Soul Food theme will be at the centre of Tipperary festival
Applefest
2024 is Clonmel Applefest’s 7 th year and has a theme of ‘Soul Food’, exploring connections to wellbeing, health and environmental sustainability.
The festival will feature several food events and activities which include a ‘Memorable Meals’ Storyslam hosted by Localsheep farmer Joe Whelan, a music and Tapassoirée with the resident Johanna Adele Jüssi trio at The Hub café, the screening of ‘Dinner 2050’ by Tadgh Byrne with a panel discussion with local growers, a breadmaking workshop by theBallybrado company, a ‘Bees and Biodiversity’talk by award-winning Beekeeper Aoife NíGiolla Coda and Seán Ronayne’s fascinating illustrated talk about birdsong.
The very popular traditional Harvest Fair also returns at the new Kickham Plaza on Saturday 28 th with family- friendly crafts activities, demos, select foodtrucks and a specially commissioned ‘Juice Dance’ by Tipperary based dance company Instant Dissidence throughout the day.