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17 June – 24 June 2023
Enjoy local food and drink experiences celebrating the PGI status of the famous Comber Earlies Potato for a week in June, culminating in the popular Comber Earlies Food Festival on Saturday 24 June. The programme includes free and ticketed events. Programme below...
Comber Earlies Food Festival - NEW LOCATION Comber Leisure Centre Carpark
24 June, 12noon - 6pm
On Saturday 24 June enjoy a wealth of artisan food and drink stalls, celebrity chef demos by Paula McIntyre, children's entertainment and lots more foodie favourites at this free family event!
Showcasing local food and drink, at a new location, Comber Leisure Centre Carpark, this year the festival is even bigger and better! There will be live music throughout the day, discussions with food heroes and an Artisan Bar – why not try a specially curated Comber Cocktail?
Also, don't miss the Comber Earlies Festival Afternoon Tea - pre-ordering open now! (Note, limited supply. Afternoon Tea boxes must be pre-ordered by Thursday 22 June).
This event has received funding from DAERA’s Northern Ireland Regional Food Programme.
Recipe inspiration
There are many ways to cook these famous potatoes, here is some inspiration for you to try at home - Comber Earlies recipes.
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Comber Earlies Food Festival
Join a selection of Fine Food, Artisan Crafts and Award-Winning Makers as they feature in Chef Jim Mulholland's Summer Garden Fayre this June.- Come down to McBrides for a night of Stand Up Comedy to kick start Taste Summer in Ards and North Down Comber Earlies Food Festival. Ronan Linskey will be your host with a string of Stand Up Comedians to entertain you.
This is a FREE event - no ticket required. The event is focused around food and drink with stalls featuring local artisan producers, an artisan bar offering the best of local distilleries and breweries, celebrity chef demonstrations showcasing the famous Comber Earlies potato as well as Brass bands, children's entertainment and a vintage tractor display.- Enjoy a potato themed afternoon tea take away box prepared by South Eastern Regional College (SERC) chefs. Sit back and enjoy your afternoon tea box in a reserved seated area by the food demo kitchen, located in the main event area, the new location of Comber Leisure Centre car park.
More of the Taste Summer programme...
- Comber Earlies potatoes have enjoyed Protected Geographical Indication status since 2012. A recognition of their unique taste and flavour thanks to the micro-climate in which they’re grown in the rich soil of the Ards Peninsula and Comber areas. There are many ways to cook these famous potatoes, here is some inspiration to try at home...
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- Portaferry will be celebrating the Ruffian 23 Yacht, Golden Jubilee. Opportunity to see these magnificent yachts in action, originally made in Portaferry, now worldwide racing yachts.
- Comber may be small in size but is big in terms of history - find out all about it on this engaging walking tour.
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