Cork City Hall will be bursting with flavour on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 November as the Cork & Kerry Food Festival 2025 takes over. With more loads of stalls, two live stages and a weekend of cookery demos, talks, tastings and family fun, it’s one not to miss.

Live Cookery Stage: Saturday 1 November

Hosted by Caroline Hennessy in the Millennium Hall

• 10:45 Kim Kinsella: Cook Smarter, Not Harder (Thermomix)
• 11:30 Sophie O’Sullivan: Gather, Feast, Share (Fennel)
• 12:15 Lorna Regan: Feel Good Food – A Practical Approach to Eating Well (Feel Good Health & Fitness)
• 13:00 Norma Kelly: Praline Pastry & Chocolate Delights (Praline Pastry and Chocolate)
• 13:45 Castlelyons Gospel Choir: live performance
• 14:30 Matthew Brownie: Taste of West Cork: Restaurant Food Cooked in Your Own Home (Taste of West Cork)
• 15:15 Kevin Aherne: Effortless Entertaining (Sage Products)
• 16:00 Athula KuruppuAchchige: Sri Lankan Street Food with a Twist – East Meets West (Fusion Foods)
• 16:45 Kara O’Donnell: Recipe for Wellness: Family Meals for Health & Wellness (East Cork Nutrition)

Foodie Forum: Saturday 1 November

Hosted by Cathy Fitzgibbon in the Foyer Hall

• 11:00 James Byrne: Caffeine & Community: Why Great Coffee Starts Conversations (Grab & Grow)
• 11:30 Kara O’Donnell: Creating Your Own Recipe for Wellness Every Day (East Cork Nutrition)
• 12:00 Hanna Bäckmo: From Nectar to Honey: How Bees Turn Flowers into Food (Hanna’s Bees)
• 12:30 Norma Kelly: The Art & Alchemy of Chocolate – From Bean to Bonbon (Praline Patisserie)
• 13:00 Lorna Regan: Shop Smart, Eat Smart, Feel Great (Feel Good Health & Fitness)
• 13:30 Panel Discussion: “Meet the Maker”
  

  Hosted by Sharon Noonan with Andrea’s Kitchen and The Alternative Christmas Pudding Company

• 14:00 Edmund Hawan: Willow to Wonder: Keeping Traditional Basket Weaving Alive (Basket Weaving Workshop)
• 14:30 Claire O’Brien: Eat Well, Feel Well: The Power of Real Food for Everyday Health (Honest & Goodness Nutrition)
• 15:00 Dr Aylin Sahin: Future Foods: Feeding a Growing World Sustainably (University College Cork)
• 15:30 Daniel Murphy: Real Talk for Weight Loss (Apex Nutrition)

Live Cookery Stage: Sunday 2 November

• 10:45 Meadhbh Halton: Big Veg Energy (Meb’s Big Veg Energy)
• 11:30 Orla McAndrew: How to Love Your Larder (Orla McAndrew Catering)
• 12:15 Colman Power: Simple Organic Traybake: For Improved Gut Health & More Energy (Colman Power Organic Fitness)
• 13:00 Kate Lawlor: Pier to Plate: Everyday Simple Seafood (K O’Connell’s Fishmongers)
• 13:45 Matthew Brownie: Taste of West Cork: Restaurant Food Cooked in Your Own Home (Taste of West Cork)
• 14:30 Kevin Aherne: Effortless Entertaining (Sage Products)
• 15:15 Lorna Regan: Feel Good Food – A Practical Approach to Eating Well (Feel Good Health & Fitness)
• 16:00 Athula KuruppuAchchige: Sri Lankan Street Food with a Twist – East Meets West (Fusion Foods)

Foodie Forum: Sunday 2 November

• 11:00 Sofia Kalfa: Sustainable Coffee – Brewing Change for People and Planet (Fzin Coffee)
• 11:30 Colman Power: Quick Clean Organic Lunches: Healthy Snacks & Treats (Colman Power Organic Fitness)
• 12:00 Hanna Bäckmo: From Nectar to Honey: How Bees Turn Flowers into Food (Hanna’s Bees)
• 12:30 Kara O’Donnell: Creating Your Own Recipe for Wellness Every Day (East Cork Nutrition)
• 13:00 Cathy Fitzgibbon: Nourish to Flourish: Eating with the Seasons (The Culinary Celt)
• 13:30 Panel Discussion: “Small Makers, Big Flavours”

Hosted by Cathy Fitzgibbon with West of Dingle, Andrea’s Kitchen and The Alternative Christmas Pudding Company

• 14:00 Elaine Walsh: Functional Mushrooms – Delicious, Nutritious & Naturally Good Food (Wild About Mushrooms)
• 14:30 Claire O’Brien: Eat Well, Feel Well: The Power of Real Food for Everyday Health (Honest & Goodness Nutrition)
• 15:00 Professor Alan Kelly: Safe Sustainable Food – The Role of Processing (University College Cork)
• 15:30 Luke O’Connor: Irish Whiskey Tasting Experience (Hyde Irish Whiskey)

Music and Entertainment

Enjoy live music from Marcus Kelly, free kids’ face painting, and a special performance from the Castlelyons Gospel Choir on Saturday at 1.45pm.