Join us when the Bankstown Bites Food Festival returns on Saturday 29 July 2017!

Why travel far to try exotic flavours from around the world when you can sample most of them at Canterbury-Bankstown's largest food festival, Bankstown Bites?

The annual foodie mecca attracts more than 10,000 people to Olympic Parade, Bankstown, each year, which is lined with pop up food stalls and an array of sweet and savoury dishes from around the globe.

Some of the dishes this year will include, Turkish gozleme, Korean-Mexican tacos, Asian dumplings, Japanese gyoza, Spanish Paella, Hungarian beef goulash, German sausages, Egyptian koshari, Hawaiian shrimp, American-style corn pockets, chicken wings and ice-cream Sundays, and French sweet and savoury crepes, plus more.

Also on the menu this year will be cooking demonstrations from special guest celebrity chef, Darren Robertson. The Three Blue Ducks owner and My Kitchen Rules judge is promising to share his culinary secrets on the main cooking stage.

And speaking of MKR, this year's fan-favourites, the "friends not a couple" duo, David and Betty, will be joining the celebrity chef lineup and serving up their signature Asian flavours.

Other cooking demonstrations throughout the day will include how to perfectly cook a steak and smoke different cuts of meat courtesy of the Sydney BBQ Cooking School, and how to cook authentic Aussie tucker from Fred's Bushtucker.

Wanting more out of the Bites Food Festival? Why not stop by the Canterbury-Bankstown Arts Centre open day, which will host a variety of kids activities and highlight a food-themed exhibition. Once they're finished with the arts and crafts, they will be kept further entertained with the carnival of rides on offer!

For those wanting to take up a food challenge as the festival, look no further than Canterbury-Bankstown Council's GIANT CUPCAKE EATING COMPETITION? Think you've got what it takes to be the champ, come on down to sign up for your chance to win some awesome prizes?

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Food Tours!

The real attraction of the festival is the 20 local food tours that highlight the City's famous restaurants. Bankstown Bites is the only food festival in the state that provides guided walking tours throughout the day, highlighting some of Canterbury-Bankstown's best-kept secrets.

For only $5 you can sign up to one of the 20 tours available and fall in love with the array of aromatic food available in the area from all year round. Whether you fancy visiting the states ONLY Egyptian restaurant, Taste of Egypt, or indulging in some of the unique sweet treats from Bankstown's first and oldest sweet shop, Sweet City- there's something for everyone!

Sample Bankstown through the vibrant Bankstown City Plaza shopping precinct! Explore and enjoy the experience on any of our fabulous Bites Food Tours. Sweet, savoury, spicy, fresh and exotic – our guided food tours will tempt all palates!

• Tours depart at 10.30am, 12.30pm and 2.30pm unless otherwise stated.
• Registrations for the 12.30pm tours can only be made at the event from 11am.
• Maximum of 4 booking places per person.
• Tours cost $5 per person plus booking fee.
• Walking distance varies for tours between 500m and 2.5km.

Please note: 

• You must check in at the Tour Check In Desk at least 15 minutes before your tour departure time or your booking will be forfeited
• Tour destinations may change prior to the event without notice
• Dietary requirements may not be able to be met on food tours. Alternate samples are at the discretion of the shop owners
• Tours are non-refundable
• The Tour Check-in Desk will be located at the front of the Bankstown Arts Centre.
• Two tours have age restrictions. Identification may be required on the day to take part.

Bookings open 20 June 2017
Book Online Here!

Location

All of the action takes place on Olympic Parade, Bankstown (between Dale Parade and Marion Street).