Visit www.boynevalleyfoodseries.ie for a full event guide and all details on the fantastic events lined up. Here's the essential information:
May
1st: Bealtaine at Rock Farm - 11am. €5 per adult and children free. The Rock Farm, Slane.
3rd: The North-East Seafood Trail - 9am-9pm. €68 coach, tour and tastings, additional fine dining dinner available for extra €25. Starting from Drogheda town.
6th: The Great Irish Food Quiz on the Farm - 7:30pm. €100 for team of 4 (proceeds go to Down Syndrome Ireland). Maperath Farm, Kells.
13th: Brú Craft Beer and Brewery Night - 5pm-late. €20. Brú Brewery, Trim.
18th: Boyne Valley Backyard Barbeque - 7:30pm. €30. The Conyngham Arms Garden, Slane.
26th: Louth Food Safari with Monasterboice Inn - 11am. €75. Starts at the Monasterboice Inn.
28th: Irish Food Festival - 10am-6pm. Free admission (€5 carparking). Sheridans Cheesemongers.
June
2nd-4th: Tattersalls International Horse Trials and Country Fair - 3 day event. €15, children under 12 free. Tattersalls Ireland, Ratoath.
2nd: Queene Maeve BBQ Dinner - 7:30. €25. Teltown House, Kells.
4th: The Cure - Curing & Butchery Workshop - 10am-3pm. The Muttonhead Butchery, Slane.
9th: Ryans Outdoor Feast of Local Produce - 6pm. €25. Ryans Bar, Navan.
10th-11th: A Taste of Ireland's Ancient East at the Irish Maritime Festival, Drogheda.
17th: Solstice at the Henge - 11am-sunset. The Lands of Dowth, Co.Meath.
18th: Father's Day Tea Party with Coole Swan - 3pm-6pm. €10. Teltown House, Kells.
21st: A Midsummer's Night Summer Solstice Supper - 7:30pm. Boyne Brewhouse Distillery.
22nd: A Wine Goose Chase with Susan Boyle - 7:30pm. €30. The Vanilla Pod, Kells.
22nd-25th: Kells Hinterland Festival. Numerous events over the weekend, Kells.
23rd: Tales of Ales with Judith & Susan Boyle - 6:30-8:30pm. €25. The Kelltic Bar, Kells.
24th: Meath Food Safari - 12pm. €40. The Coyngham Arms, Slane.
25th: Victorian Afternoon Tea & Lawn Tennis. 2pm-6pm. Listoke Distillery & Tea Rooms.
July
1st: Ireland's Ancient Eats Farm to Table Supper at Maperath Farm - 7pm. €50. Kells.
7th: Taste of a Farmer's Market. Scholar's Townhouse Hotel.
13th: Taste of the Estate Dinner - 7pm. €50. Brabazon Restaurant at Tankardstown.
28th: Grow It, Mill It, Bake It - 3pm. €10 adults, children free. Dunany Farm, Togher, Drogheda.
29th: Jack Cody's Beer & Trad Music Fest. €10. Jack Cody's Brewery.
30th: Finnegan's Farm Fest - 12pm-6pm. €5 adults, children free. Finnegan's Farm.
August
5th: Slane Cocktail & Food Pairing Festival - 2pm-9pm. Slane Distillery.
6th: The Russell Tapas Trail - 3:30pm. The Russell Restaurant, Navan.
11th: The Boyne Valley Street Feast - 7:30pm. €30. The Vanilla Pod, Kells.
12th: Gin School Experience - 2-5pm. €95. Listoke Distillery & Gardens.
19th: From Grain to Loaf - 11am-5pm. €5. Martry Mill, Kells.
September
2nd: Sheridan's Harvest Market - 10am-6pm. Sheridan's Cheesemongers.
3rd: The Royal Meath Show, Trim Agricultural Show - 10am-5pm. €10. Trim.
21st: Slow Food Dublin Tasting Evening.
23rd: Taste of Togher, Annagassan - 12pm. Free admission. The Glyde Inn, Annagassan, Co. Louth.
29th: Behind the Scenes: Celebrating the Spud @ Meade Potato Farm - 3pm. €20. Meade Potato Cp Farm.
October
1st: Strawfest - 11am. €5 adults, children free. Rock Farm, Slane.
6th-7th: Oktoberfest. Free admission. The Central, Navan.
21st: Úlla Festival - 2-5pm. €20 per family. Sonairte, The National Ecology Centre, Laytown.
29th: Point to Point Food & Country Fair at Dowth - 12pm. Dowth Hall.
December
2nd-3rd: 'Ireland's Ancient East' Christmas Festival - 11am-6pm. Free admission. Listoke Distillery and Gardens, Drogheda.
9th-10th: Sheridan's Christmas Fair - 10am-6pm. Free admission. Sheridan's Cheesemongers.
