Dingle Food Festival
Dingle Food Festival 2025 – A Feast for Families and Foodies
The Dingle Food Festival returns from 4–6 October 2025 with a mouth-watering weekend of food, fun and community spirit. Known as “the best food festival in Ireland,” the streets of Dingle will come alive with taste trails, street markets, live music, family zones and hands-on workshops.
For families, the highlight is Lá na Leanaí, a weekend-long children’s activity zone at Dingle Town Park, where young visitors can enjoy face painting, arts and crafts, glitter tattoos, inflatable fun, a sensory space and even an animal roadshow. It’s free, friendly and packed with creative play from 12–4pm Saturday and Sunday.
Grown-up food lovers can dive into a packed lineup of masterclasses and workshops at An Díseart, from baking with Ballybrado grains to making gut-friendly dishes and learning herbal medicine with wild plants. There’s also a guided whiskey tasting, live honey demos and an exploration of soba noodles with Chef Takashi Miyazaki.
With street entertainment, pop-up food experiences, sustainability talks, art exhibitions and music stages sponsored by Dingle Distillery, this year’s festival blends tradition, innovation and local passion in one unforgettable weekend. Whether you’re here for the taste, the tunes or the kids’ crafts, Dingle’s got something for everyone.
