Notice of Intention to hold an Event: Waterford Harvest Festival
In accordance with the Part XVI of the Planning & Development Act, 2000 as amended, Waterford City & County Council hereby gives notice that it intends to hold the following event: Waterford Harvest Festival, Waterford City, September 5th – 7th 2025.
This event is a celebration of food and culture, particularly highlighting artisan organic food production from the South East Region. The event shall be held throughout Waterford City Centre but particularly at locations in Arundel Square, Bakehouse Lane, John Roberts Square (inc Broad Street, Georges Street & Barronstrand Street), Little Patrick Street, Gladstone Street, Hanover Street, O’Connell Street, Micheal Street, John Street (Applemarket), Cathedral Square, Constitution Square and Wyse Park.
The event will include the following:
- Family friendly activities with a food, food related, health or lifestyle element
- Quality Market
- Relevant, topical and interesting food & food related demonstrations, talks, discussions and activities,
- Music
- Presentation of Waterford’s food heritage.
The anticipated attendance at the event is 60,000 over the duration of the festival. The proposals including the Draft Event Management Plan may be inspected online at Waterford City & County Council’s website, for a period of 5 weeks commencing on 21st May 2025.
Submissions or observations in respect of the proposal may be made to Waterford City Council on, or before, 11th June 2025.
Submissions should be submitted via post to the address below or email to planning@waterfordcouncil.ie.
Harvest 2025 Event, Planning Department, Menapia Building, The Mall, Waterford City.
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