Noosa Eat & Drink Festival has just dropped its four-day program for 2025 – and it’s jam-packed. From a long Italian beachside lunch to a Catalina floating feast and a variety of culinary masterclasses, ticket holders won’t be going hungry.
The festival village, set in the picturesque Noosa Woods, is set to be the heart of the program. The main and culinary stages will host interactive cooking masterclasses, live music, and PorkStar live cooking battles where celebrities and chefs will go head-to-head. The village will also host a range of breweries, distilleries, and local winemakers, alongside a curated selection of pop-ups and food trucks from Noosa’s top restaurants.
A line-up of renowned chefs have joined the program, including Luca Ciano, Hayden Quinn, Warren Mendes, Reece Hignell, Telina Menzies, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Alanna Sapwell-Stone, Louis Tikaram, Sergio Perera, Ben Cooper, Matt Golinski, and Josh Emett.
Local restaurants, bars, and foodservice professionals are also getting in on the action, with events from the likes of Mexican cantina Mariella Mexicantina; Heads of Noosa and Butchers of Noosa; Rick Shores; Wine Selectors and Woombye Cheese; and many more.
The festival runs from Thursday, 29 May – kicking off with the official opening party and Noosa Main Beach on Friday, 30 May – before wrapping up on Sunday, 1 June.
Highlights
Thursday 29 May
Lucio’s Marina will host a tuna experience with Walker Seafood, showcasing local, sustainable tuna with an exclusive live cutting of a whole tuna and a curated tasting menu.
Heads of Noosa and Butchers of Noosa will collaborate on a gourmet backyard BBQ.
Friday 30 May
Andrea Ravezzani, Guy Grossi, and Luca Ciano will curate a long beachside Italian lunch, with a five-course share-style menu paired with Dal Zotto wines.
Four of Noosa’s top restaurants – COYA, Theo’s Social Club, Muse, and Trattoria Benati – will each offer a unique three-course share-style menu at the Arcadia Street long lunch, paired with Cloudy Bay wines.
Saturday 31 May
Michelin-starred chef Josh Emett and Minuty Provence Rosé collaborate on Catalina floating lunch, delivering a seafood-inspired menu paired with Provence Rose.
Noosa’s Bandita and Adelaide’s Arkhe collaborate on a beachfront party with cocktails, canapes and DJs.
At 2pm on Saturday and Sunday, PorkStar Live will see foodie and TV personality Hayden Quinn host a competition where top chefs go head-to-head to create the best possible dishes from a mystery box of pork cuts.
The competition will feature TV chef and author Warren Mendes, Chin Chin Executive Chef Benjamin Cooper, Masterchef NZ Judge and Gordon Ramsay alum Josh Emett, Australian Olympic World Champion Michael Klim, and Chris Hemsworth’s private chef Sergio Perera.
See the full line-up here.
