It’s so important for us to get behind our local businesses in these challenging times and to provide a platform for our community to come together to support our region’s restaurants, distilleries, brewers, business owners, producers and creatives. With that said, we’ve been doing everything we can to schedule Sample Food Festival’s return to the Bangalow Showgrounds on Saturday 4th September 2021.
Join us for Sample Food Festival this Spring, our 10th Anniversary will feature a line-up of special guests, a selection of Northern NSW and beyond’s best restaurants and beverages, workshops, market stalls, pop-up events and more. We are also happy to share with you that we have received support from the NSW Government’s Regional Events Acceleration Fund to help make this year’s event more exciting than ever.
We will be introducing a number of new initiatives this year to allow you to plan ahead and enjoy a safe and comfortable festival experience. For the first time, Sample Food Festival will be offering three ticketed time slots to the event with pre-purchased tickets available along with pre-order menus and QR menu ordering options. Limited capacity picnic experiences will also be on offer for you to enjoy a VIP festival experience with your closest friends. This ticket option is for groups of up to six and includes festival entry, a reserved picnic spot in the main food precinct and Wandering Folk picnic rug hire, with shade umbrella hire also available. There will also be extra room around the festival site if you would prefer to bring your own picnic rug.
Keep reading for this year’s special guests, restaurants, ticketing information and more.
SPECIAL GUESTS 2021
Shannon Martinez
We are thrilled to be welcoming Australia’s leading Vegan Chef & Author, Shannon Martinez to Sample Food Festival this year.
Shannon Martinez is an unlikely candidate to be the poster girl for plant-based dining. But she is, and she’s unstoppable.
Owner of prolific plant-based businesses; Smith & Daughters and Smith & Deli, Shannon is on a mission to change both the way people perceive plant-based food and the way they eat it. In her case, it’s coming from a different perspective.
Being a meat eater gives Shannon the insight to create tastes and textures that are unlike anything on the market today, dreaming up recipes that truly replicate meats, cheeses, and good old family favourites.
Magdalena Roze
Magdalena Roze is an award-winning Journalist, Meteorologist, Food Writer and Cook Book author.
She is also the co-creator of cult “chefs” spread “Oomite” that is now used in some of the countries best restaurants, cafes and bakeries including Bills, Beatrix Bakes, Bread Social and Hector’s Deli.
Passionate about food and cooking, she released her cook book Happy and Whole, based on her popular food and lifestyle website and is the co-founder and host of food podcast, The Pass.
We can’t wait for Magdalena to share her love of good food with us this year.
Stay tuned for more special guest announcements!
Tickets on sale now
ADULT TICKETS
$5 + Booking Fee
Book early to avoid missing out on your preferred time session.
Sessions available:
Session 1 – 8:00am – 10:15am
Session 2 – 10:45am – 1:15pm
Session 3 – 1:45pm – 4:00pm
CHILD TICKETS
FREE
Child – 16 years and under.
Must be accompanied by an adult.
Valid concession/student card may need to be shown at event gate.
PICNIC PACKAGE
$80 + Booking Fee
This ticket includes entry for up to six people and Wandering Folk picnic rug hire at a guaranteed picnic spot within the restaurant precinct. Umbrella hire also available. Rug and umbrella hire only available for the session. Capacity strictly limited.
Restaurants 2021
In Sample Food Festival tradition, a selection of our region’s finest restaurants will be offering up $5 and $10 tasting plates on the day including; Harvest Newrybar, Shelter Lennox Head, Beach Byron Bay, No Bones, Forest Byron Bay, Karkalla Byron Bay and Mercado Juarez.
In a new initiative for the festival, the Hunter Valley restaurant Muse Kitchen and head chef Josh Gregory (pictured) will also be attending as a special guest restaurant this year.
Palate cleansers from Stone and Wood Brewery, local boutique distilleries including Lord Byron Distillery, Winding Road Distilling Co., Cape Byron Distillery and beverages from Granite Belt Cider Company, Sunset Seltzer and The Cellar wine bar will be available.
We can’t wait for you to join us for Sample Food Festival this year, click the button below to learn more about the festival and sign up for our latest updates.
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