Sample Food Festival
Highlights
- Savour tasting plates from local Northern Rivers restaurants, celebrating the region's vibrant culinary scene at Bangalow Showground.
- Experience live cooking demonstrations that inspire and educate, showcasing the talents of renowned chefs in the Byron Bay hinterland.
- Explore artisan stalls featuring sustainable products, connecting you with passionate local producers and their stories.
- Join workshops that enhance your culinary skills, fostering a sense of community and appreciation for regional flavours.
The Sample Food Festival is Northern NSW’s premier annual food event, held at the Bangalow Showground in the Byron Bay hinterland. It showcases local Northern Rivers restaurants, producers, and chefs through tasting plates competing for the prestigious Gold Fork Award, live cooking demonstrations, workshops, and artisan stalls, focusing on regional flavor, sustainability, and community.
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Dates & times
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Features
Actively welcomes people with access needs.
General access
- Offers multiple options for booking – web, email, phone is available.
- Offers a range of contact methods for receiving complaints.
- Companion Cards are accepted.
- Staff are trained in disability awareness.
- Accessibility information and photos, including of a bathroom, room and/or floor plan on their website (can be emailed on request).
Communication
Welcomes and assists people who have challenges with learning, communication, understanding and behaviour. (includes people with autism, intellectual disability, Down syndrome, acquired brain injury (ABI), dyslexia and dementia)
- Staff are trained in communicating with people with learning or behavioural challenges.
- Uses Plain English / easy read signage and information (includes menus and emergency information)
- A quiet space is available at the venue/ facility.
Physical – Mobility
Caters for people with sufficient mobility to climb a few steps but who would benefit from fixtures to aid balance. (This includes people using walking frames and mobility aids)
- Grab rails in the bathroom
- Seating in common areas including reception area
Physical – Wheelchair
Caters for people who use a wheelchair.
- A step free main entrance to the building and/or reception area (includes ramps or slopes with a maximum gradient of 1:14, otherwise are too steep for wheelchairs)
- Accessible seating areas in theatrette
- An accessible public toilet which is unlocked.
- At least one wheelchair accessible parking space with wheelchair accessible signage clearly displayed (International standards are 3200mm wide x 2500 mm high).
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