taste NI garden party

The Taste Northern Ireland Garden Party, which is jointly organised by Belfast City Council and Tesco, takes place in Botanic Gardens on Saturday 18 - Sunday 19 September.

Nibble on food samples, see some of Belfast's leading chefs cooking up a storm, enjoy kid's activities, and soak up live music and entertainment - all for free!

Highlights
Autumn Flower Show
Our Autumn Flower Show will have displays of thousands of colourful prize blooms, alongside exhibits of monster-size vegetables and prize-winning fuchsias, bonsai, cacti. There will also be other delights from local gardens, allotments, greenhouses, wine cellars and beehives.
Food and drink
The event will showcase Northern Ireland's best loved food and drinks companies who are local suppliers to Tesco.
Jump, Jiggle and Jive Dancing
Kids can dance along to their favourite music, such as Postman Pat and Bob the Builder. There's lots of dance props to delight and excite young visitors including cheerleader pom poms, shiny twirling dance batons and ribbons galore.
Crazy golf
Try your hand at our nine hole crazy golf course.
Recycled arts and crafts workshops
Learn how to make something new from everyday items that can be recycled.
Physics in the field
The team from the Institute of Physics will be performing eye-catching physics tricks to wow all ages. Physics tricks are hand-held demonstrations using things that can be found at home. Some are messy, some are noisy, but all of them are crowd pleasing and help illustrate different areas of physics.
Live acoustic music
Enjoy live acoustic music at the bandstand.


View all activities during the Taste NI Garden Party



Be environmentally friendly

The event is tipped to be the most environmentally friendly in the city this year, with all the food and drink served in recycled or biodegradable containers and ample recycling facilities available onsite.

Visitors are encouraged to bring their own bags and to use public transport or pedal power in getting to and from the event. Cycle racks will be provided.

Our staff will be on hand to give advice on recycling, home composting and other environmental issues.



More information

For more information, visit www.belfastcity.gov.uk/events or call the Belfast Welcome Centre on 028 9024 6609.