An eclectic picnic: Savour the flavour at summer music events

We talk to Samuel McKenna and Ali Dunworth — who have 25 years’ worth of experience working at festivals between them — and gets their top tips for finding delicious, nutritious food

You might be camping and living in a field, but it’s all about making nutritious festival food choices to ensure you have enough stamina to keep going for an entire weekend of fun.

Planning on heading to a festival this summer? No matter your age, musical interest or camping commitment, there’s an event for you. 

Whether you’re off to Kaleidoscope to sing along with The Waterboys, wanting to catch Jessie Ware at Beyond the Pale, or checking out new Irish artists from the Narolane Records collective at Electric Picnic, there’s a lot to listen to.