With a month to go, more than half of all events at the 2026 Noosa Food & Wine Festival have already sold out. Running 11 to 14 June across the waterfront, hinterland and restaurants of Noosa, the four-day festival brings together three programmes: a Festival Village, a Restaurant Series across 19 venues, and a series of Signature Events.
The Festival Village on Saturday 13 June remains the centrepiece, with adult tickets from $49.50 including canapés and a cocktail on arrival. Across 40-plus bars and eateries set through Noosa’s waterfront parklands, chefs including Louis Tikaram, Jason Barrett, Darren Robertson, Marion Grasby and Italian television personality Gino D’Acampo lead live masterclasses alongside a sprawling food and wine market.
The Restaurant Series is where the more interesting collaborations sit: Rickys with Essa, Light Years with Longtime from Bali, Bandita and Byrdi on the Noosa River, George Calombaris returning to Peli’s after a sold-out event last year, and a lunch at Makepeace Island — the private Noosa River retreat we recently reviewed.
Signature Events with tickets still available include a French beachside lunch on Sunday 14 June with chefs Ben Williamson and Ben Cross, and the Festival Sundowner, a beachside party on Noosa Main Beach to close the weekend.
Full programme and tickets: noosafoodandwine.com.au
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