Sample Food Festival 2024

Our next event, the 12th Annual Sample Food Festival 2024, a taste of Northern NSW will take place on Saturday 7th September 2024 at the Bangalow Showground.  View Festival 2024 Tickets. Experience sample plates from the region’s best restaurants, alongside local brews and cocktails from award-winning Northern Rivers distilleries. Browse the market stalls showcasing passionate and innovative local artisans and producers. Catch leading chefs cook off against one another, foodie tips and masterclasses including a Wild Food Foraging Workshop with Peter Hardwick. There is so much for the whole family to explore and this year we have turned up the heat on our children’s programming with the introduction of Little Foodie Adventures – a series of classes, activities and experiences for children attending the festival including Kids Creative Passes 

We are delighted to announce the Food Festival Luncheon is returning to Bangalow on Friday 6th September 2024 as part of this year’s festival program.

The Sample Food Festival long lunch is one of the most sought-after tickets on the Northern Rivers event calendar and returns after a four-year hiatus. This year’s theme is fire and ice. Some of our regions most innovative chefs will be preparing a four course feast that will take you on a sensory journey of smokey aromas and seasonal flavours. Cooking alongside Jay Elbrihi (Ex Pipit) will be Wal Foster from Bush Ice Creamery (formerly Natural Ice Cream Australia), Harry Foster (former Masterchef finalist) and Dai Shibata, Naomi Hare of Tombo Mullumbimby fame.

Sample Food Festival 2024 returns to the Bangalow Showground on Saturday 7th September 2024.

Gather your friends and savour the flavours of Northern New South Wales all in one place this Spring.

Reserved table tickets, reserved picnic tickets, kids creative passes, kids cooking classes and festival entry pre-sale tickets are now available.

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