The Noosa Eat & Drink Festival long weekend will return to Noosa from Thursday 10 – Sunday 13 June 2021, and you’ll want to pack your appetite, because there’s plenty of eating to be done.

Everyone’s favourite beachside bacchanal will feature signature beachside events on Noosa Main Beach, alongside a series of long lunches in various locations and bespoke restaurant events with visiting superstar chefs, wineries and beverage producers.

It all kicks off with an epic opening party under the stars on Noosa Main Beach, which will be hosted this year by Colin Fassnidge.

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Another festival regular, Matt Moran, will also return, hosting the finale dinner on Sunday evening at Locale Noosa.  “Noosa has always been one of Australia’s most loved food festivals and I am looking forward to heading back to Noosa and celebrating,” he said.

delicious. editorial director, Kerrie McCallum, said: “We’re thrilled to be back on board as a partner of the Noosa Eat & Drink Festival. At delicious. we love a festival, and this is one of the most fun and therefore one of our favourites! I can’t wait to get there and catch up with all the familiar faces and new attendees to celebrate being back together.”

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 “We have a great line-up of guest chefs coming to Noosa and some really lovely events planned for some of our signature Noosa restaurants, distilleries, breweries and venues,” said Festival Director Lee Huber.  “The iconic Noosa Main Beach events are always very popular and there will be different events and themes taking place across the weekend.”

“The Noosa Eat & Drink Festival has been popular over its previous iterations and I have no doubt this year will be no different,” said Tourism Minister Stirling Hinchliffe. “Events such as the Noosa Eat & Drink Festival play an important role in our economic recovery.”

“An important part of rebuilding traveller confidence is having COVID-Safe plans in place, and the Noosa Eat & Drink organisers have spent significant time considering the best ways to stage their event to ensure everybody’s safety.”

The full program will be announced shortly www.noosaeatdrink.com.au

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