Sample Food Festival
A Taste Of Northern New South Wales
Sample Food Festival
NEXT FESTIVAL: 11th Annual Sample Food Festival, Saturday 2nd September 2023.
After two heartbreaking postponements due to COVID lockdowns and restrictions, we celebrated our 10th Anniversary Sample Food Festival, a taste of Northern NSW on Saturday 3rd September 2022 at the Bangalow Showground. Although it wasn’t the sunny Spring day we were hoping for, so many smiling faces came out to enjoy the brilliant local produce our Northern New South Wales region is known for. The cooking stage fired up with demos from Shannon Martinez (Smith and Daughters), Julia Busuttil Nishimura, Magdalena Roze, Jason Saxby (Raes), Alastair Waddell (Frida’s Field), Nick Pearce, Winding Road Distilling Co. and Samantha Gowing.
Congratulations to No Bones Byron Bay and Natural Ice-Cream Australia who were awarded Golden Fork Awards for best Savoury Tasting Plate and best Sweet Tasting Plate of the day! Subscribe to our friends of the festival mailing list for all our latest festival news.
Sample Food Festival
Thank you to our 2022 festival attendees for coming out to enjoy the brilliant produce of our region at our 10th Annual Sample Food Festival.
We will be back on Saturday 2nd September 2023 bringing you the best local food and beverages of the Northern Rivers, artisan markets, cooking demonstrations, guest chefs, live music, workshops and so much more!
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Wandering Folk Picnic Rug offer
Wandering Folk picnic rug offer!For those of you who fell in love with the locally designed Wandering Folk picnic rugs at the festival, we have a special offer for you! We have four designs that were featured at the festival and have been used (on the day only) so we...
And that’s a wrap!
We didn’t let the weather stop us from having fun at our 10th Anniversary Sample Food Festival on Saturday. In fact, the amount of people that came out in the rain to support our stall holders with smiles from ear to ear truly warmed our hearts. Before you keep...
Your guide to this Saturday’s Sample Food Festival
Here is your guide to our 10th Anniversary Sample Food Festival! Come on down to the Bangalow Showgrounds this Saturday to taste the best of the Northern Rivers and support our local businesses who have had a really tough few years. You can download our official...
Winding Road Distilling Co. – Small batch distillers making a big impact.
Winding Road Distilling Co. evokes the true meaning of craft distilling. Established in 2016 in the village of Tintenbar, owners Camille and Mark Awad focus on hand-crafting premium small-batch spirits. From initial concept to recipe development through to production...
Let’s make Pintxos Gilda with Blue Bay Gourmet
Transport to sunny Spain from the comfort of your own home with this delicious recipe for Pintxos Gilda from Blue Bay Gourmet. This authentic Basque appetiser is packed with flavour, simple to prepare and is best enjoyed with some good quality bread and a Spanish wine...
A huge music and workshop announcement!
Today we are really excited to share our music and workshop program for the 10th Anniversary Sample Food Festival with you all! Soul powerhouse Ngaiire headlines our music announcement alongside some of the region’s best musicians. We also have announced our workshop...