Advertisement
News

Dingle Food Festival to attract over 10,000 visitors this October

Sep 8, 2024 13:21 By radiokerrynews
Dingle Food Festival to attract over 10,000 visitors this October
Bring your own bowl, rent a bowl or buy a bamboo bowl are the new changes to the 2024 Dingle Food Festival which is continuing its mission to be the first Irish “Zero Landfill Waste” festival and will take place from Friday 4th to Sunday the 6th of October in the West Kerry town. Included are in photo are in front, Gráinne Kelliher, (with her own bowl), Jamie Ó Flannura, (with a purchased bamboo bowl) and Aisling Conlon (with the €2 rental bowl) while at back are sustainable members Manuela DEi Grande, Niamh O'Kennedy, Darach Ó Murchú, Martin Bealin, Eileen Ashe and Trevis Gleason promoting the new sustainable changes at this years festival launch in Dingle this week. Taste trail and market outlets will only be serving food on to reusable tableware, with the main aim being to reduce the amount of disposable packaging over the weekend. Photo: Don MacMonagle PRESS RELEASE: Dingle Food Festival, fantastic tastes, zero waste! Once again this year, all festival goers are being encouraged to bring their own bowl - bear leat do babhla! For those who don’t, there will be stainless steel bowls available to rent for two euro (with five euro deposit). 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 - festival generators will be run on
Share this article

This year's Dingle Food Festival is expected to attract over 10,000 visitors to the peninsula this October.

However, organisers expect them to bring their own bowl - bear leat do babhla!

It's part of their ongoing mission to make Dingle Food Festival the first Irish festival not to send any waste to landfill.

Advertisement

The festival takes place from Friday, the 4th to Sunday, the 6th of October.

Highlights of this year’s festival include the Taste Trail, where festival goers purchase a book of tickets and get to sample food from venues throughout the town.

There will also be masterclasses and workshops on pitmaster barbequing, seafood curing and smoking, on sourdough making, cake baking, wine tasting and more.

Advertisement

Festival Chairperson Martin Bealin says approximately 150,000 tastings will happen over the weekend, so getting rid of disposable packaging will make a huge impact.

All festival goers are encouraged to bring their own bowl to reduce the use of disposable products.

Stainless steel bowls will be available to rent for two euro (€2) with a five euro (€5) deposit, or attendees could also buy a festival bamboo bowl and cutlery set.

Advertisement

The festival will also offer market stalls, street entertainment, live music, children's activities and the announcement of the Blas na hEireann Irish Food Awards.

There is a collaboration with Bus Éireann and LocalLink to provide more public transport options to and from the peninsula during the festival.

Generators to power market stalls will run on Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO).

Advertisement

For more information go to dinglefood.com

Share this article
Advertisement

RadioKerry Newsletter

Sign up now to keep up to date with the latest news.

Processing your request...

You are subscribed now! please check your email to confirm your subscription.