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Annual Pigtown Festival returns with smorgasbord of events celebrating Limerick’s rich food culture

Limerick’s annual family-friendly Pigtown Festival returns for its sixth year on Saturday September 17th, with an entire series of specially curated events and immersive experiences celebrating the county’s food culture running until Saturday October 1st. Inspired by the city’s famous historic bacon industry and the county’s deep-rooted food heritage, the Pigtown Culture...

Back for 2022…

Pigtown is back for 2022, kicking off on September 17th. To get involved, contact: limkfoodgroup[at]gmail.com Check our Events Listing for latest event updates!...

More events for Pigtown festival line-up

Limerick’s Pigtown festival has announced four more events to the festival line-up to add to the cookery demos, markets, dining, and family fun at Pigtown 2021. Developed by Limerick Food Group and supported by Limerick City and County Council, this is the fifth year of the Pigtown Food and...

Pigtown 2021 festival serves up ‘The 061’ on your plate

Pigtown Food & Culture Series running from September 16th 2021 For the fifth year in a row, the Pigtown Food and Culture Series is taking place this September and October across Limerick city and county, to celebrate Limerick’s food culture, local food producers, and famous food heritage. Developed by...

Mustard Seed to celebrate Pigtown

Chef Angel Pirev at the award winning Mustard Seed in Ballingarry, Co Limerick has designed a special menu which will be available on Thursday September 17th, the eve of Culture Night, to celebrate the launch of the 2020 Limerick Pigtown Culture and Food Series.  Whilst pork will feature, thanks...

Pigtown is back for 2020!

Starting on September 17th, the Pigtown festival 2020 will run until the end of October with a host of dining events and more, to celebrate Limerick’s food culture, its food producers, and famous food heritage. Developed by the Limerick Food Group and supported by Limerick City & County Council,...

eatinlimerick food & drinks tour

For the Pigtown Culture & Food Series – enjoy a Limerick City guided downtown walking tour with Olivia O’Sullivan of eatinlimerick.ie including at least five stops with food and drink tastings – and includes full tour of Treaty City visitor microbrewery! Part of ‘Taste the Island’ a celebration of...

Limerick’s Pigtown set to be the best one yet

Kicking off on September 20th with a Culture Night Pigtown Parade through the streets of Limerick City, the Pigtown Culture & Food Series trots out for a third year in celebration of Limerick’s food culture, past and present. The festival is developed by the Limerick Food Group and supported...