Local Wild Food Festival
About
Winner of Community or Not-for-Profit Event (under 3000 participants) of the Year 2025, The Local Wild Food Festival is one of the Eastern Bay of Plenty’s most iconic events, celebrating abundant food found in our diverse natural environment.Showcasing food from the land, rivers, lakes and sea, the festival brings together resourceful people passionate about sustainable living. You won’t find anything too wild or whacky at our wild food festival – just good food foraged, grown, caught or hunted from our environment.
Join us for a day of wild food tastings, demonstrations, cooking challenges and live music set amongst ancient Pohutukawa, overlooking the Best Beach in Aotearoa.
Date
Saturday 21 February 2026 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM (UTC+13)Location
Mahy Reserve
Mahy Reserve, Ōhope 3121