Taste of Wicklow Town – a great day for all the family

THE Taste of Wicklow which is now the biggest food festival on the East Coast returns to the historic Abbey Grounds in Wicklow Town on Sunday next, the 25th June. This unique festival has attracted thousands each year with over 40 artisans and craft stalls, providing a great opportunity for these artisan providers to showcase their product.

This is the 3rd year that the event has been generously sponsored by Gallagher’s Supervalu in Wicklow Town.

This year, the roll call of Celebrity Chefs is even better than at previous Taste of Wicklow Town events. There is a really star studded programme of Celebrity Chefs, which include Derry Clarke, Paul Kelly, The Druid Chef Rory Morahan and a host of local chefs; AlanHegarty and TomazWrobel of The Lighthouse Restaurant, Veronica O’Reilly of Healthy Habits Café, and Andy McDaniel of The Bridge Tavern, Richard Corrigan from The Alive Organic Café shortly to be opened in Fitzwilliam Square.

There will be a full music programme all day which has been generously sponsored by The Bridge Tavern. This will ensure that all visitors to the beautiful historic Abbey Grounds will be provided with a first class music experience with music to suit all tastes and age groups.

From start to finish, the day is packed full of family fun with children’s games, magicians, face painters and walkabout performers. It has truly become a family friendly festival with something for everybody in the family.

There is a cost of entry to the Abbey Grounds of €5 per adult, with children under 12 going free.

All entertainment for the day is completely free of charge. The Taste of Wicklow is organised by The Wicklow Town & District Chamber of Commerce who have organised fundraising raffle with prizes of dinner for 2 including a bottle of wine in many local Restaurants (see box listing the restaurants included in the raffle). The cost per ticket is €5 which includes free entry to The Taste of Wicklow on the day.

Tickets are available from the Chamber Office, Chamber Members and a large selection of retail shops in Wicklow Town. The sale of these tickets together with the sponsorship from Gallagher’s Supervalu Wicklow Town is the only source of funding available for what promises to be a fantastic weekend for all of us living in Wicklow Town and for the many tourists that it will attract.