia

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Food and Drink Festivals Ireland 2024 – August

• The Wine & Cheese Festival | Dublin | Aug 8 – Aug 11 | wine-n-cheese
• Eatyard Crisp Festival | Dublin | Aug 15 – Aug 18 | the-eatyard.com
• Big Grill Festival | Dublin | Aug 22 – Aug 25 | biggrillfestival.com
• Dalkey Lobster Festival | Dalkey | Aug 24 – 25 | facebook/DalkeyLobsterFest
• Hagstravaganza | Ballymote, Sligo | Aug TBC | thewhitehag.com
• Hilden Beer & Music Festival | Lisburn | Aug TBC | hildenbrewery.com
• A Taste of Donegal Food Festival | Donegal Town | Aug TBC | facebook.com
• Wexford Harvest Festival | Wexford | Aug TBC | facebook.com/Wexford

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Food and Drink Festivals Ireland 2024 – September

• Armagh Food & Cider Festival | Armagh | Sep 5 – 8 | visitarmagh.com
• Clarenbridge Oyster Festival | Galway | Sep 6 – 8 | galwaytourism.ie
• Tide & Turf Festival | Portavogie | Sep 7 | visitardsandnorthdown
• Cromane SeaFest | Kerry | Sep 13 – Sep 15 | cromaneseafest.com
• Chilli Festival | Bangor, Down | Sep 14 – 15 | visitardsandnorthdown
• Galway Int. Oyster & Seafood Festival | Sep 27 – 29 | galwayoysterfestival
• Naas Wild Food Festival | Kildare | Sep TBC | naaswildfood.com
• Eats & Beats Festival | Newcastle, Down | Sep TBC | visitmournemountains
• Designpop | Cork City | Sep TBC | designpop.ie
• Feast Cork | Cork City | Sep TBC | feastcork.com
• Waterford Harvest Festival | Waterford | Sep TBC | harvest.giy
• Kilanerin Food and Heritage Festival | Wexford | Sep TBC | eventbrite.ie
• Dublin VegFest | Dublin | Sep TBC | dublinvegfest.com
• Sheridans Irish Food Festival | Kells, Meath | Sep TBC | boynevalleyflavours.ie
• Oktoberfest Belfast | Belfast City | Sep TBC | oktoberfestbelfast.com
• A Taste of West Cork | West Cork | Sep TBC | atasteofwestcork.com

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Food and Drink Festivals Ireland 2024 – October

• Dingle Food Festival | Kerry | Oct 4 – Oct 6 | dinglefood.com
• Bushmills Salmon & Whiskey Fest | Antrim | Oct 4 – 6 | visitcausewaycoast
• Taste Ards | Clandeboye, Bangor | Oct 12 – 13 | visitardsandnorthdown
• Food on the Edge | Galway | Oct 21 – Oct 22 | foodontheedge.ie
• Savour Kilkenny Food Festival | Kilkenny | Oct 26 – 28 | savourkilkenny.com
• All-Ireland Chowder Festival | Kinsale, Cork | Oct TBC | kinsalegoodfoodcircle.ie
• Abbeyleix Apple Fest | Laois | Oct TBC | facebook.com/applefest.abbeyleix
• Portrush Beer Fest | Antrim | Oct TBC | portrushbeerfest.com
• Kinsale Gourmet Festival | Kinsale, Cork | Oct TBC | kinsalegoodfoodcircle.ie

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Food and Drink Festivals Ireland 2024 – November

• Listowel Food Fair | Listowel Kerry | Nov TBC | listowelfoodfair.ie
• Samhain Festival of Food & Culture | Meath | Nov TBC | discoverboynevalley.ie

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Food and Drink Festivals Ireland 2024 – December

• Monaghan Christmas Street Food Festival | Dec TBC | tasteofmonaghan.com

Note: a number of Christmas Markets highlight their food offerings with dedicated food stalls and markets. See our The Ultimate Guide To Christmas Markets In Ireland 2023 for inspiration.

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