Kildare Celebrates Harvest

The 2024 Taste of Kildare Festival, set for September 20th to 22nd at Naas Racecourse, is a weekend of food, music and entertainment. The festival has been billed as “Kildare’s biggest restaurant” with the harvest season inspiring many of the dishes and seasonal produce on offer.

The event has been created by Into Kildare and is supported by Ballymore and Kildare County Council’s Local Enterprise Office, who will also feature a rich tapestry of local food producers with over 100 different market stalls.

Twelve of Ireland’s top chefs will showcase their culinary prowess over the weekend and will hold demonstrations in the Calor Gas Chefs' Theatre. The lineup includes Rachel Allen, Derry Clarke, Gary O’Hanlon, Ross Lewis, Martin Shanahan, Natalie Collins, Jordan Bailey, Holly White, Mindi Keane, Duro Vdovic, Graham Herterich and Melissa McCabe.

Workshops and talks will also take place over the weekend on the “Talk Stage, Powered by Eir”. 

Newbridge Silverware has teamed up with baker Graham Herterich, who will prepare a special afternoon tea inspired by Newbridge Silverware’s “Silver Restaurant”. 

Brian Fallon of Fallon’s of Kilcullen, who is a board member of Into Kildare and is also involved in the organisation of the festival, said: “Fallon’s of Kilcullen will have a Pig & Pints Experience on site in collaboration with Orchard Thieves Cider.”

Tickets are now on sale here.