Kinsale Gourmet Festival 2026
Kinsale Gourmet Festival
The Kinsale Gourmet Festival is one of Ireland's oldest and most prestigious gourmet food festivals, held each autumn in the harbour town of Kinsale, County Cork, a port widely regarded as the gourmet capital of Ireland. The festival is organised by the Kinsale Good Food Circle, a collective of ten leading Kinsale restaurants founded in 1978.
2026 edition
The most recent edition ran 10-12 October 2026 across the town of Kinsale. The programme is town-wide rather than held at a single venue: events take place in member restaurants, hotels and harbour-side locations around Kinsale. The official Kinsale Good Food Circle website publishes the flagship Mad Hatter's Taste of Kinsale walking food tour, held on Saturday 10 October 2026, with ticket holders gathering at Actons Hotel for a glass of champagne before being led by costumed guides on a walking tour of four venues where all ten member restaurants and local producers serve signature dishes. Tickets for the 2026 flagship tour sold out in advance. Festival-wide listings place the full programme across 10-12 October 2026, alongside champagne receptions, seafood events and producer showcases.
About the organiser
The Kinsale Good Food Circle runs culinary events in Kinsale throughout the year, including Kinsale Restaurant Week (held in February 2026) and the Mad Hatter's Taste of Kinsale. Contact: [email protected], +353 87 167 1004.
Register for entry or booths
Venue Map and Hotels Around
Kinsale - Kinsale (town-wide festival venues)