The Westport Food Festival is an annual three day event held during September. The festival incorporates day and evening events in and around Westport Town, Murrisk and the Quays, with activities to suit all ages and food interests. It features dining events, a food village, wine tastings, cooking for kids, bilingual demos, a dessert making competition, treasure trail, cookery workshops, seafood foraging, mushroom foraging, tasting menus, cookery demonstrations with local chefs, special festival menus and a business day-long forum called ‘Recipes for Success’.

There are so many special things about Westport that make this festival unique! Westport's coastal location means readily available seafood. Local food suppliers are in abundance, providing the best of produce with a strong focus on provenance. Westport is renowned for its high quality, award-winning restaurants and a new addition is a one-day business event for small food businesses, food lovers and those with an interest in the food industry. Last but not least, there is a bi-lingual element to the festival, including bi-lingual demonstrations.