Sustainability Tips for Waterford Festivals
Waterford Festival of Food took place April 25th-27th 2025, and is one of Ireland’s largest and longest-running community food festivals. The main hub for this 3-day event is the scenic harbour town of Dungarvan, Co. Waterford with events also taking place in nearby Lismore, Ardmore, Villierstown, Ballyduff, Cappoquin and Kilmeaden, making it a unique showcase of the flavours and characters local to this food region.
Small actions, big results
We need your help to make this festival more sustainable. By following these simple tips, you can help reduce our environmental impact while enjoying all the festival has to offer!
Here are sustainability tips from the Festival. For more info on the Festival and Sustainability, visit the website here.
Eat And Drink
Learn Smart Cookin
Catherine Fulvio led a session on reducing food wasteat 2pm on Saturday April 26th in Currans Yard. You can check out some of her brilliant recipes from the session here.
Bring Your Reusable Items
Reusable Coffee Cup: Enjoy a discounted price from vendors when you bring your own cup.
Food Containers: Bring your own containers for takeaways. Wash stations will be available to help you clean them.
Water Bottle: Stay hydrated and reduce plastic waste by bringing your own bottle.
Waste Management: Take a moment to choose the correct bin for your waste, or even better, take your waste with you!
Getting There and Getting Around
Leave the Car at Home
Use public transport like;
Local Link buses www.locallinkwaterford.ie/bus-timetables
Bus Eireann www.buseireann.ie/routes-and-timetables
or our Hopper Buses
Be sure to check the festival website for maps and bus schedules.
Get On Your Bike
Bring your bike! The festival has bike parking.
Climate Action Survey
The festival is measuring its carbon footprint and would love your input!
Look out for the Climate Action Team during the event and have your say!
You can also take the survey online.
By following these simple steps, you can help reduce the festival’s environmental impact while having a fantastic time.
Hopper Bus Map
Once again in conjunction with TFI Local Link, a FREE hopper bus service to the festival ran, with three different routes.
Hop on or hop off at any of these stops. Please not that buses will not run between 12.30pm and 1.30pm to accommodate driver lunch
breaks.
Click here to download a map for the Hopper Bus.
