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Saturday 20 June 2026
Comber Leisure Centre Car Park | 11am - 5pm
Part of Taste Summer in Ards and North Down 2026, 17-28 June
This is a FREE event - no ticket required to attend the event.*
Comber Earlies Food Festival is organised by Ards and North Down Borough Council and supported through collaboration with Comber Regeneration Community Partnership - CRCP and Comber Earlies Growers' Co-operative.
The annual Comber Earlies Food Festival is a wonderful day out filled with family fun, cookery demos in the Festival Kitchen and activities that celebrate the Comber Earlies potato which holds PGI Status.
Returning to Comber Leisure Centre Car Park on Saturday 20 June, 11am - 5pm enjoy a wealth of artisan food and drink stalls, vintage tractor display, celebrity chef demos, children's entertainment and lots more foodie favourites at this free family event!
Come along to Comber and celebrate its famed potato, with chefs showcasing their culinary talents, discussions with food heroes, live music throughout the day, and an Artisan Bar – why not try a local beer brewed by McBride’s in the Square, Comber as well as other breweries from the area? A festival not to be missed!
Festival Kitchen and Chefs
Catch live demonstrations throughout the day from our wonderful chefs joining us in the 2026 Festival Kitchen, where we will be welcoming Lotte Duncan, as well as some of our local chefs who will be cooking for us too!
Watch this space for more information on our guest Chef!
About Lotte Duncan | is a skilled and highly experienced broadcaster. We are delighted to welcome Lotte back to Comber for the festival this year. Recognised as a leading authority on English cooking, she brings thirty years of food experience to her television presenting, live stage hosting and compering with a light, friendly and humorous touch. Read more about Lotte.
Stretch Tent
11am-5pm | Comber Earlies Tasters
By SERC and on the Food Producers Stage
South Eastern Regional College chefs’ will provide a variety of delicious tasters that you can try recreating at home.
Meet the Producers Kitchen with Lotte Duncan
12noon – 5pm
Throughout the day, Lotte Duncan will feature products and ingredients from local producers in her cookery demonstrations.
Schedule coming soon
Recipe inspiration
There are many ways to cook these famous potatoes, here is some inspiration for you to try at home - Comber Earlies recipes.
Children’s activities
Enjoy walkabout entertainment, ride on tractors, soil pit and sensory activities with Little Learners. Mrs
Maker will provide creative activities including graffiti wall potato printing, Paper potting and a recycled materials interactive area called Mrs Maker’s Eco Farmyard.”
Keep an eye out for golden spuds, hidden throughout the event site. If you find one bring it to the Visitor Information Caravan (Opposite the Leisure Centre entrance within the event site) to claim your prize. (One prize per person, subject to availability).
Plant and Play will provide farm animal themed crafts in Comber Square with activities including guess the fruit / veg quiz tasting, farm animal themed crafts and planting seeds.
Street Theatre Entertainment
Mr and Mrs Potato love Comber Earlies so much, they are coming back this year - this is their moment to shine, at an event that celebrates potatoes! And, they want to celebrate with everyone... yes, that means you!
We also have Liver Cottage - The comedy chefs – Hugh Fearn and Lee Whittingstall – who present a cookery demonstration like no other dubbed ‘fusion food on the move’.
Music Entertainment
On Stage
Information on live performers coming soon
Brass Bands | Comber Square
12noon - 1.30pm | Lily of the Valley
2.00pm - 3.30pm | Comber Brass Band
3.30pm - 4.00pm | Comber Youth
*Comber Earlies Food Festival is a free to attend event. Charges may apply to some event activities and purchases at the event.
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Please note
- Details are subject to change.
- This event is being photographed/filmed. Images may be used in Ards and North Down Borough Council promotional material. If you do not want your image to be used, please inform our event staff
- This event is a no drone zone. Only official event drones authorised by the event organisers are permitted
Make a Break of it and Stay a While
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Find out more in our Plan Your Trip section.
Sustainability
Ards and North Down Borough Council is committed to reducing our carbon footprint. We encourage visitors to travel via public transport, there are fresh water stations on site bring along refillable water bottles, reusable bags to pick up goodies at the event and please dispose rubbish in the correct bins when on-site.
Read more about our Roadmap to Sustainability and Recycling at Council-run Events in Ards and North Down.
