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A Tasty Line-Up Of Events For Dingle Food Festival

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At the launch of the 2024 Dingle Food Festival were Martin Bealin, Jamie Ó Flannura, Niamh O’Kennedy, from the festival committee with sponsors, front from left, Colm Giles, Dingle Whiskey and Philip Lynch, Cara Credit Union. At back, Trevis Gelason, Bia Dingle, Aled Williams, Bus Eireann, Declan Murphy, Failte Ireland, Jim Garvey, Garveys Supermarket, Mayor of Kerry Breandain MacGearailt, Alan O’Connell, TFI, Kevin o’Connor, Garveys Supermarket, Siun Dowd-O’Connor, Cara Credit Union and Fiona Connolly, Bus Eireann. Photo: Don MacMonagle

THE 2024 Dingle Food Festival has been launched with a wonderful line-up of events and a special emphasis this year on zero waste policy.

The festival is continuing on its mission to be the first Irish “Zero Landfill Waste” festival. Taking place from Friday 4th to Sunday the 6th of October, the festival is expected to attract over 10,000 visitors with 150,000 food tastings on offer.

Once again this year, all festival goers are being encouraged to bring their own bowl. For those who don’t, there will be stainless steel bowls available to rent for two euro (with five euro deposit).

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There will also be festival packs on sale consisting of a bamboo bowl and cutlery set. Taste trail and market outlets will only be serving food onto reusable tableware, with the main aim being to reduce the amount of disposable packaging over the weekend.

Speaking at today’s launch, festival Chairperson Martin Bealin was highlighting the amount of waste festivals generate and the sustainable practices that the Dingle Food Festival are implementing to reduce this. “There will be approximately 150,000 tastings happening over the weekend, so getting rid of the disposable packaging will make a huge impact… it’s a big challenge for the Dingle Food Festival community but one we know will be embraced” he said.

Other sustainable practices over the weekend will be HVO Generators; printed material moving online, with a smaller festival programme being printed; green transport – working with Bus Éireann and The Local Link, providing more bus options to and from the peninsula over the weekend and sustainable practices workshops.

Highlights of this year’s festival include the much loved Taste Trail, where festival goers purchase a book of taste tickets and get to sample food delights throughout the picturesque town.

Numerous Food Masterclasses and workshops will be taking place including Pitmaster Barbeqing from Smokin Soul, Seafood Curing and Smoking with Burren Smokehouse, Sourdough Making, Cake Baking and Wine Tasting and much much more.

Tickets for all masterclass and workshops can be purchased from dinglefood.com where full the line up and event details are also listed.

Together with the Blas na hEireann Irish Food Awards, market stalls, street entertainment, live music and kids activities, there really is something for everyone! Check out www.dinglefood.com

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