Upcoming Food & Drink Events

There’s so much happening on the food front in Northern Ireland these days that it’s sometimes hard to keep up... there's always something new and tasty popping up. New inventive and talented chefs coming through. Local food and drink artisan businesses thriving. From wine festivals to salmon and whiskey festivals, there is something for everyone. Here’s just a taster of what you’ll find when you get here...

Eats & Beats Festival (6 - 7 Sep)

As summer draws to a close, the seaside town of Newcastle becomes the vibrant home of the Eats & Beats festival, offering a spectacular array of flavours and incredible live performances. Beyond the main stage, events and festivities will take place across the town with dozens of food vendors and musical acts all set against the breathtaking backdrop of the nearby mourne mountains. Whether you're a foodie eager to explore new tastes or a music lover in search of your next favourite artist, the Eats & Beats festival is an experience for you!

Armagh’s Food & Cider Festival (4 - 7 Sep)

The Orchard County comes into its own each autumn. That’s when the Food & Cider Festival hits town. Though, in truth, with its acres of orchards and appreciation of the Armagh Bramley Apple, every day here is a celebration of that wonderful fruit.

Still, to see just how much you can do with an apple, make a date for September. The city’s alive with open air markets, cookery masterclasses, tasting dinners and, of course, orchard and cidery tours. One of the highlights is the Bramley Apple Banquet.

Bushmills Salmon and Whiskey Festival (3 - 5 Oct)

Or should that be Bushmills Whiskey and Salmon Festival. Never mind, either way it’s a match made in heaven. There are cookery demonstrations from local and celebrity chefs, whiskey tastings at the world-famous Bushmills Distillery, tours of the Bushmills Salmon Station and the best of fresh local produce at the Naturally North Coast and Glens Artisan Market. Plus mouth-watering live music and dance just to get you in the spirit of it all.

Halloween/Samhain Slemish Market Supper Club (31 Oct)

Join Slemish Market Supper Club this Halloween for a unique Samhain-inspired dining experience at Infuse Tea Bar in Coleraine. Enjoy a six-course menu crafted by Chef Rob Curley using local seasonal produce, with bespoke tea pairings from hosts Áine and Duncan Davis. Set in Northern Ireland’s first tea bar on the Causeway Coastal Route, with fancy dress encouraged, this one-night-only event is one you can’t miss out on!

Dining in the Dark Halloween Experience (31 Oct - 1 Nov)

Experience something different this Halloween with Dining in the Dark at Armagh County Club. Guests are blindfolded and served a three-course surprise menu by former Michelin-starred chef Barry Smyth, with drinks included. Hosted by food critic Joris Minne, it’s a unique way to explore food using only your senses of taste, smell, and sound. Book now!

A taste for something Georgian (27 - 30 Nov)

Armagh’s Georgian Festival attracts crowds to the city every November. And it is quite an experience, taking in the best of Armagh’s Georgian history, heritage and architectural past. Merchants line the streets and artisan produce is on show in the dedicated food village.

The Great Georgian Banquet at Archbishop’s Robinson’s Palace is the star of the festival. It’s an evening of gastronomy like no other, with a sumptuous five-course dinner and fine wines, modelled on the menus of the time.

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Christmas Afternoon Tea @ Magheramorne Estate (SOLD OUT)

Magheramorne

Address

Magheramorne Estate, 59 Shore Road, Magheramorne, County Antrim, BT40 3HW

Telephone
+44 (0) 28 9538 0895

events@magheramorneestate.com

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Price £42.95 Per Ticket

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Celebrate the season with festive Afternoon Tea at Magheramorne Estate on 17th December - enjoy treats, live music, and elegant surroundings with loved ones.

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Magheramorne Estate, Larne

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From:
17 Dec 2025Open 12:30 - 14:30
From:
17 Dec 2025Open 15:30 - 17:30

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Price £42.95 Per Ticket

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Traditional Irish Breadmaking

Killinchy

Address

52A Ballymorran Road, Killinchy, County Down, BT23 6UD

Telephone
+44 (0) 7711 484 850

info@traceysfarmhousekitchen.com

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Price £60.00 Per Ticket

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Join me in my Farmhouse kitchen on the shores of Strangford Lough. You will be warmly welcomed to my home where my homemade buttermilk soda bannock awaits with some local brew tea or coffee. Then - aprons on and you will make a variety of…

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Tracey's Farmhouse Kitchen, Killinchy

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From:
19 Dec 2025Open 11:00 - 13:30

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- Dogs Welcome Inside
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The Spirit of the Bann Whiskey Tasting Tour

Coleraine

Address

The Cutts Pontoon, 40 Castleroe Road, Coleraine, County Londonderry, BT51 3RL

Telephone
+44 (0) 7912 408 256

causewayfoodie@gmail.com

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Price £79.50 Per Ticket

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A unique, river boat whiskey-tasting experience. You will retrace the voyages of our ancestors with a journey along the River Bann on vintage vessel, 'MV Kingfisher'.

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From:
31 Dec 2025

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Price £79.50 Per Ticket

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Traditional Irish Baking Class

Dungannon

Address

65 Drumgrannon Road, Dungannon, County Tyrone, BT717DY

Telephone
07739556408

info@weebuns.com

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Price £75.00 Per Ticket

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This class celebrates the best of traditional Irish baking using recipes handed down by the generation of women who baked every day, not least my own granny.

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Wee Buns Cookery School, Dungannon

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From:
10 Jan 2026Open 09:30 - 12:30
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6 Feb 2026Open 09:30 - 12:30
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20 Mar 2026Open 09:30 - 12:30

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Bread Baking Class

Dungannon

Address

65 Drumgrannon Road, Dungannon, County Tyrone, BT717DY

Telephone
07739556408

info@weebuns.com

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Price £95.00 Per Ticket

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Bring your bread-making skills to a new level in this practical hands-on bread-making class.

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Wee Buns Cookery School, Dungannon

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From:
17 Jan 2026Open 09:30 - 13:30
From:
30 Jan 2026Open 09:30 - 13:30

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Price £95.00 Per Ticket

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Afternoon Tea in Montalto House with Tour

Ballynahinch

Address

Montalto House, Ballynahinch, County Down, BT24 8PT

Telephone
+44 (0) 28 9756 6100

info@montaltoestate.com

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Food & Drink

Feel like a Georgian guest at Montalto House. Enjoy an elegant traditional afternoon tea all hand crafted at Montalto by the estate's pastry chefs.

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Montalto Estate, Ballynahinch

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From:
24 Jan 2026Open 12:00 - 17:00

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Burns, Whisky & Words: A Whisky Tasting Experience

Holywood

Address

Ulster Folk Museum, 153 Bangor Road, Cultra, Holywood, County, BT18 0EU

Telephone
+44 (0) 28 9042 8428

info@nationalmuseumsni.org

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Price £55.00 Per Ticket

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Journey through the life of Robert Burns with an immersive Scotch whisky tasting at McCusker's Pub in the Ulster Folk Museum.

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Ulster Folk Museum, Holywood

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From:
25 Jan 2026Open 14:00 - 16:00

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Price £55.00 Per Ticket

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