About The Festival

A Brief History of the Event
 
The Wagga Wagga Food and Wine Festival was established on the 9th of November 2002. The event had followed on from the Farmers Market which had been held in the morning. From these humble beginnings it has grown from year to year, strengths to strengths which showed a crowd of around 5000 just what the 40 Stallholders in 2009 had on offer.
 
All funds raised are donated back to the local community; this in turn saw $25,000 raised from the 2009 festival donated to the Riverina Cancer Care.
 
Goals for the Future
 
Hot on the heels of success from the 2009 festival, plans are underway to double the space available and extend the timeframe by 4 hours in 2010. We are confident that this will result in a crowd of 10,000.
 
Wagga Wagga City Council has also become a partner in the event. They have pledged their support and will be assisting in many aspects of the event. The goal is to build the event over the next 3 to 5 years with a goal of achieving a multi-day event that will see crowds in excess of 30,000 people attending.