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Festival Food

Whether you’re popping in for a single session or settling in for a full day, it’s not just your mind that is in for some serious nourishment at the Festival.

Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner and open Thursday–Sunday, there are food options galore at this year’s Festival. 

Coffee

First things first: freshly roasted coffee. We’re serving coffee at the Writers' Corner Café and the Theatre Bar in the Main Foyer or you can enjoy coffee from Bar Coco and Grind n Press Coffee elsewhere across Carriageworks. 

Water

To help you stay hydrated throughout the day, we have water stations at Carriageworks where you can refill your water bottle.

Food

The Precinct has a wide array of pop-up eateries. Stop by the Writers' Corner Café in the Main Foyer at Carriageworks for sandwiches, salads and baked goods. The Theatre Bar offers pastries and cheese boards. 

There's an abundance of options in the Blacksmith's Workshop with food trucks including:

  • Agape Organic Foods
  • Emmy’s Gozleme
  • Antico Woodfired Pizza
  • Bar Coco – Coffee and Gelato

Head indoors to the Festival Hub in Bay 22 to find:

  • G’s Jaffles
  • Empanadas Che
  • Smoking Gringos
  • Mapo Gelato
  • Grind n Press Coffee

From the bar

For your afternoon tipple, take your pick from one of the many Festival bars around the Precinct. From midday each day, we're serving Hickson House Distilling Co. gin, Matso's ginger beer, Gage Road beer and Bunnamagoo wine at the Main Foyer Bar, Hickson House pop-up bar and The Final Draft pop-up bar. 

Carriageworks hours 

Main Foyer

Writers' Corner Café 
Wednesday: 5–8pm
Thursday–Saturday: 9am–7.30pm
Sunday: 9am–5.30pm 

Theatre Bar 
Tuesday: 5–8.15pm
Wednesday: 5–9pm 
Thursday: 12–9.30pm 
Friday: 12–10pm 
Saturday: 12–9.45pm 
Sunday: 12–7pm 

Hickson House pop-up bar
Thursday: 5–8pm
Friday: 5–8pm
Saturday: 3–8pm
Sunday: 3–6pm

Blacksmith’s Workshop

Thursday: 9am–8pm 
Friday: 8am–3.30pm 
Saturday: 4.30–8pm 
Sunday: 8am–6pm 

Bay 22

Food
Thursday: 9am–8pm
Friday: 8am–8pm 
Saturday: 8am–8pm
Sunday: 8am–5pm

The Final Draft pop-up bar 

Thursday: 12–8pm
Friday: 12–8pm 
Saturday: 12–8pm
Sunday: 12–5pm

Times are subject to change.