Tue 5 May 2026
Photo diary: the 2026 festival in pictures
Market crowds, guest chefs, pastry masterclasses and a cabaret supper club — the festival weekend as our photographers saw it.
That's a wrap on the 2026 festival — thank you, Dungarvan! Browse the recap and photo diary. Read the recap
Line-up news, behind-the-scenes notes and visitor guides — straight from the team.
Market crowds, guest chefs, pastry masterclasses and a cabaret supper club — the festival weekend as our photographers saw it.
The 2026 Waterford Festival of Food finished with a packed Grattan Square — a huge thank you to everyone who cooked, poured, traded, volunteered and turned up hungry.
The first release of tickets for the 2026 festival goes live on 20 March, with a second release following on 24 March.