Sunshine Coast Real Food Festival Tickets

The Real Food Festival is returning for its fifth year in the beautiful Sunshine Coast Hinterland to celebrate good local food with six venues hosting talks and workshops, and over 100 local food producers on display.

This year it will be held on the 12th & 13th of September. In 2014, just under 9,000 visitors came through the Festival gates, with 92% agreeing that ‘food tourism has great potential in this region’.

Highlights of the 2015 Real Food Festival:
• ‘Kitchen Garden’ celebrates growing food at home and at school, with sessions on how to grow nutrient dense food
• ‘Real Food Kitchen’ hosts cooking demonstrations with talented local chefs in conversation with local food producers while demonstrating how to use their produce
• ‘Food Craft’ is where practical tips and techniques in the kitchen are demonstrated by experts
• ‘Nourishing Ideas’ venue hosts talks about diet, health, food allergies and nutrition – come and find out more about how to feed your family well
• ‘Food for Thought’ venue discusses issues affecting our local food system and engages innovative locals with clever solutions
• ‘Little Sprouts Kids Area’ inspires a life long passion for good food AND keep the kids entertained
• More than 100 exhibits covering a wide range of food and food-related interests from primary produce to valueadded items to prepared food – you can sample, buy food to eat on the day or purchase products to take home
• Live entertainment with seating on hay bales under the Big Red Tent
• Book signings with speakers and presenters

For lovers of good food, who want to know how to nourish themselves and their family, the Real Food Festival is a joyful annual event that brings together all elements of Sunshine Coast food in a weekend of learning and celebration.

As the only event in this region that showcases good local food from paddock to plate, the Festival provides a unique, informative and authentic experience.

Come to the Soul of the Sunshine Coast for the weekend – we’re only 90 minutes from Brisbane. While here you can visit a farm, walk in the rainforest, shop in delightful mountain villages and try our excellent cafés and restaurants. Choose from a range of accommodation options including luxury spas, B&Bs and motels.

Best of all, come and see where good food comes from and follow the food chain from paddock to plate.

The Sunshine Coast Real Food Festival is supported by the Queensland Government through Tourism and Events Queensland as part of a dynamic calendar of events throughout the state.