Comber Earlies Food Festival, Saturday 25 June 10am - 4pm

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Comber Earlies Food Festival

On Saturday 25 June, from 10am - 4pm enjoy a wealth of artisan food and drink stalls, celebrity chef demos by Theo Randall and Paula McIntyre, as well as plenty to keep the kiddies entertained, with brass bands, a vintage tractor display and a hunt for the golden potatoes!

Come along and join the celebration of fantastic local produce and lots of family fun!

Saturday 25 June | 10am - 4pm | Comber | Free*

Fantastic food and drink will be on offer, with up to 40 food stalls featuring local artisan producers, an artisan bar with the best of local distilleries and breweries, plus cookery demonstrations showcasing the famous Comber Early potato.

*This is a FREE event - no ticket required (some charges will apply to funfair rides).

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Cookery Demonstrations

Celebrity Chef Demonstrations by Theo Randall

Saturday Kitchen regular, Theo Randall, will headline this year’s Comber Earlies Food Festival. Come along to Comber, where Theo will delight us with demos throughout the day, sharing his culinary skills for you to pick up some helpful hints and tips to try at home.

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Paula McIntyre shares her culinary skills

We are thrilled that Paula McIntyre, author, TV presenter and one of Northern Ireland's leading chefs, is joining us to show off her culinary talents. Paula has given us a sneak peek of her cooking in action, check out her recipe for Comber Earlies with Young Buck and lovage butter, scallions and crispy bacon.

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That's not all...

Visitors to the festival will be in for a treat when local chef Jim Mulholland and lecturers and students from SERC will be sharing their take on cooking the prized potato, rustling up their usual creative dishes - look out for Combonara!

Taste Summer in Ards and North Down

The Comber Earlies Food Festival is part of Taste Summer in Ards and North Down, which runs until Sunday 3 July and features a series of free and ticketed events showcasing the very best of Ards and North Down’s food and drink.

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Don't miss, even more family fun....

Comber Earlies Food Festival Picnic

Sunday 26 June | 2pm - 4pm | Island Hill | Free

Take part in National Picnic Week, with an afternoon picnic at Island Hill, Comber.

This event is free to attend, bring your own picnic and enjoy plenty of family fun, from music, face painting and traditional picnic games.

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Getting to and from the event

There are FREE buses available from Bangor and Newtownards, check out the link below for times, details on parking if you plan to take your car, as well as other practical information on the event.

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Covid-19 guidance

In line with government guidance around COVID-19, we encourage visitors to continue to make safer choices including sanitising, wearing a face covering and keeping distance as appropriate. For information visit, nidirect and the Public Health Agency website.

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