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The Taste of Sligo Food Festival

Cookery Demos, Live Music & Artisan Food

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Taste of Sligo Food Festival 2026
Following on from the success of its 2024 and 2025, the Taste of Sligo Food Festival is back in Queen Maeve’s Square this JULY 2026

25th & 26th July 2026

The brainchild of Anthony Gray, the food festival brings the cream of top chefs and food producers to the town on 25th & 26th July 2026.
Cookery demonstrations, al fresco dining, live music plus a host of artisan food stalls and food trucks will all compete for attention in this civic space. It will highlight the rich food culture and food tourism in Sligo.

“This is the fulfilment of a dream for me”, enthuses the charismatic Anthony Gray who owns Eala Bhán and Hooked restaurants and is a founding member of Sligo Food Trail, “A Taste of Sligo is going to showcase everything that’s good about food in this county as well as bringing in some top chefs from around the country. This is going to be an annual celebration of food in the northwest”.

* Professional cookery demonstrations will run ( times tbc ) on both days. 
* Live musical entertainment will keep the atmosphere buzzing and toes tapping all day long.

Organisers expect a dynamic combination of Sligo locals, businesses and visitors joining in the festival and christening the brand new Queen Maeve Square in style, and with excellent taste.

For tickets click here or the Facebook Page 

The Taste of Sligo Food Festival is always a popular event with visitors, families and locals from Sligo, we do recommend securing your accommodation early.  

For visitors looking to stay over in Sligo for this weekend, check out The Glasshouse bed and breakfast rates available over the weekend - click here for best available rates

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For deatils on the WEST and all things at County Sligo Golf Club in Rosses Point, check it out here Home - County Sligo Golf Club

For 60 years The Yeats Society have run the annual Yeats International Summer School, a cultural event commemorating the strong connection between W.B. Yeats and Sligo.

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For deatails check out Tubbercurry Old Fair Day Festival

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Sligo Baroque Music Festival began life in 1995, founded by Rod Alston with the Sligo Early Music Ensemble. It has become a well-established highlight in the cultural calendar of Sligo and the north-west of Ireland, taking place on the last weekend of September each year.

The festival aims to present high quality performance of baroque music in a friendly and informal context, and featuring a mix of Irish and international performers - some with an established international reputation, others at an early stage of their careers. The development of young musicians is a key focus in the programme every year.

The festival is an association managed by a voluntary committee, with Sharon Carty as Director, and is supported by The Arts Council, Sligo County Council, and by other public bodies, businesses, organisations and individuals.