Little Food Festival

23/04/2026

Shout out to all the parents and carers that came last week! We hope you had as much fun as the kids.

Our parent/carer survey is still open, with plenty of amazing prizes up for grabs. We want to hear from our community, so we can make our festival days the best they can possibly be.

Take a few minutes to fill out the survey and go into the draw to win one of five $50 Bunnings gift cards, a Carisma Potatoes sports bag and apron or a lunchbox pack from the National Nutrition Foundation!

Link in bio.

Entries close May 13. Full terms and conditions on our website.

22/04/2026

Our festival couldn't happen without the support of so many incredible partners. Thank you all for supporting us to create a free event for our community!

We are so lucky to have our founding partners the Sandro Demaio Foundation, Monash Education and Fed Square who have been our rocks since we the Little Food Festival began eight years ago.

Our event partners bring the festival days to life, with incredible contributions from AIA, City of Melbourne and the Gandel Foundation.

While our production partners Perfect Events are behind the scenes making it happen, and the beautiful people of Melbourne show up time and time again to volunteer with us.

We couldn't do it without you!

21/04/2026

That's a wrap on the Little Food Festival for 2026. Thanks for coming down to Fed Square for our massive eighth year!

We had so much fun, from potting seedlings, learning about the secret life of bees and trying delicious new foods to joining in on creating stunning Indigenous art works.

And of course, so many good times down at the stage with costasworld, aliceinframes, beesandblossoms, simonhtoohey) and all our other amazing educators.

Every year gets bigger and better, and we have some super exciting announcements in the works. Stay tuned

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16/04/2026

The Little Food Festival is into its eighth year now and it is a real pleasure to be involved with an event that is building a genuine momentum when it comes to communicating the importance of a fair , equitable and inclusive nature-centric food system where community and individuals connect and protect it as careholders.

Big shout out to the Di Maio Foundation and all the supporters, sponsors and individuals behind growing this event step by solid step forward as they prepare to take the model to Geelong, the Dandenong’s and across to Launceston.

The creativity and development of the story telling activities brings me great joy and excitement to see how different groups and organisations are bringing their perspectives and experience and creating engaging and informative demonstrations and interactive fun tasks.

Im looking forward to another great day at Fed Square tomorrow . Free transport in melb to a free action packed day for the family in school holidays.

Australian Association for Environmental Education Inc.
Australian Citizen Science Association
EEEC- Environmental Education in Early Childhood
dirtgirlworld
Community Gardens Australia
Simon Toohey
City of Melbourne
ABC Melbourne
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Slow Food Melbourne
Permablitz Melbourne
Sustainability Victoria
Permaculture Victoria
Nursery & Garden Industry Victoria
TAFE Victoria

Host of Gardening Australia, Costa Georgiadis, spoke with The Greek Herald about his upcoming involvement with the Little Food Festival.

15/04/2026

Day 1 at the Little Food Festival. What a blast! See you at Fed Square tomorrow to do it all again -- plus some extra surprises

14/04/2026

Huge news! AIA are bringing Melbourne Victory back to the Little Food Festival. Players will be at on-stage Day 2, and at the AIA marquee both days, sharing how they fuel their bodies for the field.

Want to know whose coming? You'll have to come down to Fed Square tomorrow to find out 😎

12/04/2026

Let's get creative with cooking! Chef and food advocate Simon Toohey is joining us for live cooking demonstrations with delicious Carisma Potatoes. Catch Simon on-stage at 12.10pm, Day 1.

Carisma are the versatile, tasty, all-rounder potato you can mash, bake, roast, boil, and air-fry. Plus, with naturally 25% less carbs than your average potato, they’re a healthier option the whole family will love.

Can't wait to try? The on-site Spudalicious food truck will be serving up Carisma Potatoes all day.

09/04/2026

are bringing fresh goodness to the Little Food Festival.

Taste-test handpicked apples from the orchard, including the incredible KISSABEL® apple which is naturally red inside! Kids can learn all about the unique flavours of different apple varieties, plus hear from growers about how fresh produce makes it way to you from Aussie farms 🍎

Visit the JAZZ™ apples stall and taste them all!

08/04/2026

We're so excited that Clancy Lester (.aus) is joining our all-star Little Food Festival lineup for the first time.

Clancy has made waves on social media with his deep knowledge and passion for native bees. His speciality workshops with schools and community groups focus on practical ways to bolster our native bee population.

Catch 'the bee man' up on stage Day 2, celebrating bush plants with Jack George and inspiring the next generation of nature lovers with Indigenous knowledge.

07/04/2026

Our biggest and best stage program is here.

You can pull up a chair and watch cooking demonstrations from Carisma Poatoes & Simon Toohey, or find a spot to dance and play with Junkyard Beats. Learn about feel good food with Vic Kids Eat Well, how Melbourne Victory fuel up for game day with AIA and so much more.

Check out the program on the LFF website via the link in our bio.

06/04/2026

New partner alert! Love yogurt? We've got great news. Chobani® are joining us at Fed Square for the first time ever. Spin the Chobani® wheel to discover fun new ways to enjoy yogurt. From stirring and folding, to something totally new.

Kids can also invent their very own flavour and add it to the Chobani® flavour wall. It's a little Chobani® magic to get kids excited about nutritious foods.

02/04/2026

School holidays kick off for Victorian families today! From hands-on workshops to outdoor adventures and creative play, has rounded up a directory of fun activities happening across Melbourne.

What have you got planned? Let's go brains-trust 🤓