Gourmet Week Planner

Make the most of every day and add your favourite events to the planner. You can view your plan, download as a PDF or email to a friend.

Look for the on each event to add it to your planner.

Frequent Questions

All your questions answered for the Clare Valley Gourmet Week

The flagship food and wine event for the state's Mid-North will be taking place from Friday 16 – Sunday 25 May 2025. The first weekend is the traditional festival weekend where various venues will come alive with music, food and wine. If you're here during the week, there'll be a focus on appreciation and education of the regions food and wine, with masterclasses, cooking schools, workshops and more on offer. The final weekend will see Clare Valley turn into 'Land of the Long Lunch' where you can choose from various long lunch events at unique locations throughout the region.

Yes, although there will be a change from previous years. For the first time in 2025, the buses will run as part of specific Gourmet Bus Trails only. There will be no hop on, hop off shuttle buses available. More information will come closer to the official program launch on 31st Jan 2025.

If you attend ‘festival’ events (marked on the program), then yes. Your Gourmet Glass is your 'passport’ to all general admission events. Everyone will need to have their own Gourmet Glass which can be purchased at participating venues around the region. Wine will be poured into your own glass which you can keep as a souvenir for the weekend. These glasses are only required for 'Festival' (General Admission) events, not for masterclasses or long lunches, etc. which are marked on the program.

Please check the events you want to attend on the program, as it is marked if they are ticketed or not. We suggest doing this early to avoid missing out on any events, some are already sold out!

Accommodation is tight for Gourmet Week in the Clare Valley wine region, in particular on the first weekend. 

If you can’t find anything suitable, why not: 

  • Look into towns nearby, such as the gorgeous historic township of Burra, just 30 minutes from Clare, 
  • Purchase a Gourmet Bus Trail ticket + an Adelaide return shuttle bus options - click here for more info.

The program will be released in February 2025 with great functionality added to the website to make it easier than ever to plan. Filter by date, search for your favourite venue and add events to your itinerary with the wish list function.

Most definitely! The traditional festival weekend is between May 17-18, after this date Gourmet events are focused on appreciating and learning about our region’s food and wine, masterclasses, dinners, lunches, tastings, paddock to plate and more. Check the program for further information and bookings.

Events have been asked to provide details of their dietary catering. If you’re booking in for a long lunch or masterclass for example, please advise of your dietary requirement when booking.

Yes – most venues have non-alcoholic drink options so you can still enjoy the food and the music on offer but check with the venue specifically if you are concerned.
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