The Australian Native Food Festival, returning this weekend to Carriageworks this Saturday, 26 and Sunday 27 September.
Where: Carriageworks, 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh, NSW
When: Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September 2026
Time: 9am – 5pm
Registrations: Via the website here.
Talent available include:
- Sharon Winsor: Proud Weilwan woman, festival founder and owner of Indigiearth
- Kylie Kwong: Television chef, author, presenter and restaurateur
- Aunty Beryl Van Oploo OAM: Respected Gamilaroi Elder, educator, mentor and author
- Mindy Woods: Chef, restaurateur and proud Bundjalung woman
- Colin Fassnidge: Irish chef, television presenter and author
- Nat Thaipun: Vue de Monde chef and 2024 MasterChef Australia winner
The festival will return to Carriageworks following the success of last year’s inaugural event. The two-day festival will provide interview talent, and high impact visuals of hundreds of festival-goers, chef demonstrations from leading talent, 30 First Nations-owned businesses, weaving workshops and healing sessions.
The Australian Native Food Festival is hosted by Carriageworks and proudly supported by ANZ, Breville and AV1, the NSW Government through Destination NSW and the Department of Aboriginal Affairs. Accor Hotels joins this year as the festival’s official accommodation partner. The festival will open with an industry day on Friday, 25 September, which is sponsored by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development.